Composite with a dark blue cloudy background of Anu Johl Singh, Anya Nygaard and Thomas Yih.

Meet the new leaders

  • by Clémentine Sicard

On July 1, 2024, three new leaders took the helm across UC Davis’ alumni, student and parent associations. With over 314,000 alumni worldwide and 41,000 members across our associations, the One Aggie Network inspires, engages and brings the Aggie community together far beyond Davis.

Anu Johl Singh ’04, president of Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA): 

Headshot of Anu Johl Singh wearing a blue denim button-down shirt outdoors.

Anu is a Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA) life member and graduated from UC Davis with her Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics and a Minor in Communications in 2004. She is a proud Aggie with strong connections to Northern California rooted in agriculture and her love of sports.

Anu has over 20 years of experience managing a variety of integrated projects. She has a love for building long-term relationships and establishing a positive rapport among critical stakeholders and has used this to build a successful career.

She currently resides in Sacramento with her husband, two daughters and son. She is proud to be a first-generation Sikh.  You can find her on the sideline of various youth sports, cheering on her Sacramento Kings, walking her family’s peach and walnut orchards or soaking in time with her family.  

Anya Nygaard ’26, president of Student Alumni Association (SAA):

Anya Nygaard leaning against a tree wearing a striped dress.

Anya is a proud undergraduate student heading into her third year at her lifelong dream school, UC Davis. She is a passionate Environmental Science major with a focus on ecology, biodiversity, and conservation, minoring in GIS (Geographic Information Systems).

Anya has enjoyed getting to know the SAA's community of kind and hardworking students. She hopes to continue to usher the SAA into a more prominent role on campus and help make it a well-known resource for all Aggies.
 

Thomas Yih, president of Aggie Parent and Family Council: 

Thomas Yih wearing a blue polo shirt leaning against a desk.

Thomas is a corporate attorney working in-house for a technology company based in San Francisco.  In 2016, he and his family moved back from living in China for 14 years so that his daughter Lauren, currently a sophomore at UC Davis, could transition to high school. Lauren is studying animal science and would like to pursue a career as a veterinarian.