The Democracy Initiative Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable research and education organization dedicated to public education for member organizations about the necessity of broader democracy reform so that we can fully realize the promise of American democracy; a government of, by, and for the people.
Our Story
Board
Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause President, Co-Chair
Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President, Co-Chair
Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director
Derrick Johnson, NAACP President & CEO
Erich Pica, Friends of the Earth President
Gustavo Torres, CASA Executive Director
Mobilizing Committee
Peggy Shorey, State & Local Legislation, Deputy Director, AFL-CIO
Marilyn Carpinteyro, Vice President of Programs and Strategy, Common Cause
Shane Larson, National Director of Legislation, Politics & International Affairs, CWA
La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski, North Carolina Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Jonathan Butler, Democracy Campaigner, Greenpeace
Jamal Watkins, Vice President of Civic Engagement, NAACP
Ashley Dwire, Integrated Campaign Coordinator, SEIU