Maya Ingram Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

* Program Director for the Democracy Funders Network, a cross-ideological learning and action community for funders concerned about the health of American democracy.* Provide strategic advice and programmatic support to the democracy funders working to build a bright, bold vision for American democracy.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Produce policy memorandum and reports on safeguarding non-partisan election administration from subversion and holding democracy violators accountable.
• Provide in-depth policy analysis on emerging federal and state developments in election administration and voting rights.
• Lead cross-department teams on complex projects and manage external legislative, policy, and communications consultants.
• Analyze how trends in election and voting legislation will impact election officials.

• Drove strategy for state-level legislative advocacy campaigns in a diverse cross-sector of states on issues of election integrity and and voting access.
• Managed multiple teams of policy experts, legislative advocates, communicators, and pollsters.
• Built and maintain strategic partnerships with a diverse network of state and local partners.

Sacramento

• Advanced intersectional policy, legislative, and budget reforms focused on securing reproductive justice and gender justice, economic justice, voting rights, and immigrants’ rights for all Californians.
• Led interdisciplinary coalitions with a track record of strong policy wins by providing leadership on strategy decisions and fostering inclusive, collaborative, and effective teams and coalitions.

• Litigated complex matters, including a trade secrets case and consumer class actions.
• Managed complex discovery proceedings and deposition preparation and drafted complex motions (motions to dismiss, summary judgment, discovery disputes).
• Maintained an active pro bono docket, including a successful criminal resentencing petition, domestic violence restraining order, and U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs on same-sex marriage and access to.

Los Angeles, CA

• Researched civil rights claims for farm workers, public school students, and recipients of federally-subsidized housing.
• Drafted memoranda analyzing disparate impact discrimination claims and joint-employer liability claims.

San Francisco Bay Area

Conducted research and wrote memoranda on due process claims for veterans and immigrants, voluntary disclosure under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and unclaimed class settlement funds.

Los Angeles, CA

• Drafted declarations in a lawsuit challenging prolonged immigration detention; wrote memoranda on public access to court documents, the FOIA venue provision, and the ramifications of booking questions that implicate.
• Wrote advocacy letters regarding detention policies and judicial certification for U-visas.

Los Angeles

Drafted memoranda and court orders regarding habeas corpus petitions and various procedural issues, including Rule 11 sanctions, statute of limitations, and disqualification of counsel; prepared new case summaries; and observed hearings.

San Francisco, CA

• Held leadership roles on campaign teams to defeat statewide ballot propositions restricting healthcare access; served as a media spokesperson; led voter mobilizations; and directed endorsement strategy.
• Engaged in legislative advocacy to strengthen family planning services.
• Fostered support for healthcare access from elected officials
• Designed and administered three volunteer programs: community outreach; clinic access; and electoral campaigns.

New York, NY

• Conducted research for impact litigation on healthcare access.
• Provided logistical support to state affiliates executing a publication education and communications campaign on youth access to health education.
• Assisted with research and writing for grant proposals to foundations.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Public Interest Law And Policy

Activities and Societies: Pacific Basin Law Journal Moot Court Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic Supreme Court Clinic American.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

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