Current Board Members

President

Earnestine Dawson, Director of Strategic Planning & Special Projects for Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Secretary:

Drew Ficociello, Director of Communications for Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-01)

Events Chairs:

Cassie Baloue, Deputy Chief of Staff & Communications Director for California’s 14th Congressional District
Christina Gray, Scheduler for Rep. Maxine Dexter (OR-03)

Membership Chair:

Kendall Mitchell, Managing Director at Palladian Hill Strategies

Mentorship Chairs:

Julia Ezell Thomas, Vice President of Digital and Creator Engagement at Focal Point Strategy Group
Jarice Thompson, Senior Communications Coordinator at Americans for Financial Reform

Communications Chair:

Ja’Caiya Stephens, Graphic Designer at Glam Graphics

Professional Development Chair:

Jacob Hicks, Deputy Communications Director for House Budget Committee Democrats

Board Members At-Large:

Michael Suchecki, Creative Director for Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Communications Director for the Congressional Progressive Staff Association
Remmington Belford, National Director of Branding, Marketing and Communications at UNCF
Cassandra Johnson, Former Communications Director for Rep. Joyce Beatty

Past Board Members

Brennan Adelaide, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ethan Alpern, Department of Homeland Security
Kezmiché “Kim” Atterbury, Rep. G. K. Butterfield
Angela Barranco, Rep. Joseph Crowley
Alex Barriger, Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Brad Bauman, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Ellis Brachman, House Democratic Caucus
Maureen Beach, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer
Matthew Beck, Ways and Means Committee
Ritvik Bonam, Sen. Chuck Schumer
Ellis Brachman, House Democratic Caucus
Jesse Broder Van Dyke, Sen. Daniel Akaka
Alexa Cooley, House DPCC
Hale Diamond, Rep. Joaquin Castro
Josh Drobnyk, Ways and Means Committee
Jill Farquharson, Sen. Tom Carper
Cameron French, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jessica Gail, RH Strategic
Maxwell Gigle, Rep. Sanford Bishop
James Gleeson, Rep. Xavier Becerra
Hayley Gray-Hoehn, Rep. Gabe Amo
Angela Guyadeen, Rep. Marion Berry
Michael Hardaway, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Nkenge Harmon, Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Brigit Helgen, Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Center
Andrea Helling, Sen. Jon Tester
Adam Hodge, Department of the Treasury
Leah Hunter, Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Tali Israeli, Rep. Allyson Schwartz
Will Jenkins (Founding Chairperson), The White House
Jessica Kershaw, Rep. John Boccieri
Hannah Kim, Rep. Charlie Rangel
Trevor Kincaid, Rep. Nick Lampson
Emily Kryder, Rep. Lois Capps
Wynne Leahy, Sen. Claire McCaskill
Lesley Lopez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Sarah Lovenheim, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Miranda Margowsky, House Democratic Caucus
Michael J. McQuerry, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Cleve Mesidor, Department of Commerce
Jasmine Mora, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Jordan Morris, Rep. Meeks
Brett Morrow, Rep. Mark Takano
Alex Nguyen, Rep. Mark Pocan
Diane Padilla, House Natural Resources Committee Democrats
Nick Papas, Democratic Caucus
Meghan Pennington, Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Joseph Puente, Rep. Gene Green
Rachel Racusen, Education and Labor Committee
Shadawn Reddick-Smith, Rep. Alma Adams
Mitchell Rivard, Rep. Dan Kildee
Melanie Roussell, Judiciary Committee
Rob Runyan, Department of the Treasury
Emilie Simons, Rep. Adam Schiff
Samantha Slater, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
Matt Slavoski, Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Lauren Smith, Rep. Doris Matsui
Srinu Sonti, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Emily Spain, Senator Tom Carper
Ajashu Thomas, Rep. Marcia Fudge
Doug Thornell, Rep. Chris Van Hollen
Matt Thornton, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Cameron Trimble, Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture
Hillary Wicai Viers, Rep. Charlie Wilson
Nick Zeller, Sen. Maria Cantwell