JD Shadel is an editor, writer and digital strategist who explores the overlapping worlds of modern culture and technology. Their work often centers the experiences of trans and queer communities, especially how LGBTQ+ people navigate online life. They’ve contributed to…
Margaret Trombly is the Grants and Development Coordinator for the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition. Prior to this role, she worked on the Operations Teams for both Kirsten Gillibrand’s and Elizabeth Warren’s campaigns for president. Margaret previously worked with the…
Emily Laackman is the lead Data Analyst at the National Conference on Citizenship. Emily has a background in data analysis, visualization, and storytelling. Prior to NCoC, Emily worked at Digitas, a global digital marketing firm, where she was a manager…
Jamie Engel is a Program Director at the National Conference on Citizenship. She has spent her career as a tireless advocate for public service and civic engagement. In addition to her work at NCoC, Jamie is the Campaign and Advocacy Facilitator at…
Carmen Liñero-Lopez is the Project Manager for Ask Every Student (AES), a program of NCoC and the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition. Prior to joining AES, Carmen was a National Campus Organizer with the Feminist Majority Foundation, where she worked…
Clarissa Unger is the Director of the Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) Coalition, a project of the National Conference on Citizenship and the largest nonpartisan network in the United States dedicated to increasing college student voter participation. Clarissa has a background in…
Dana is a pioneer and thought leader in civic design, bringing deep experience to that space. After working with banks, insurance companies, and tech companies for decades to improve experiences for their customers and workers, Dana takes that knowledge to…
Allyson Laackman is a finance and operations professional who has served in senior leadership roles in Federal government, non-profit, political, and private sector organizations throughout her career. She earned an A.B. in Finance and a Masters of Accountancy Science at…
Maddie Wolf is the Social Designer for the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition. In this role, she applies a human-centered design approach to creating tools, systems, and processes for increasing student voter participation. Her work focuses on several of the…
Eddy Zerbe is the Special Projects Director for the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition. In this role, he manages several of the coalition’s national initiatives including +1 the Polls, National Voter Registration Day’s Campus Takeover, and VoteTogether’s Party at the…
Neelam Sakaria serves as Chief of Staff of the Civic Signals Initiative at the National Conference on Citizenship. Prior to joining the team, she supported early-stage social entrepreneurs at Echoing Green and launched the organization’s national pilot developing entrepreneurship curriculum…
Kyla Fullenwider is a Senior Fellow at NCoC and leads our census portfolio of work focusing on what local governments, journalists, leading digital platforms, and the public can do to prepare and participate in this crucial function of our democracy. She…