Our Mission

Coalition Z is a national and youth-led organization that centers the voices of Generation Z in political conversations by bridging the gap between youth and their elected officials. Since 2016, we have harnessed Generation Z’s eagerness to enact change and connected it with concrete action.

We recognize that an equitable and representative government includes all future voters in the democratic process before they are given the ballot. This is our work: through collaboration, conversation, and advocacy, we hope to shape the policy supported by our elected officials and work towards solving the pressing issues plaguing our democracy.

Our work encompasses five goals:

1) Supporting legislation that focuses on issues that impact our generation

2) Electing progressive candidates at all levels of government

3) Connecting young people with their representatives

4) Representing Generation Z’s values to shape legislation with elected officials

5) Informing our generation on the policies that affect us and our future

Leadership

Executive Directors

Millburn High School - Millburn, NJ

Aadit Vinayak

Aadit Vinayak is a junior at Millburn High School in New Jersey. He is ecstatic to be serving as an Executive Director this year. Aside from this, Aadit is also his local chapter President, the Legislative Director for the New Jersey High School Democrats, and a Youth Ambassador for Project Chirag, a nonprofit based in India. Gun reform and racial justice are of great importance to him.

Eastview High School - Apple Valley, MN

Zoe Champ

Zoe Champ is a senior at Eastview High School in Minnesota. Outside of her duties as Executive Director, she is captain of the EVHS Speech Team and Color Guard along with stage managing theater productions. She is highly passionate about environmental issues and voting equity.

Lambert High School - Suwanee, GA

Puraav Karnavat

Puraav Karnavat is a junior at Lambert High School in Georgia. He is excited to serve as an Executive Director this year as he started his journey at Coalition Z since 9th grade and then became a National Finance Director. Outside of Coalition Z, he is the president of Amnesty International’s school chapter and serves as part of the State Lobbying Team working to ensure human rights are acknowledged around the world.

Executive Board

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Communications Director

Rohan Biju

Rohan Biju is a Senior at the Boston University Academy and lives in Framingham, MA. He's passionate about learning about new technology and helping the community around him. Rohan feels committed to assisting Coalition Z by developing great video and social media content to reach a wider Gen Z audience by utilizing the digital landscape.

Press Director

Dylan Grossmann

Dylan Grossmann attends Highland Park High School in Highland Park, IL. This is her second year as Coalition Z Press Director and president of her school chapter. She is grateful to Coalition Z for connecting her with like-minded teens to discuss political issues and for helping to foster relationships with elected officials to advocate for change.

Elections Director

Anushka Mangal

Anushka Mangal is a senior at Salinas High School in Salinas, California. She is passionate about voting rights, education, and women’s rights. Other than working with Coalition Z, she plays tennis, helps run a service providing tutoring to low-income students, and serves as President of her school’s Ethics Bowl and Mock Trial teams.

Chapter Director

Norah Kiely

Norah Kiely is a junior at Trinity School in New York City! Besides being Chapter Director for Coalition Z, she is also the head of her school chapter. Outside of Coalition Z, she is the captain of her school’s Parliamentary debate team, loves to write and edit for multiple school publications, and tutors younger students in various subjects. She is so excited to be on the board this year!

Regional Coordinators

Northeast

Yenjay Hu

Yenjay Hu is a junior at Westfield High School in New Jersey. He is extremely passionate about youth civic engagement, leading Vote16 NJ. Outside of Coalition Z, he runs, tutors, and plays the piano.

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South

Amruta Issac

Amruta Isaac is a freshman at Green Level High School in North Carolina. She is passionate about youth involvement in our government, as she feels we have an ever-developing, unbiased mind. She is involved with multiple nonprofits, as it serves her some purpose in the world. To cultivate her passion for science and the medical field, she is also on the Executive Board for FDOTW and STEM TO GO. She wants to major in psychology, as mental health is important to her.