Hermelinda Cortés uses organizing, narrative, and strategic communications to build power, fortify lasting connections between communities, dismantle systems of domination, and build the liberated world we and future generations deserve....
Sylphia Basak is a journalist/writer and activist who uses a variety of mediums to convey the story she wants to tell. Her work prioritizes a decolonial lens, and seeks to...
Tinselyn Simms (she/her) is the co-founding Co-Executive Directors of We Make the Future (WMTF) and We Make the Future Action (WMTFA). Launched in 2021, WMTF/A builds narrative power for a...
Anika Fassia (she/her) is the co-founding and Co-Executive Director of We Make the Future (WMTF) and We Make the Future Action (WMTFA). Launched in 2021, WMTF/A builds narrative power for...
Karina Pacheco del Río (she/her/ella) is a Puerto Rican storyteller and narrative strategist who serves as the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI), where...
Ane Hernández Santos (they/them) is a narrative and campaign strategist, writer, and organizer from Puerto Rico who advances cultural and political power within movements fighting austerity, colonialism, and displacement. Their...
Mario Carrillo (he/him) is the Campaigns Director for America’s Voice. He previously served as the Communications Director at Voto Latino, where he focused on organizational messaging and implemented a comprehensive...
Anabel Mendoza (she/her) is the Communications Director for United We Dream. She earned both her Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Latino/a Studies and a Master of Science (MS) in...
Emmanuelle Leal-Santillan (he/him/ella) is the National Communications & Media Director for Somos Votantes, which runs some of the largest independent Latino civic and voter engagement programs in the country. Emmanuelle...
Cynthia Buiza (she/her) has worked as a social justice advocate for the last 30 years, including as Executive Director of the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC). An immigrant from the...
Rachel Koelzer (she/they) is the Communications Director for the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC). She is an organizer, writer, activist, and advocate passionate about healing and connection....
Anita Vukovic (she/her) is an Associate Director and the Lead for the CoLAB, a fiscally sponsored project of the California Immigrant Policy Center focused on developing grassroots capacity for immigration...
Karim Bouris (he/him) is the co-Principal of Mixte Communications, a public interest communications agency advancing social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Mixte’s work centers on strategic communications for organizations that...
Oluwakemi Oso (she/her), Chief Program Officer at Higher Ground Institute and lead of re:power’s Data x Power Movement Tech Fellowship, works at the intersection of data, technology, and social justice...
Lee Anderson (he/him) is the Director of the Movement Technology Program at re:power and a cultural strategist, storyteller, and trained vocalist. He works at the intersection of art, narrative, and...
Payton Johnson (he/him) is the founder and co-curator of the Shades of Discourse event series, where he brings Black organizers, artists, and scholars into dialogue to highlight the transformative power...
Rachel Weidinger (they/them) Raised in central Ohio in a blue-collar family, Rachel started working early. Before age 25 they worked in fast food, restaurants, landscaping, telemarketing, and grocery stores. Rachel...
Patrick Reinsborough (he/him) is a strategist, trainer and leadership coach working at the intersection of the ecological crisis, narrative shift and transformational movement-building. He is a founder of narrative capacity-building...
Rev. Dr. Marian Stewart (she/her) is a retired minister. In addition to serving congregations, she was the Ohio Organizing Manager for Faith and Public Life. She has earned degrees in...
Belén Marco (she/they) is the Narrative Strategy Director at the New Economy Coalition, where she supports building narrative power and uplifting stories for the solidarity economy. For more than 20...