Meet the Officers
President
Sophie Nguyen
Sophie Nguyen (she/her) is a senior at Rockville High School in the PLTW Biomedical Science and International Baccalaureate programs. This is her fourth year in MCR, starting out as an Educational Policy Deputy before becoming an EdPol Director and Secretary. Over the past three years, she has been able to work with her past Officers to gain student input through General Assemblies with nearly 300 students in attendance and present to the Board of Education with an annual MCR report.
This year, Sophie is excited to work with the Educational Policy Department to solve the most pressing issues within our county and provide a platform for students to voice their concerns through testimony. As President, she plans to utilize different ways to expand outreach to all high school students, foster a collaborative and friendly environment within MCR, and ensure that everyone’s voice is represented at the board table.
Outside of MCR, Sophie is the Co-President of MoCo Students For Change, a fellow for Youth Creating Change, and the Secretary of her school’s Math Honor Society. She enjoys learning how to code, playing volleyball with her friends, and meeting new people in whatever environment she is in! In the future, Sophie hopes to study the intersection between public health, data science, and artificial intelligence.
Treasurer
Nareen Othman
Nareen Othman (she/her) is a senior at Northwood High School, entering her third year in MCR. Starting out as a ProjectDCC liaison, before becoming Community Relations Director and now serving as Treasurer. Throughout her previous time in MCR she’s been able to expand on opportunities within student advocacy, work on skills within community relations, and meet new people.
This year, Nareen is looking forward to working with our finance department in order to plan fundraisers that are accessible and fun to students, alongside expanding our grant programs and taking a closer look at our local fiscal policy. Nareen is also excited to see how our restructuring of certain departments such as Community Relations & COS hopefully impacts our work and creates a more effective environment.
Outside of MCR, Nareen has been involved in other student leadership opportunities such as the Lynne Harris Student Internship, Womenstrual, and volunteering with United We Dream. Nareen loves dance, traveling, and listening to Mariah Carey. In the future she hopes to pursue a political science degree with an interest in becoming a lawyer!
Vice President
Cidera Dukuray
Cidera Dukuray (she/her) is a senior at Wheaton High School in the Wheaton-Edison Academy of Information Technology. This is her second year in MCR, starting as an Educational Policy Deputy before running for Vice President. Over the past two years, she has worked to diversity countywide student advocacy through her personal Instagram blog @cidslittlelife, and followed MCR-SGA’s holistic organizational affairs to not only expand her understanding of the organization’s roles but generally expand the community’s understand of MCR-SGA existence and role.
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Cid is thrilled to work alongside MCJC as Vice President this year, unlike many people who had the privilege of being a part of the MCJC executive board/officer team in Middle School, Cid, like many other students across the county, had no idea that this opportunity was even available. With her passion for increasing awareness about student advocacy and diversifying the kinds of students engaged in it, she hopes to work alongside the MCJC officers to revitalize its role and its impact in our county.
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Besides serving as Vice President, Cidera serves Wheaton as their SGA Schoolwide President, National Society of Black Engineers President, and CSKnights Co-President. She has a love for traveling, content creation, writing of all sorts, and especially reading. In the future, Cidera hopes to study Computer Science and Political Science, hopefully serving her community and others with the work she does.
Secretary
Anna Jhon
Anna Jhon (she/her) is a junior at Walter Johnson High School. This is her second year in MCR, where she started as an Advocacy Initiatives Deputy in the Legislative Affairs department and now serves as the Secretary. Over the past year, within her department, she has been able to work with her fellow deputies and directors to help plan State Advocacy Day and National Advocacy Day at Capitol Hill.
Anna’s plans entail increasing student engagement through connecting students from all across MCPS. She also plans to expand communication about events. Working with departments like Legislative Affairs, Workshops, and more, she is excited to expand and increase innovative projects throughout MCR.
Throughout high school, Anna has been involved in organizations and leadership with MASC, Eco MoCo, Moco 4Change, Lynne Harris Student Internship, and more! She loves listening to music, going out of her comfort zone, and going on late-night drives. She is a humanities girl—looking to pursue Public Policy, Law, and more!