who is nnedi?

Pronouns: They, Them

Growing up in Northern Nevada, Nnedi’s parents have owned and operated the small business they started 21 years ago, managing 24-hr supported living arrangements (SLAs) for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities. That small business gave Nnedi their first job as a caregiver and a close-up view of the ways in which our mental and behavioral health care system is stretched too thin to meet the needs of Nevadans who rely on it. Thus, the spirit of their activism was born.

As a community organizer, organizational development consultant, health and human services administrator, and former YDA Vice President, Nnedi Stephens has served the members of the Young Democrats of America in a variety of different roles:

• 2nd Vice President of the Young Democrats of America

• National Committee representative for the Young Democrats of Nevada

• Director of YDA Chapter Building

• Southwest Region Representative to YDA Judicial Council

• Treasurer of the YDA Rural Caucus

• Southwest Regional Director for both the Black Caucus of YDA and YDA College Caucus.

During their time serving on the YDA National Committee, they have worked with Young Democrats across the country to hold trainings on leveraging digital organizing and communications strategies for the benefit of YDA’s chartered units and have advocated for more diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices within the organization.

In their home state of Nevada and all across the country, Nnedi has

• Created spaces for conversations around dismantling systems of oppression whether through trainings and film screenings for Democratic groups

• Organized candidate town halls and Q&As for voters to seek information from those running for public office on proposed remedies to the intersections of marginalization that their communities face

• Facilitated the one largest chapter building resource distribution efforts in recent YDA history through the YDA Chapter Building Stakeholder Group and the YDA Chapter in a Box Guide

• Co-organized culturally relevant, intersectional workshops during the YDA 2023 National Convention

I am asking for your vote so that we can make sure that every Young Democrat in every chartered unit has equitable access to the tools and resources they need to support their local communities and protect democracy across the country. My name is Nnedi Stephens and I’m running to be one of YDA’s DNC Representatives for the 2025-2027 biennium.