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Meet the experts and practitioners who are leading the discussion on gender dynamics:

Barbara Lee Founder and President, The Barbara Lee Family Foundation Full Bio
Betsy Fischer Martin Executive Director, American University School of Public Affairs' Women & Politics Institute Full Bio
Vicky Wilkins Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University Full Bio
Amanda Hunter Executive Director, The Barbara Lee Family Foundation Full Bio
Kaycie Goral Communications Fellow for RepresentWomen Full Bio
Stacie Taranto Associate Professor, Ramapo College of New Jersey Full Bio
Elizabeth A. Cobbs Full Bio
Khaldoun AbouAssi Associate Professor Full Bio
Molly Ball National Political Correspondent, TIME Magazine Full Bio
Andrew Ballard Assistant Professor in the Department of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University Full Bio
Kristin Kim Bart Senior Director for Gender Equality at the International Rescue Committee Full Bio
Sarah Blahovec Disability Civic Engagement Expert Full Bio
Tonia Bui Senior Consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton Full Bio
Kate Caldwell PhD, Disability & Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago Full Bio
Diana Carlin Professor Emerita of Communication Full Bio
Nicole Carlsburg Former Executive Director Full Bio
Gretchen Carlson Co-Founder of Lift Our Voices Full Bio
Glynda Carr CEO and co-founder of Higher Heights Full Bio
Katie Connolly Senior Vice President Full Bio
Julie Conway President of Shamrock Advisors, LLC Full Bio
Laura Cox Kaplan Adjunct professor at American University Full Bio
Ameshia Cross Liberal Commentator, the Sinclair Broadcast Group Full Bio
Ryan Dawe Full Bio
Melissa Deckman Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Political Science, Washington College Full Bio
Rebecca DeWolf Full Bio
Lucina Di Meco Global Fellow at The Wilson Center Full Bio
China Dickerson Political Strategist Full Bio
Jamie E. Smith Partner, Ballast & Senior Advisor, West Exec Full Bio
Lauren Eastman Senior Analyst Full Bio
Priya Elangovan Director of Research Full Bio
Karen Finney CNN Political Analyst Full Bio
Nicole Fossier Associate at Benenson Strategy Group Full Bio
Rhonda Elaine Foxx Founder of HBCU House Full Bio
Jessica Francis Program Coordinator at The Women & Politics Institute Full Bio
Amanda Fuchs Miller President of Seventh Street Strategies Full Bio
Jake Gandolfi Program Associate Full Bio
Lucy Gettman Executive Director of Women In Government, Inc. Full Bio
Jill Greenlee Associate professor in Politics and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University Full Bio
Mary Griffith Associate Director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion Full Bio
Dr. Elisabeth Griffith Historian and Author Full Bio
Zandria Haines Vice President, SBDigital Full Bio
Claire Halffield RepresentWomen Legal Research Intern Full Bio
Jane Hall Associate Professor, American University School of Communication Full Bio
Minda Harts CEO Full Bio
Brooke Helmick Full Bio
Eleanor Herman Full Bio
Cheryl Jacobs Crim Director, Resisterhood Full Bio
Chris Jahnke Speech Coach, Author, Consultant Full Bio
Kate Jeffers Director at Benenson Strategy Group Full Bio
Ellen Kamei Full Bio
Jenny Kaplan Co-Founder & CEO of Wonder Media Network Full Bio
Nancy LeaMond Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Full Bio
Amy Levin Partner, Benenson Strategy Group Full Bio
Meri Long Full Bio
Erin Loos Cutraro CEO and Founder Full Bio
Emily Martin Program Coordinator at The Women & Politics Institute Full Bio
Christine Matthews President, Bellwether Research Full Bio
Eileen McDonagh Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University Full Bio
Madalene Mielke President & CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Full Bio
Helen Milby Full Bio
Paula Monopoli Sol & Carlyn Hubert Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law Full Bio
Connie Morella Ambassador-in-Residence, American University Women & Politics Institute Full Bio
Taryn Morrissey Associate Professor Department of Public Administration and Policy Full Bio
Anne Moses Ph.D., Founder & President, IGNITE Full Bio
Cecilia Muñoz Vice President at New America Full Bio
Karen O'Connor Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science Department of Government, American University Full Bio
Atima Omara Founder and President of Omara Strategy Group Full Bio
Jennifer Palmieri Author and President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund Full Bio
Brenda Parker PhD, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago Full Bio
Jacqueline Pelella Communications Fellow at Power to Decide Full Bio
Shilpa Phadke Vice President of the Women's Initiative at The Center for American Progress Full Bio
Kierra Powell Senior Manager, Event and Programming Full Bio
Julie Roginsky Co-Founder of Lift Our Voices Full Bio
Leah Ruppanner Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab at the University of Melbourne Full Bio
Sparsha Saha Preceptor at Harvard University Full Bio
Jarinete Santos Political Pipeline Director at She Should Run Full Bio
Alisha Saxena Full Bio
Meaghan Shea Spring 2021 outreach and advocacy intern, RepresentWomen Full Bio
Liuba Grechen Shirley Founder and CEO of Vote Mama Foundation Full Bio
Rebecca Sive Full Bio
Jennifer Steinhauer Reporter at The New York Times Full Bio
Elizabeth Suhay Full Bio
Melissa Sullivan Full Bio
Stacie Taranto Associate Professor, Ramapo College of New Jersey Full Bio
Cynthia Richie Terrell Founder and executive director of RepresentWomen Full Bio
Shaunna Thomas co-founder and Executive Director, UltraViolet Full Bio
Lisa Turner Executive Director, Project LPAC Full Bio
Katie Usalis Full Bio
Ali Vitali Author Full Bio
Jonathan Voss Lake Research Partners Full Bio
Susannah Wellford CEO & Founder, Running Start Full Bio
Leandra Zarnow Assistant Professor, University of Houston Full Bio

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