Executive Director

Ryan Alsayegh

Ryan is a political consultant based in Philadelphia. He is a co-founder of Second Generation and has served on several political campaigns, most notably as the Finance Director and Campaign Manager for the winning campaigns of immigration attorney, State Rep. Joe Hohenstein, the first Democrat elected to represent Pennsylvania’s 177th District in three decades. Ryan has also worked for the Philadelphia Court system and has served as a project manager consultant to Delaware County in the recent deprivatization of their county correctional facility.

Ryan is a graduate of the University of Delaware, where he studied literature, creative writing, and business. In his free time, he is involved in the electronic music scene in Philadelphia.

TREASURER

Linto Thomas

Linto is a seasoned political professional who has managed and directed fundraising for Democratic campaigns and committees at the federal, state, and local level. In addition to serving as a co-founder of Second Generation, Linto has helped candidates raise millions of dollars in high profile races in California, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia public schools.

CHAIR

Majid Alsayegh

Born and raised in Mosul, Iraq, Majid is the founder of Alta Management, LLC, which oversees design and construction of major capital projects in the public and private sectors such as the Judicial Center in Harrisburg, the Pittsburgh Penguins arena, and the new Family Court in Philadelphia, PA. Majid chairs the Board of the Dialogue Institute, a non-profit that teaches the skills of dialogue and critical thinking, empowering leaders from around the world to sustain transformative relationships across lines of religion and culture. Majid also serves on the national Muslim Jewish Advisory Council, a bi-partisan group of business, political, and religious leaders who are working to address hate crimes and protect religious freedom. He is a co-founder and chairman emeritus of Intercultural Journeys, and former chair and emeritus trustee of Delaware Valley University.

Majid lives on a farm outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he raises Arabian horses.

VICE CHAIR

Claudette Williams

Claudette is the President of the Mount Pocono Borough Council, a Police Commissioner, Chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee, and a 30-year US Army Sergeant Major (Retired). Born on the beautiful island of Jamaica, Claudette immigrated to Brooklyn, New York at an early age. She moved to Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania in 1998 as a single mother of four children (three of her own and one extended family member). Enlisted in the US Army Reserve, Claudette was called to active duty in 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Board Member

Anton Andrew

Anton is a public defender, an environmentalist, and an educator, and the son of West Indian immigrants. He was born in Washington, DC but spent his early years in the West Indies. His family returned to America when he was 10 years old to pursue the American Dream. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a Political Science degree, Anton earned his doctorate in jurisprudence from Hofstra University Law School. He has spent the past two decades successfully fighting for poor and working class families. Anton served as Cheyney University’s Social Equity Officer, where he developed, implemented and evaluated the University’s highly successful plans for diversity and inclusion. Anton went on to become one of the primary authors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Diversity and Inclusion plan. As a co-founding Trustee of The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County and Vice-Chair of The Nature Conservancy’s PA/DE chapter, Anton has helped revitalize 838 acres and preserve more than 5,000 acres throughout the Delaware Valley.