Caroline brings over 20 years of global philanthropy and strategic communications experience working with organizations to advance social and economic justice nationally and globally. At Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, she leads all strategic and policy communications, branding, and digital campaigns that drive organizational growth. Formerly, Caroline was an Emmy-nominated TV correspondent and social entrepreneur. In 2014, the American Express Foundation named her a ’50 under 40 Social Enterprise Leader’, and the Global Editors Network awarded her first place in the international "Startup for News" competition for her award-winning digital platform, SourceRise, which connected journalists to on-the-ground sources during humanitarian crises. She is also the founder of "Nonprofit Communications Professionals" - a Facebook group she created in 2013 that has grown to be the largest network of internal and external comms professionals on social media with over 19k members. Caroline has served as a United Nations Representative and has facilitated communications workshops at the United Nations, Google, and Twitter, among others. She has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Poynter, among others, has been a writer/contributor to the Huffington Post, and has appeared as an expert guest on CNN’s Inside Africa, The Today Show, Good Day New York, and Univision’s Despierta America.Caroline is a practitioner and speaker on using communications and media technology as a tool for engagement and social change. Her work has taken her from the halls of the United Nations to refugee camps in East Africa where she has partnered with women and youth on digital storytelling projects and tech-driven public health initiatives. Caroline has a BS in Communications from St. John’s University and an MA from Antioch University. A born and bred first-generation New Yorker from Queens, Caroline enjoys traveling off the beaten path, watching documentaries, and making paella with her husband Allen, and daughter, Sabina.