Nikki Dalupang is the governmental relations and advocacy assistant in the University of California (UC) Office of Federal Governmental Relations (FGR), a position she has held since March 2020. In this role, Nikki provides administrative, legislative and advocacy support to the UC FGR team. Prior to joining UC FGR, Nikki was a tutor and a campaign lead at the Korean Resource Center where she helped organize projects in the Orange County, CA community focused on increasing voter registration and engagement. Nikki is a graduate of UC Irvine, where she received her B.A. in political science. While at UC Irvine, she worked as a resident advisor, served as the assistant legislative director and then legislative director of the Associated Students of UC Irvine, and was the government relations chair of the UC Student Association.
Jake Brymner currently serves as the Director of Government & External Relations for the California Student Aid Commission. Prior to joining the Commission in June 2020, Jake was the State & Federal Policy Director for the Campaign for College Opportunity, a non-profit policy research and advocacy organization that promotes college access and student success. Jake has also previously held roles in the office of Congressman Eric Swalwell, the Goldman School of Public Policy, and several political campaigns.
In addition to his work at the Commission, Jake serves in leadership roles with several non-profit organizations, including as Co-Director for the New Leaders Council, Sacramento and Co-Chair of the Education & Talent Task Force of the East Bay Leadership Council. Jake is also a Board member and volunteer with the Alliance for Education Solutions. Jake is a lifelong Californian from the East Bay and now resides in Sacramento’s Midtown neighborhood.
Domonique D. Jones is the Legislative Director for Assemblymember Grayson who has a demonstrated ability to deliver strategic and creative policy solutions, build coalitions, and navigate the legislative process to advance policy priorities. She has worked on a range of legislative policies relating to education, public safety, health, and racial equity. Most notably, she worked on a policy to forbid the practice of “lunch shaming” at schools in California, and required schools to establish a process for notifying families about unpaid meal fees instead of addressing them through students. This policy framework has since been adopted in several states. While completing her double Bachelor’s Degree at UC Merced, Domonique proved to be a trailblazer for the campus community when she was elected as the first female student body president in the campus’s history. Throughout her undergraduate career and since attaining her degree, she has dedicated herself to a life of public service, working with numerous organizations on elevating women in leadership and achieving educational equity for students throughout the state. When she is not busy with her work, Domonique enjoys cooking new recipes and spending time with her dog Bella.
