Our Team

Meet the experts and practitioners who are leading the discussion on gender dynamics in the 2020 election:

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
Nicole Carlsburg Executive Director, The Barbara Lee Family Foundation Full Bio
Vicky Wilkins Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University 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
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
Glynda Carr CEO and co-founder of Higher Heights Full Bio
Julie Conway President of Shamrock Advisors, LLC Full Bio
Laura Cox Kaplan Adjunct professor at American University Full Bio
Melissa Deckman Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Political Science, Washington College Full Bio
Lucina Di Meco Global Fellow at The Wilson Center 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
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
Zandria Haines Vice President, SBDigital Full Bio
Jane Hall Associate Professor, American University School of Communication Full Bio
Amanda Hunter Research and Communications Director, The Barbara Lee Family Foundation Full Bio
Chris Jahnke Speech Coach, Author, Consultant Full Bio
Kate Jeffers Director at Benenson Strategy Group Full Bio
Amy Levin Partner, Benenson Strategy Group 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
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
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
Jennifer Steinhauer Reporter at The New York Times 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 Senior Director, Research & Political Engagement, Project LPAC Full Bio
Susannah Wellford CEO & Founder, Running Start Full Bio

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