Biography
Ariana "Ari" Hayaud-Din is a senior political communication student at The University of Texas at Austin. Previously, she worked with the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life on their youth focused New Politics Forum initiatives. She believes that an engaged, empowered, and inspired electorate is what creates a strong democracy. In her future career, she hopes to work for leaders who share that view in campaign consulting and other roles in electoral politics. Hayaud-Din is excited to make D.C. her home and have a front row seat to what the "Pod Save America" hosts are always talking about.