Karundi Williams

Executive Director

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At the office:

• Leads a national team of strategists, organizers, and technologists towards re:power’s bold mission of building a critical mass of social justice organizations & their leaders who embody the ideology and practice of liberatory organizing.
• Manages the organization’s people, systems, and processes towards the goal of building the power we need to make material changes for our people.

I love:

• Traveling, hiking, photography, and a good meal with family and friends
• Being mom to my amazing daughter

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The Black Lives Matter movement is the civil rights fight of our generation. Through the power of protest, it forced a nation to confront its long, ugly history of racial inequality and inspired activists around the worldwide.

Ali Brusch

Managing Director, Finance & Operations

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At the office:

• Lead re:power’s finances, operations, and human resources striving to create and maintain an equitable work environment for all staff 
• Committed to improving internal structures and promoting organizational health that are in line with our values and mission 

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

I’m inspired by the fight for equal access and resources, specifically as it relates to reproductive rights and education reform.

Kavita Khandekar Chopra

Managing Director, Strategy & Engagement

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At the office:

• Lead re:power’s Strategy & Engagement team that is driving Communications, Fundraising, and Strategic Initiatives for the organization.
• Focused on building strong relationships with alumni, partners, donors, funders, and values-aligned supporters.

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The March For Our Lives movement reminds me that organizing is not a thing of the past and young people are understanding their power in meaningful ways!

Uyen Doan

Managing Director, Program & Partnerships

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At the office:

• Lead re:power’s Program Team in developing and executing a bold vision for our training programs
• Build deep partnerships with individuals, organizations and coalitions across the progressive movement

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The labor movement inspires me because of its long, rich history and hard-won lessons that continue resonating to this day. Seeing the power of workers—especially young people of color–topple giants like Amazon and Starbucks fills me with so much hope.

Rebecca Thompson

Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives

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At the office:

• Provides strategic leadership, executive project management, and develops new regional, multi-state, multi-organizational strategic and complex initiatives
• Operationalization of re:power’s strategic plan and exploring opportunities for re:power by building relationships with individuals and institutions across our ecosystem

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

As a product of youth organizing, I continue to be inspired by young people organizing on college campuses, especially around Black liberation and ending the Palestinian genocide.

Lee Anderson

Director, Movement Technology Programs

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At the office:

• Leads a suite of programming for digital and data practitioners to build power in BIPOC communities
• Develop partnerships with movement leaders and funders seeking to provide digital and technology training and support

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, inspires me because his political analysis fueled his ability to boldly imagine the systems and structures needed in his community and then create them.

Deana Ayers

Program Administrative Coordinator

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At the office:

• Provide overall administrative and database support to the Program Team
• Support development of partnership relationships and training through calendaring and task management

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

K Agbebiyi’s organizing around disability justice, mutual aid, and PIC abolition has taught me so much about the interconnectedness of liberatory organizing. They inspire me to value and center accountability, organization, and structure in movement spaces.

Jazmyne Brooks

Program Events & Operations Coordinator

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At the office:

• Handles key aspects of event planning and logistics to ensure we can deliver high quality and impactful trainings
• Work alongside the Program & Operations team to improve systems, structures, and processes

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

I am inspired by the food justice movement, that is working to dismantle oppressive systems in every aspect of our food system and pushing us to create a world where our food system centers sustainability and equity.

Toria Boldware King

Program Operations Manager

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At the office:

• Gets the team where they need to be, when they need to be there
• Organizes logistics and leads space planning for our trainers, partner organizations, and attendees to deliver a top-notch experience

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The youth climate change movement. To see young people mobilize and fight for the future they want is admirable. It lets me know that the kids are alright!

Jay Bulbulian Wells

Finance Manager

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At the office:

• Manages re:power's finances with the goal of creating accessible, accurate, and useful financial statements, dashboards, and reports
• Eliminating the fear around numbers and finances through practices grounded in transparency, accountability, and accessibility

An organizer or movement that inspires me

The transportation justice movement that is working to build communities centered around humans, rather than cars, creating neighborhoods where all people can bike, walk, and roll safely.

Conrado Ferreira dos Santos

Director, Movement Building Programs

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At the office:

• Runs our movement building programming, supporting leaders and organizations in building power for radical change
• Builds partnerships with groups interested in building capacity for their leaders and members

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

My background is in youth organizing—so youth-led movements, for immigrant rights, climate justice, racial justice, ending gun violence and more. Young people bring the energy, the courage, and the vision we need to imagine and fight for a new world.

Mercedes Fulbright

Director, Civic Engagement Programs

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At the office:

• Runs Civic Engagement and Electoral Justice programming 
• Supports organizers and organizations to engage in elections at the local, state, and federal level as one of many base building tools to build political power

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The Black Radical Tradition because of its defiance of racial capitalism and colonialism. I love the rich history, culture, intellect, Afrofuturistic optimism, action-oriented rigor, and aesthetic of the tradition and its influence in today’s movement for Black liberation.

Krystal Garcia Centeno

Administrative Coordinator, Strategy & Engagement

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At the office:

• Guides internal systems and operations for the entire Development & Communications team
• Serves as the team administrator by keeping the team on track, anticipating needs, and proactively providing information

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The movement to end money bond was where I found my first movement home. I am inspired by the organizers that work to end mass incarceration and address the root causes of socio-economic and racial inequities within our legal system.

