Quincy Abramson (she/her)
Quincy Abramson has been with NHYM since 2018 and serves as the Development Director. She represents the movement in state and federal partner spaces, maintains funding relationships, creates, oversees, and fundraises towards our budget. She supervises NHYM's longterm strategic planning and coordinates our staff and internal structures.
What is your favorite memory with NHYM?
Election night party after the 2020 presidential primary.
What issue are you most passionate about / Brought you to this work?
Queer liberation, dismantling the patriarchy, student debt.
Contact: quincy@nhyouthmovement.org
Eva Ford (she/her)
Eva Ford has been with NHYM since the Fall of 2020 and serves as the Co-Director of Communications. She plans and designs the organization’s forward facing image through social media strategy, graphic design, video production and calculated messaging with Tristram, and create training content for leadership development around communications principles and best practices. She work closely with her Co-Director, Tristram, as well as the Organizing Department and Wellness Director, Ali.
What is your favorite memory with NHYM?
After a year of virtual life and predominantly virtual organizing, the first full-staff retreat I attended was the first time I felt intimately tied to the movement and the people with whom I was organizing. It was the first time I felt like I was surrounded by a group of people I didn't need to water myself for <3
What issue are you most passionate about / Brought you to this work?
The overdose crisis, dismantling the patriarchy, reproductive justice, access to quality education and healthcare
Contact: eva@nhyouthmovement.org
Ali Rodriguez-Murray (they/elle)
Alissandra Rodriguez-Murray (they/elle) has been with NHYM since the Summer of 2020, and serves as the Wellness & Culture Director. Ali acts as the main source of support and accountability in NHYM to ensure we provide an equitable, supportive, and joyful environment for both staff and volunteers. While anti-oppressive culture work is their main focus, Ali also regularly consults with partners and elected officials to help NHYM make programmatic decisions that are both just and strategic.
What is your favorite memory with NHYM?
The first director retreat we had after I came on staff was a great bonding opportunity, and we had an exciting moment of coming up with a specific legislative campaign that felt really powerful and winnable. While the campaign fell through, I'll never get the moment of passion and solidarity we felt working for a promising future together.
What issue are you most passionate about / Brought you to this work?
Defunding ICE + police + prisons, Housing + Healthcare for all, Climate Justice + Indigenous Sovereignty
Contact: alissandra@nhyouthmovement.org
Sayles Kasten (he/him)
Sayles Kasten (he/him) has been with NHYM since the Summer of 2020 and serves as the Organizing Director. In his role, he manages NHYM’s base building, issue campaigns, and electoral campaigns. He also manages the hub coordinator team. His work is focused on both winning campaigns now and developing movement leaders for the long haul. Before NHYM, Sayles was active with Student Action and Sunrise Movement.
What is your favorite memory with NHYM?
“I loved our coalition action when we occupied the state house to resist Sununu’s far right budget in the summer of 2021. Direct action gets the goods”
What issue are you most passionate about / Brought you to this work?
The Climate Crisis, Poverty, and Fighting Corporate Power
Contact: sayles@nhyouthmovement.org
Benjamin Kremer (he/him)
Benjamin Kremer is a founding member of NHYM and serves as the Trainings & Operations Director. In his role, he trains on organizing skills, strategy, and political education to develop leaders who are ready to win. In managing NHYM's staff operations, he makes sure that we're running smoothly and our people are cared for.
What is your favorite memory with NHYM?
"Losing my voice chanting 'I believe that we will win!' with a packed room of NHYM leaders after watching Bernie win NH. I still believe that we will win."
What issue are you most passionate about / Brought you to this work?
Came to organizing through the climate justice movement, came to climate justice through life changing experiences in the outdoors and wild places.
Contact: ben@nhyouthmovement.org
Morgan Brown (she/her)
Morgan Brown has been with NHYM since Spring 2022 and is the Deputy Organizing Director. She works with the Organizing Director to plan and support event organizing, field campaigns, and continuing to build NHYM's base. Her work involves managing summer field organizers to engage voters in electing down ballot progressive candidates. She will be implementing, managing, and mentoring NHYM chapters on college campuses in Fall of 2022!
What is your favorite memory with NHYM?
My first in-person experience with NHYM was the Spring Leadership Summit and I remember thinking "wow, we are really going to create change." It was the first time that I was completely immersed with other young people that were motivated, dedicated, and passionate about transforming our communities and it empowered me to become more involved in legislature.
What issue are you most passionate about / Brought you to this work?
Black Lives Matter; Defunding Police and Prisons; Healthcare and Mental Health Accessibility, Housing is a Human Right
Erika Perez (they/them)
Erika Perez has been with NHYM since the fall of 2020 and is our Deputy Political Director. They lead the movement in the legislative session. Find bills and LSRs that we want to support and oppose. They powermap our state legislators and work closely with the organizing department to make sure we are doing everything we can to meet our goals.
What is your favorite memory with NHYM?
My favorite memories are both of the retreats i've been involved in!
What issue are you most passionate about / Brought you to this work?
BLM brought me to this work.