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…
Zoë Williamson is the Coalition Coordinator at the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition, whose mission is to increase nonpartisan student voting and engagement on college campuses. Prior to joining NCoC, Zoë served as an Andrew Goodman Foundation Vote Everywhere Ambassador at…
Eli Pariser wants to help technology and media serve democracy. At 23 years old, he was named Executive Director of MoveOn.org, where he led the organization’s opposition to the Iraq war, raised over $120 million from small donors, and helped…
Korey Te Hira is Chief Operating Officer at NCoC. Prior to NCoC, Korey worked in both the private and public sectors in New Zealand and the United Kingdom as a financial analyst, and was a Dukakis Fellow in the Governor…
Sam Novey serves as Director of Full Participation Program at the National Conference on Citizenship. He leads NCoC’s efforts to cultivate the country’s largest network of local leaders committed to ensuring their communities achieve full participation in elections. Prior to…
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…
Denice Ross is a Senior Fellow at the National Conference on Citizenship, and a Fellow at the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation. Currently, her main focus is on tech and data issues related to the 2020 Census, and…