Team

Executive

Amanda Litman

Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director

Hillary Clinton’s email director. (The other emails.) Charlie Crist’s digital director when he ran for governor in 2014. One of the first employees at Organizing for Action as deputy email director. Email writer for Barack Obama’s re-elect. Northwestern University graduate. Bookworm. Book writer. Trying hard (but not too hard) to be a cool Brooklyn mom.

Ross Morales Rocketto

Senior Advisor

Progressive political operative with 15 years of experience in campaign management, grassroots organizing, and data/analytics. In 2016, was an advisor at For Our Future. Previously managed Wendy Carrillo for Congress in CA-34 and was Principal at STG. Got his start working for former HUD Secretary Julian Castro’s first campaign for Mayor of San Antonio.

Johanna Silva Waki

Executive Director 

Marisa Feehan

Chief of Staff

Cassandra Gaddo

Chief Operating Officer

Sara Hadad

Chief Campaigns Officer

Jordan Haines

Chief Technology Officer

Ciara Walton

Chief Diversity Officer

Kayley Rodriguez

Executive Assistant

Aviance Obie

Executive Assistant

States

Brandon Turner

Senior Vice President, States

Kandice Harris

Senior Director, State Programs

Andrea Johnson

Senior Director, Regional Programs

Paul Bradfield

Southern Regional Director

Manny Espitia

Northern Regional Director

Michelle Thimios

Midwestern Regional Director

Shu-Yen Wei

Western Regional Director

Kelsey Heck Wood

Michigan State Director

Rynn Reed

Senior Manager, Elections & Endorsements

Craig Valdez

Senior Political Manager

Melanie Rose

Pennsylvania State Director

Leadership Networks

Jose Martinez-Diaz

Vice President, Leadership Networks

Emily Isaac

National Mobilization Director

Ben Theodore

Alumni Director

Neha Khurana

Strategic Initiatives Manager

Flonja Hoxha

Senior Associate, Movement Building & Organizing

Development

Kate Resta

Vice President, Development

Nicole Dorris

Director, Major Gifts

Desiree Madrid

Development Manager

Ilysia Shattuck

Major Gifts Manager

Communications

Leila Mohaideen

Digital Communications Director

Kali Jennings

Senior Creative Manager

Whitney Murray Brown

Senior National Communications Manager

Lana Ramadan

Digital Strategist

Taylor Hopkins

Digital Engagement Associate

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Sherylle Bates

Director, Internal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Farzin Farzad

Director, External Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

People & Culture

Karen Lieu

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition and Employee Experience

Amy Keegan Safranek

Associate Director, Learning & Development

Monique Lomax

Associate Director of People Operations

Technology

Eric Huang

Lead Software Engineer

Leslie Weaver

Data Engineer

Finance & Compliance

Henry Virgil

Vice President, Finance & Compliance

Pamela Cortorreal

Accounting Associate