Our Team
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest national youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. Led by a Board of Directors primarily elected by and from our student and youth members, SSDP mobilizes and empowers young people to participate in the political process and brings young people of all political and ideological orientations together to have honest conversations about drugs and drug policy. Our national staff, Board of Directors, chapters, and alumni work together to replace the disastrous War on Drugs with policies rooted in evidence, compassion, and human rights at a grassroots level.
Board Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is governed by our Board of Directors, which is comprised of both current student and youth Elected Directors, who are active chapter members elected by our membership, and Appointed Directors, who are appointed by the existing Board. Together, they are responsible for crafting strategy for the organization, overseeing compliance and financial affairs, and overseeing SSDP’s Executive Director, who is an ex officio member of the Board. To view Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s bylaws, click here
Kat Murti '09
Executive Director 
Karley Snyder '22
Board Chair // Elected Director 
Axel Bilbao '08
Treasurer // Appointed Director 
Jeanne Porges '22
Secretary//Elected Director
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is governed by our Board of Directors, which is comprised of both current student and youth Elected Directors, who are active chapter members elected by our membership, and Appointed Directors, who are appointed by the existing Board. Together, they are responsible for crafting strategy for the organization, overseeing compliance and financial affairs, and overseeing SSDP’s Executive Director, who is an ex officio member of the Board. To view Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s bylaws, click here
Kat Murti '09
Karley Snyder '22
Axel Bilbao '08
Jeanne Porges '22
gina vensel
Amanda Ivatorov '19
Marlie Thompson '22
Kennedy Landers '23
Richard Fuentes '21
Callie Hoffmann, J.D. '21
Mackenzie Dove '22
Dylan Bauer '22
Braden Hopkins '21
Amanda Wilde '24
Merryn Spence '17
Colin Scherzer '21
Jeannette McKenzie '19
Katia Katsnelson '18
Evan Nison '09
Rachel Wissner
Staff We are dedicated to serving, representing and supporting SSDP's network of members, alumni, and chapters across the United States.
Gina Giorgio '20
Director of Strategy and Development 
Lu Budzichowski
Drug Education Program Coordinator 
Chandler Huffman
Program Assistant 
Deandré Smith '23
Director of Chapter Relations and Strategic Expansion
We are dedicated to serving, representing and supporting SSDP's network of members, alumni, and chapters across the United States.
Gina Giorgio '20
Lu Budzichowski
Chandler Huffman
Deandré Smith '23
Committee Chairs Committees allow SSDPers with similar interests from different parts of the country to work together on special projects and initiatives.
Committees allow SSDPers with similar interests from different parts of the country to work together on special projects and initiatives.
Advisory Council SSDP’s Advisory Council is made up of individuals whose prominence and expertise uniquely qualifies them to provide guidance, feedback, and support to the Executive Director and youth-led Board of Directors as we work together to end the War on Drugs.
SSDP’s Advisory Council is made up of individuals whose prominence and expertise uniquely qualifies them to provide guidance, feedback, and support to the Executive Director and youth-led Board of Directors as we work together to end the War on Drugs.
