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
Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President, Board President and Co-Chair
Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause President, Board Treasurer and Co-Chair
Derrick Johnson, NAACP President & CEO
Erich Pica, Friends of the Earth President
Gustavo Torres, CASA Executive Director
K. Sabeel Rahman, Demos President
Virginia Kase, League of Women Voters of the United States CEO
Ray Curry, United Auto Workers Secretary-Treasurer
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Staff
Wendy Fields, Executive Director
Jennifer Lamson, Deputy Director
Getachew Kassa, National Field Manager
Linda Ewing, Senior Policy and Training Fellow
Brittny Baxter, Training & Movement Building Coordinator
Sherri Davis, Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Jack Flynn, Communications Associate
Anchor Committee
Peggy Shorey, State & Local Legislation, Deputy Director, AFL-CIO
Marilyn Carpinteyro, Vice President of Programs and Strategy, Common Cause
Michelle Chan, Vice President of Programs, Friends of the Earth
Folabi Olagbaju, Democracy Campaign Director, Greenpeace USA
Jamal Watkins, Vice President of Civic Engagement, NAACP
Yaheiry Mora, Director, CASA in Action | Civic Engagement and Elections Senior Director, CASA
Rodney McKenzie Jr., Executive Vice President, Movement Strategies, Demos