
Spring 2025
ELECTED OFFICERS
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LEO GREENBERG '26
PRESIDENT
Leo is a junior from Berkeley College majoring in History and Philosophy. Outside the YPU, he enjoys backpacking on the Appalachian Trail and watching Eddie Murphy movies.
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HÉCTOR MIRANDA PLAZA '26
SPEAKER
Héctor is a junior in Silliman College majoring in Political Science and Statistics & Data Science. Aside from the YPU, Héctor is engaged in research of Puerto Rican politics, and enjoys windsurfing during the warmer months.
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BRENNAN COLUMBIA-WALSH '26
VICE-PRESIDENT
Brennan is a junior majoring in Political Science and English. Outside of the YPU, he is the President of the Club Basketball Team and a playwright, director, & actor. He is a creative writer, a Kierkegaard enthusiast, and a native of Montclair, New Jersey.
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MÓR SZEPESI '27
SENIOR TREASURER
Mór is a sophomore in Ezra Stiles College from Budapest, Hungary. When not debating with his party or the Yale Political Union of the Party of the Right, Mór enjoys watching Formula One, experiencing live theater, reading, and arguing with friends.
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ANNA POTEKHIN '28
JUNIOR TREASURER
Anna is a first year in Hopper proudly hailing from Long Island, New York. She is studying Economics and Mathematics and reading too many papers on the Walmart Tax. Ask her about Byzantine iconography, flower pressing, or fiscal localism.
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BROCK MCNEEL '28
FLOOR LEADER OF THE LEFT
Brock is a freshman Hopper College from Midland, TX studying Political Science and History. He has worked for the TX Democrats and for Fasken Oil and Ranch. He enjoys fishing, golfing, or doing any of the things that West Texans love to do in their free time.
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MAX HITCHIN '28
FLOOR LEADER OF THE RIGHT
Max is a freshman in Davenport College from Cambridgeshire in the UK. He is planning to major in History, with a particular interest in the history of international relations and diplomacy. Outside of the Union, he is involved with Fifth Humour sketch comedy and the Yale Historical Review.
aPPOINTED OFFICERS
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JOSHUA BLAKE '28
SECRETARY
Josh is a freshman in Morse College studying Ethics, Politics, & Economics. In his spare time, you can find him playing squash, working with the YCC, and on-air at WYBC Yale Broadcast!
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ALYSE GRAHAM-MARTINEZ '28
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Alyse is a first-year physics and philosophy major in Saybrook College. Outside of the political union she enjoys playing on the club rugby team and writing opinion for the YDN.
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SAVAN PARIKH '28
CHIEF OF STAFF
Savan is a freshman in Ezra Stiles College from Guilford, Connecticut. He is a member of the Progressive Party of the YPU and plans to major in Physics and Philosophy. Savan loves to play soccer, do word puzzles, and hike. He spent last year on a 10-month backpacking trip in South America.
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ELI BREYER ESSIAM '28
SOCIAL CHAIR
Eli is a freshman in Saybrook College studying Humanities and Architecture. Aside from debating at YPU, he shoots on the Skeet and Trap team, cofounded the Black Jewish Union, and cooks.
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JOHN BYLER '28
HISTORIAN
John is a freshman in Branford College majoring in Computer Science and Economics. Outside of classes, you can find him running with YCR, singing at St. Thomas More, and working with the Buckley Institute.
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AUDREY STANKUNAS '28
PUBLICIST
Audrey is a freshman in Silliman College from Granville, Ohio, Audrey is a prospective Global Affairs major pursuing a certificate in programming. She’s on The Yale Record, the Alpine Ski Team, the Yale Community Kitchen, and WYBC, Yale’s radio station.
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JASMINE GARRY '28
PUBLICIST
Jasmine is a freshman in Morse as well as a Minnesota native and lake enjoyer. She intends to major in Statistics & Data Science.