Ayaan MoledinaAyaan Moledina

Ayaan Moledina (he/him) is a public education and mental health advocate and the Federal Policy Director for Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT), where he leads federal policy initiatives on suicide prevention, youth mental health, education, and civic engagement. Drawing from his own lived experiences, Ayaan has helped develop state and federal legislation to expand access to mental health resources, strengthen suicide prevention efforts, and improve crisis response for young people. He has collaborated with The White House, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Members of Congress, and has spoken at national conferences, universities, and policy forums across the country. His advocacy has taken him from organizing congressional briefings and White House roundtables to speaking before legislative committees, national conferences, and higher education institutions. He has guest lectured at Harvard Law School, the College of William and Mary, Stanford University, and more. Through his advocacy, Ayaan works to ensure that young people are not only heard, but are active partners in shaping the mental health policies that affect their lives.

Ayaan is currently a candidate for the Round Rock Independent School District Board of Trustees. If elected, he would become the first South Asian elected to the board and one of the youngest elected officials in the United States.