Robert Muñoz

Program Manager, Progressive Governance Academy

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At the office:

• Manages the Progressive Governance Academy (PGA), supporting local and state elected officials to collaboratively govern with their communities to create change in everyday people’s lives.
• Builds partnerships with elected officials, organizations, and people who are dedicated to equity and justice for marginalized communities

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

I am inspired by student organizers participating in campus protests against Palestinian genocide. The students participating in these protests are risking their bodies and education in order to give a voice to people who desperately need us to stand up for them.

India Waller

Executive Administrative Coordinator

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At the office:

• Manages scheduling and coordinates travel arrangements for the ED
• Supports organizational engagement with re:power’s Board of Directors
• Manages staff and stakeholders engagement, as it relates to the ED’s office

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

Tony Lewis Jr. and his fight for reuniting families affected by mass incarceration in Washington, DC. Through community and youth outreach, he’s been able to instill hope and inspire a different way of getting things done.

Anna Gagliuffi

Director, Communications and Digital Strategies

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At the office:

• Leads the development and execution of a comprehensive communications strategy rooted in re:power’s core mission to advance our impact and build our brand.
• Oversees the promotions of programs, manages digital engagement, and elevates the Executive Director’s profile.
• Manages ongoing media requests and public engagements, develops new media projects, and ensures alignment of internal communications and brand strategy.

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

As a Latina, I am inspired by the California farmworker movement's fight for better working conditions. I am especially energized by the leadership of Dolores Huertas to empower and train community leaders that continue this work.

Heidi Gerbracht

Director, Progressive Governance Academy

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At the office:

• Runs the Progressive Governance Academy (PGA), supporting local and state elected officials to co-govern with their communities to create change in everyday people’s lives
• Builds partnerships with elected officials, organizations, and people who are dedicated to equity and justice for marginalized communities

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The reproductive justice movement inspires me and is where I found my first movement home, when I was working in a reproductive rights organization.

Ateira Griffin

Director, Women of Color Leadership Programs

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At the office:

• Runs Women of Color Leadership programming and curates experiences with and for women of color to inspire, cultivate, and connect women of color across the nation
• Supports partners who strive to build leadership capacity of women of color within their organizations

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The evolution of black women’s impact through time in all areas of social justice across the globe. Black women have been at the forefront of many fights for justice and I am proud and humbled to be a descendant of this legacy.

Sagal Handulle

Alumni Community Manager

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At the office:

• Manages re:power's evolving alumni community, including programming, networking, and more.
• Collects, manages, and synthesizes relevant data cross-programmatically and curate alumni stories of impact.

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz’s activism radicalized me because he beautifully navigated the interplay of race and religion while holding the title of public enemy #1. He challenged so many to look beyond the borders of America and address the root causes experienced globally.

Louis Haut-Prokop

Operations & HR Manager

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At the office:

• Manage day-to-day organizational effectiveness operations
• Staff engagement strategist

An organizer or movement that inspires me

One of my first concerts was seeing Pete Seeger. I was inspired by his activist songs about labor and civil rights.

Zhenqi Ong

Senior Design Manager, Brand & Systems

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At the office:

• Brings re:power's story and impact to life through graphic design and creative applications of our brand
• Provides creative direction for the organization and ensures brand consistency across programs

An organizer or movement that inspires me:

The Pink Dot movement and the unending fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Singapore.

Jen Epps-Addison

Board Chair

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Founder and Chief Imagineer — Synergy Power Consulting

Katrina Gamble

Vice Chair

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President and Founder — Sojourn Strategies, LLC

Leah Boudreaux

Secretary/Treasurer

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Former Director of Human Resources — Center for Popular Democracy (CPD)

Luna Yasui

Board Member

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Former Senior Program Officer, Civic Engagement and Goverment — Ford Foundation

Aaron Dorfman

Board Member

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President and CEO — National Council for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP)

Justin Myers

Board Member

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Executive Director — Blue Leadership Collaborative

Art Reyes III

Board Member

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Executive Director — We the People MI

Angela Ferrell-Zabala

Board Member

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Executive Director — Moms Demand Action

Kelley Robinson

Board Member

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President — Human Rights Campaign & Human Rights Campaign Foundation 

Sasha Ahuja

Movement Building

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Emma Akpan

Movement Technology, Data Analytics

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Brooke Butler

Data & Analytics, Digital Organizing

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Carl Camacho

Grassroots Organizing, Campaigns & Candidates

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Vero Castro

Grassroots Organizing

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Victoria Cepeida-Mojarro

Campaigns & Candidates

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Jenn Cervella

Data & Analytics

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Anoa Changa

Data & Analytics, Digital Organizing

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Rose Espinola

Data & Analytics, Digital Organizing

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Elie Farhat

Campaigns & Candidates

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Martín Diego Garcia

Campaigns & Candidates

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Jamecia Gray

Digital Organizing, Data & Analytics

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Prentiss Haney

Grassroots Organizing

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Ekundayo Igeleke

Grassroots Organizing

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Enchanta Jackson

Digital Organizing

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Karen Lopez

Grassroots Organizing

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Nia Martin-Robinson

Grassroots Organizing

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Juanita Monsalve

Digital Organizing

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Sade Moonsammy

Grassroots Organizing

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Harold Moore

Data & Analytics

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Calvin Orr

Grassroots Organizing

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Kemi Oso

Data & Analytics

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Raymond Partolan

Campaigns & Candidates

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Amber J. Phillips

Digital Organizing

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Adrian Reyna

Digital Organizing

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Rebecca Ruechel

Data & Analytics

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Norma Ryan

Campaigns & Candidates

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Fresco Steez

Digital Organizing, Data & Analytics, Grassroots Organizing

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Nicole Thomas

Data & Analytics, Grassroots Organizing

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Britney Whaley

Campaigns & Candidates

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