Student election season is in full swing. At a time when Peralta students are navigating schoolwork, personal lives, and administration shifts, these student-led officials represent the most direct link between the student body and the Chancellor’s office.
According to Peralta’s Administrative Procedure 5410, candidates for local campus seats must gather a minimum of 50 signatures from their peers to qualify for the ballot. However, those vying for the districtwide Student Trustee positions face a steeper climb: candidates need 200 signatures in total to qualify for the ballot, which includes 100 from their home campus and 100 from the other three campuses.
The Associated Students of Berkeley City College (ASBCC) hosted a meet and greet for its candidates today between 12:20-1:20 p.m. in the Atrium. They will also host a forum on March 23 between 12:20-1:20 p.m. for ASBCC’s executive board candidates, and another forum on March 25 at the same time for senators and student trustees.
As of publication, Peralta’s other student governments have not set meetings or forums with their candidates.
Elections will take place on April 7 and 8, the Tuesday and Wednesday immediately after Spring Break. Students will be able to vote on their home campus’ student government page, either by navigating to the webpages linked below, or by scanning QR codes that will be made available on flyers on campus.
Propositions:
There are no Propositions on the Ballot this election season.
President
- No candidates
Vice President
- Alejandra Roy
Internal Secretary
- Annaly Tran
External Secretary
- Elgin Ye
Treasurer
- Brian Arellano
- Julius Chan
- Essai Taleb
- Preetinder Singh
- Shirly Li
Club Affairs Officer
- No candidates
Publicity Commissioner
- No candidates
Student Advocate
- No candidates
Senator
- Desmond To
- Sofia Nouri
- Ketzal Tonali Padilla Zulli
- Anai Urista Ortega
- Justice Person
- Ian Bartlett
- Brian Arellano
- Latrice Byars
President
- Ronniedith Dimapasoc
- Selena Cifuentes
Vice President
- Annaly Tran
Vice President of Finance
- Andrea Gilmore
- Mya Ramirez
Senator
- Charisse Smith
Berkeley City College Candidates
President
- Keira Gutierrez
- Ngawang Legden
- Aina Mahyavanshi
- Benjamin Makaena Niihau-Ashby
Vice President of Administration
- Maya Nachiappan
- Magaly Ortiz Lainez
Vice President of Finance
- Ariana Alharazy
- Kasandra Felix
- Salma Mahmoud
- Saksham Pandey
Vice President of Programs
- Michalia Banks
- Valentina Liu
- Mayra Medna
- Sangita Nand
- Borja Romero Santomingo
- Sherlyn Ruiz Vasquez
- Josue Sosa
- Minh Tran
Vice President of Public Relations
- Sador Bahlbi
- Julian Evangelista
Senators (6 positions)
- Saahir Ahmed
- Mario Barragan
- Adam Beraki
- Rivani Biddle
- Adam Hicks
- Tamim Sarker
- Aavash Thapa
Senators
- Magaly Ortiz Lainez
- Sara Tewolde
- Eric Boykin
- Brishna Dorani
- Natalia Lizattaga Tirado
- Samuel Reyngoudt
- Anne Gormley
- Charles Sandber
- Matteo Giorgi
- Tuguldur Natsagdorj
- Edwin Corcino
- Renee Jones
- Benjamin Dow
- Angel Reyes
- Nikita Mazzi
- Isabella Belkhalifa
Student Trustee Candidates
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- Harsheet Subedi (BCC)
- Amaya Proctor (BCC)
- Mayra Medina (BCC)
- Rey Saitoh (BCC)
- Sansar Chaulagain (BCC)
- Jazlyn Tandel (BCC)
- Ronniedith Dimapasoc (Merritt)
- Isabella Belkhalfia (CoA)
- Connie Zeng (Laney)
- Kristina Hoessl (Laney)
Editor’s note: Kristina Hoessl is a former staff writer and social media editor for The Citizen in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Although Hoessl listed The Citizen’s website on her candidacy flyer, she is no longer affiliated with the publication and The Citizen has not made any official endorsements of student government or trustee candidates as of publication.
