Founder and president of national network elevating the voice and power of women of color. I bring together voters, organizers, and elected leaders in a movement grounded in values of love, justice, belonging, and democracy. In 2018, I was one of the primary architects of the “year of women of color in politics.” In April 2019, I convened the first presidential forum for women of color with 8 candidates and a audience reaching a quarter of the American population. As a democratic innovator and visionary, I lead national efforts to build inclusive, multiracial coalitions led by women of color. I leverage media, research and analysis to increase voter engagement and advocate for racial, economic and gender justice. My writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Hill, Essence, Teen Vogue and Newsweek. In the early 1990’s, I earned a rare honorable discharge from the U.S. Army as a conscientious objector and work today to support courageous, moral leadership.

Built focus and investment to expand and strengthen the power of voters of color through advocacy, media and data. I called Black women to "Get in Formation" behind Stacey Abrams, who would transform progressive politics in the South. I organized the first Democratic National Convention forum highlighting the central role of women of color: “Women of Color: Uniting the Party, Leading the Country." I moderated the first DNC Chair Forum to address race and the future of the Democratic Party. I founded and hosted the Democracy in Color podcast featuring our best and brightest leaders and organizers across the country.