The People Behind CACE
CACE is made up of community leaders from a variety of disciplines. Lawyers, teachers, business people, activists, and other folks who want to have a ludicrous amount of fun while supporting good government. Just as the bedrock of Constitutional democracy is civic engagement, the key to civic engagement is an informed populace. CACE invites everyone to join our efforts to ensure the future of constitutional democracy, one student at a time.
Our Founding Fathers
CACE was founded as a non profit by Clint Woods and Ben Glickman in 2011. The organization was born out of necessity. While the We the People program was flourishing, serious setbacks occurred within the program in 2011 because the Center for Civic Education lost its federal funding which had been giving the We the People program 93% of its operating budget. This meant individual school teams had to be more on their own in terms of getting volunteers, inspiring teachers to continue the programs and providing general infrastructure. Schools that didn’t already have the program in place would find it more challenging than ever to get it started. Noticing the problems that this lack of funding created and seeing that some schools had less resources than others to put the program on, CACE was born. The idea behind the nonprofit is to provide volunteer institutional support and financial support for schools that are doing civic education programs in general. Through this nonprofit, CACE is able to host summer session workshops to provide incoming students with basic information to get them to start thinking about government as well as regular practices with seasoned volunteers.
Clint Woods
Clint is a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California. Clint was also a member of the 1995 National Champion We the People Team, and stresses that he was much better at it than Ben. He has been volunteering for civic education for [time period redacted]. Clint served as CACE President from 2013-2023 and helped develop much of the organization's core curriculum. In his spare time Clint hosts the world's most popular podcast about The Captive's War, carries a 165 bowling average, and is an elder punk.
Ben Glickman
Ben is a Supervising Deputy Attorney General for the State of California. Ben was also a member of the 1995 National Champion We the People Team and has been volunteering for civic education for two decades. In addition, he is universally regarded among We The People students as the Meanest of Mean Judges. Students find Ben deeply terrifying, and also endearingly hilarious. In his spare time, Ben sings Moana songs with his professionally adorable daughters.
Meet the Board
Sabrina McGraw
President
NorCal Regional Coordinator
Sabrina is a Deputy Attorney General for the California Department of Justice. She started her legal career clerking for a federal judge, then worked as a litigator at Covington & Burling LLP. She found her love for the law when she was in Unit 5 in We the People in 2013 and has not stopped nerding out ever since. Aside from the Constitution, she loves dad jokes, fantasy and sci fi novels, editing this website, and Panic! at the Disco.
Sean Gentry
Chairman and Secretary
Sean is an employment law attorney at Novus Law Firm, Inc. in San Francisco, and is a distinguished alumni of the We The People program. Sean’s meticulous, detail-oriented nature makes his civic education instruction invaluable for participating students. Literally no one on earth is more likely or better-equipped to drop a well-timed Hamilton reference into everyday conversation than Sean Gentry.
Ria Shroff
Treasurer
Ria Shroff has been volunteering for CACE since 2015. She has a passion for community engagement, civic education, and social activism. As engineer, designer, and lifelong student, Ria’s a creative with too many projects. She loves board games, frisbee, and climbing-especially with friends.
Vikram Sreekanti
Vice President
An alum of the We The People program, Vikram brings unmatched dedication to his volunteer activities. Vikram is Co-founder and CEO of Herald, an AI SRE that investigates novel incidents without runbooks (what is that? Hopefully he knows). In his "free" time, Vikram has dedicates years of his life to volunteering and judging for We the People. Vikram’s passion for civic education is infectious, and genuine.
Katie Keeshen
Vice President
Katie is an environmental educator who helps Bay Area students connect to the natural world around them. She’s been connected to the We the People program since she was a Unit 6 student on a 2016 We the People team. When not talking with students about naturalist topics or constitutional topics, you can find them hiking, reading a good book, gardening, or trying every conceivable craft involving yarn.
Sahil Kapoor
Vice President
SoCal Regional Coordinator
Sahil is a recent graduate of the George Washington University Law School and is excited to return to California to join the California Attorney General's Honors Program in Southern California. Sahil fell headfirst into his passion for civic education and the law on the 2017 WTP team as a member of Unit 4 and hasn't been able to escape since. In his free time, Sahil loves playing with his cameras, especially when he is camping or hiking. He also likes to binge reality TV instead.
Patrick Bennett
Vice President
Patrick is a student at UC Berkeley studying Civil Engineering and Business Administration, with a special focus on the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation, and public policy. As a 2024 alum of the We the People program, he is always happy to chat about the latest Supreme Court nonsense or obscure interpretations of the Bill of Rights. On the weekends, you can also find him hiking in the Berkeley hills, woodworking in his garage, or sipping matcha in a local café.
Nathan Teastone Lev
Vice President
Nathan Teastone Lev is an alum of the We The People program from 2016, He’s gone on to study International Relations at American University and Urban Planning at Georgetown University. He currently lives in the DC area, works for the Washington Metro, and enjoys volunteering for CACE throughout the year!
Rishabh Raj
Vice President
Rishabh was on the Competition Civics team in 2020 and was a member of Unit 4. He graduated from the UC San Diego and volunteered for CACE during his time there, later joining the CACE Board in 2024. He is currently an LSAT tutor and hopes to attend law school in the near future.
Elise Allari
Vice President
Elise is a Master of Public Policy student at UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy. Previously at What Works Cities, she supported cities in North, South, and Central America to develop stronger data practices to inform decision-making and improve services for residents. She is a proud We the People alum and CACE volunteer!
Aaron Guerra
Vice President
Central Valley Regional Coordinator
Aaron is a Geography PhD candidate at UC Davis. His research employs quantitative policy analysis to understand the representation of disadvantaged communities at state and federal levels. He also currently serves as the President of the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) at UC Davis. He is a long time We the People volunteer and judge, regularly offering his wisdom insights, particularly for Unit 6.
Nathan Chang
Vice President
SoCal Regional Coordinator
Nathan is a current UCLA undergraduate and an alum of the Arcadia WTP Program (2024-2025). He has academic interests in political science and molecular genetics. On the weekends, you can find him at the racing shop, working on the chassis for the Bruin Formula Racing car, or training for his next marathon.
Harsha Mudaliar
Vice President
Harsha is a Policy Advisor to FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez and JD Candidate at Georgetown University Law Center. She is an alum of the program from 2019.