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Office of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Personal office staff only. Committee and leadership roles indexed separately.
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Current staff
19
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Total alumni
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Sponsored trips
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Chapter I
Current staff
19 staffers
| Name | Role | Dates | Member | Chamber | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilario Samantha Saavedra | OP COORDINATOR/CONST LIAISON | Dec 8, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Manuela Villa-AlvarezIntern | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Daisy A. Abreu | BRONX REGIONAL LEAD | Nov 13, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Serrano Alejandra M. Escobar | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Nov 5, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Elizabeth B. Ertel | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Nov 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Erik LazoIntern | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Priyanga JeyaseelanIntern | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Dorothy Marie Finney | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Mar 10, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Adia Santos | COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT | Feb 18, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Karla F. Santillan | PRESS SECRETARY | Feb 10, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Feb 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Michelle Luna | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Katerine P. Quinde | CONSTITUENT LIAISON/FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Oct 21, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Francesca K. Zepeda | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Oct 7, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Caylinda Z. Garcia | OPERATIONS ASSISTANT | Feb 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Angela Sherpa | DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Feb 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Naureen Akhter | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF | Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Nipa Royees | SENIOR CONSTITUENT LIAISON/FIE | Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Michael A. Casca | CHIEF OF STAFF | Nov 13, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House |
Chapter II
Alumni
88 former staffers
| Name | Role | Dates | Member | Chamber | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenzin Damdul | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Feb 25, 2025 to Jun 6, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Espana Alice Suazo | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Feb 10, 2025 to Jun 6, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Sara-Emily B. Khan | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 21, 2025 to May 20, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Samantha Velasquez | TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE | Dec 22, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Alana Matthew | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Nov 1, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Gabriel J. Morillo | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Aug 19, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| La Torre Marisol I. De | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jun 1, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Grayson R. Flood | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | May 6, 2024 to Oct 31, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Marieme Jiddou | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Sidney Deon Johnson | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Mar 11, 2024 to Feb 14, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Kendra Duli | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Mar 11, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Alejandro Rojas | PAID INTERN | Feb 5, 2024 to May 31, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Ankita S. Verma | DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Feb 1, 2024 to Jun 14, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Tommy C. Wolfe | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Najelly Almonte | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Dec 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Daniel A. Bonthius | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Dec 1, 2023 to Nov 4, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Maram Baider | OPERATIONS ASSISTANT | Nov 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Karissa E. Hylton | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Oct 25, 2023 to Feb 22, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Zena G. Wolf | SENIOR OVERSIGHT POLICY ADVISO | Oct 16, 2023 to Nov 2, 2025 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Saira Zafar | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 11, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Daisy A. Nunez | SENIOR CONSTITUENT LIAISON/FIE | Sep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Stefany A. Quiroz | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Aug 28, 2023 to Dec 27, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Luz F. Velazquez | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Aug 28, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Jeffery Montoya | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Aug 7, 2023 to Sep 10, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Anne W. Henry | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jul 3, 2023 to Oct 14, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Miguel A. Pena | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 10, 2023 to Sep 8, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Shamiha Islam | PAID INTERN | Apr 10, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Rene O. Castellanos | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE & CONSTIT | Feb 15, 2023 to Aug 23, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Brandon W. Forbes | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 8, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Calderon Nicole M. Franco | PAID INTERN | Jan 9, 2023 to Apr 28, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Aviva R. Abusch | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Nov 16, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Aya A. Saed | COUNSEL AND LEGISLATIVE DIRECT | Oct 3, 2022 to Jun 3, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Nelly M. Caceres | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 6, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Sanzida Mohsin | PAID INTERN | Sep 6, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Diaz Daniela A. Guerrero | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Aug 22, 2022 to Dec 21, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Jason A. Santiago | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE & CONSTIT | Aug 15, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Ginger Semko | PAID INTERN | Aug 15, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Samina Zaman | PAID INTERN | Aug 15, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Bryce C. Causey | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jul 13, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Jenny J. Choi | TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE | Jun 16, 2022 to Jul 22, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Sydney Bryant | TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE | Jun 1, 2022 to Aug 19, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Jasper W. Cheung | PAID INTERN | Apr 1, 2022 to Jul 22, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Jasmine J. Xi | PAID INTERN | Mar 21, 2022 to May 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Tanushri Shankar | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF | Feb 1, 2022 to Nov 1, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Mabel M. Tso | DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR/CONST | Feb 1, 2022 to Jan 1, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Trujillo Irasema A. Hernandez | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 10, 2022 to May 6, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Lani Perez | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jan 3, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Edward J. Garcia | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 3, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Hussain A. Altamimi | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Nov 22, 2021 to Feb 11, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Jacqueline M. Greco | FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR | Nov 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Angelica M. Ramon | REMOTE CONSTITUENT LIAISON | Oct 4, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Gabriela A. Salas | CONSTITUENT LIAISON | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Camille Sosa | PAID INTERN | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 17, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Monica G. Hernandez-Cazales | PAID INTERN | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 17, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Emily D. Mendez | PAID INTERN | Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 15, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Kingsley T. Animley | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 11, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Gabrielle K. Gould | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jul 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Miguel Vivar | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 24, 2021 to Aug 27, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Hernandez Mariana Beltran | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 24, 2021 to Aug 6, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Michelle D. Hernandez | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | May 5, 2021 to Sep 17, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Mariam H. Jalloul | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Apr 5, 2021 to Aug 31, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Najae S. Phillips | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Apr 5, 2021 to May 2, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Gerardo Bonilla | CHIEF OF STAFF | Feb 8, 2021 to Nov 1, 2023 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Alexa Brady | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 1, 2021 to May 28, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Destiny D. Cruz | CASEWORKER | Nov 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Francely Flores | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 14, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Kartika Fuentes | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 14, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Lauren D. Fitzgerald | TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE | May 7, 2020 to May 31, 2020 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Lauren E. Hitt | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Feb 24, 2020 to Jan 19, 2024 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Paternina Juan C. Osorio | PAID INTERN | Feb 4, 2020 to Jun 2, 2020 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Britteny L. Leyva | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 1, 2020 to May 29, 2020 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Taseen S. Anwar | STAFF ASSISTANT | Oct 21, 2019 to May 29, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Amy M. Fallaw | PAID INTERN | Sep 25, 2019 to Dec 27, 2019 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Diane B. Brunett | PAID INTERN | Sep 19, 2019 to Dec 15, 2019 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Marchena Claudia D. Pagon | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Sep 13, 2019 to Jan 29, 2022 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Klarissa K. Reynoso | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Sep 13, 2019 to Dec 1, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Randy D. Abreu | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Sep 13, 2019 to Jan 1, 2020 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| James A. Harnett | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 3, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Gisselt E. Gomez | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 2, 2019 to Nov 15, 2019 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Anika E. Legrand-Wittich | ACTING COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Sep 1, 2019 to Apr 30, 2020 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Ariel P. Eckblad | CHIEF OF STAFF | Aug 2, 2019 to Feb 5, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Marcus A. Bedinger | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE/CASE WORKER | Jul 30, 2019 to Aug 27, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Sara P. Herrera | PAID INTERN | Jul 11, 2019 to Aug 10, 2019 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Rivera Maribel Hernandez | DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 4, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Daniel Riffle | SENIOR COUNSEL & POLICY ADVISOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 2, 2021 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Brian C. Trent | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Aug 26, 2019 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Saikat Chakrabarti | CHIEF OF STAFF | Apr 1, 2019 to Aug 2, 2019 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House | |
| Katia S. Portela | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Apr 1, 2019 to May 3, 2019 | DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez | House |