Who We Are

A’lysia, also known as A is a Creative Associate at The Hub. A creates and delivers both digital and print products across all campaigns.

Prior to joining the Hub, A was a Junior Graphic Designer at Acronym, a fast-paced political start-up. While there, A designed creative and acted for a $12.5M digital-first ad campaign, Expand the Electorate. The program engaged 200,000 new and infrequent voters across 8 states during the 2020 general election and the Georgia Senate runoff elections. A is also a Freelance artist. She specializes in graphic design, painting, and drawing.

Outside of the office, A enjoys spending time experimenting with many different art forms such as screen-printing, spending time with loved ones and laughing.

Ade is an Associate Director, Communications at The Hub Project, where he works across a number of campaigns to generate media coverage.

He comes to The Hub Project from Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign, where he worked in campus organizing in New Hampshire, and later on the campaign’s Advance team. Prior to the campaign, Ade lived and worked for more than a year in the Middle East as an Account Director on behalf of Weber Shandwick – a leading integrated communications firm. There he worked in the headquarters of a global manufacturer, building capacity within their communications team.

Prior to his stint abroad, Ade worked in the Washington D.C. office of Weber Shandwick, where he focused on global energy and sustainability within the firm’s Public Affairs practice. He led integrated teams that developed and implemented communications strategies for corporations, government agencies and nonprofits.

Ade is an Atlanta native who received his B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University, and was a Spring 2016 Fellow with the Clean Energy Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. He serves on the national board of Higher Achievement – a nonprofit dedicated to closing the opportunity gap for students during the critical middle school years. In his free time, Ade is typically out for a run, hike or a bike ride, and he looks forward to traveling overseas when it’s safe again.

Alex is the Director of Policy & Research at The Hub Project, where she supports the research and policy needs for The Hub’s advocacy campaigns, and helps to develop strategy for new and ongoing campaigns. Prior to joining The Hub Project, Alex was Policy Counsel on the Economic Justice team at the National Partnership for Women & Families, where she focused on state and federal policy on paid sick and safe days, pregnancy discrimination and accommodations, sexual harassment, and paid family and medical leave. Originally from Philadelphia, she has been in the District for 15 years and enjoys traveling, reading, and running on The National Mall. Alex is a proud graduate of Georgetown University and American University Washington College of Law.

Ali is Manager of Campaigns at The Hub, and enjoys working with fellow Hubsters and partners to lift up voices in the fight to unrig a broken and systemically imbalanced economic system. Ali joined The Hub team after working in issue advocacy in New York and Pennsylvania, and with the Hillary for Pennsylvania team during the 2016 election. Ali likes eating the baked goods her roommates generously make and enjoys (short) runs. She can also be found purchasing house plants for which she doesn’t have room in her apartment.

Amanda is the Associate Director of Resource Mobilization and Financial Operations at The Hub. Amanda was one of the first staff at The Hub, starting out as a Special Assistant and working her way up to her current position. Over the years she has done all things under the operations sun from managing budgets to creating and managing systems, to opening offices, and throwing events. Prior to joining The Hub, Amanda ran campaign offices around the country to raise funds and mobilize voters and activists across the country.

Amber is the Senior Associate of Federal and External Affairs at The Hub. Amber has spent the majority of her career doing progressive advocacy work, having previously worked at the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center and on numerous progressive campaigns. Amber is from Baltimore, MD and graduated from the George Washington University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. When she’s not working, Amber can be found singing, trying new DC restaurants, and hanging out with her rescue dog, Pepper!

Anushka is a senior communications associate at The Hub, where she works to advance economic and health care justice. A writer at heart, Anushka does policy-heavy opinion editorials about Opportunity Zones, messaging around the Supreme Court case aimed at dismantling the Affordable Care Act, and many things in between. Before joining The Hub, Anushka worked at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign headquarters. Ever the proponent of over-pronouncing short vowels, Anushka is a Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate. When the emails slow down, Anushka does stand-up comedy, hikes, cooks elaborate meals for loved ones, and ignores the guitar she bought but never learned how to play.

Arielle is an associate director of communications at The Hub, where she leads communications strategy and media outreach for a number of campaigns. Prior to joining the team, Arielle worked as a director at Derris for nearly a decade, advising nonprofits, startups, global companies and public figures on brand and communications strategy. During her tenure at Derris, Arielle led several clients teams in messaging development, media relations and crisis management. She also ran the company’s internal media training practice, preparing spokespeople for broadcast appearances, off-screen interviews, and speaking engagements. A California native, Arielle began her career interning at FRONTLINE PBS in the Boston area, where she graduated from Tufts University with a double major in sociology and community health. During her free time, Arielle can be found dancing, hiking, or eating cheese.

Arkadi is the founder of The Hub Project and its Executive Director.

Prior to launching The Hub, Arkadi was senior vice president for campaigns and strategy at the Center for American Progress and the Center for American Progress Action Fund. In that capacity, Arkadi managed the American Progress advocacy arm and oversaw policy teams focused on gun violence, court reform, and public lands.

Prior to joining CAP, Arkadi was the senior director for policy, partnerships, and public affairs at Opower (a clean energy company that has been acquired by Oracle). There, he led a team focused on regulatory research, government outreach, and partnerships.

Before Opower, Arkadi served as special adviser and first deputy criminal justice coordinator to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, where he managed the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition (now Everytown for Gun Safety). During four-and-a-half years in the mayor’s office, Arkadi oversaw the coalition’s growth to more than 600 mayors, led successful campaigns to influence federal legislation, partnered with Wal-Mart to develop a landmark gun-seller code of conduct, and led New York City’s undercover investigation of out-of-state gun shows.

Before joining the Bloomberg administration, Gerney worked as a litigator at WilmerHale and as a partner in a political consulting firm.

Arkadi lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Nancy and their three children.

Ayat is the Polling and Analytics Associate at The Hub Project where she works on the Navigator Research website and other Hub campaigns.

Prior to joining The Hub, Ayat worked at Priorities USA and the Education Trust-Midwest, where she worked in analytics and education equity, respectively.

Outside of The Hub, Ayat enjoys writing, learning about Iraqi art history, and reading. She is learning how to roller skate and wants to learn to play the bass.

Barion is the Creative Director at The Hub Project. He manages a team of designers, editors and contractors who produce videos, websites, live streams and a variety of other digital products. The Creative team is responsible for ideation, production and delivery of content optimized for distribution across multiple social media platforms. Barion also manages the distribution of content to our online partners and works closely with our paid media, comms and campaign teams.

With 20 years of production experience, Barion’s client list includes MTV, BET, MSNBC, TVOne and Aspire. He also co-founded theGrio.com and was Associate Producer of the Oscar nominated documentary Tupac: Resurrection.

Barion joins The Hub from Harlem, NY and is a proud native of Newark, New Jersey. He studied radio, television and film production at Rowan University and is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Outside of the office, Barion loves traveling, film and music festivals, cooking and spending time with family and friends.

Bre (Breanne) is an Associate Director of Campaigns at The Hub Project, working on The Hub’s campaigns to engage national and state partners to integrate communications, research, digital, and paid tactics on the important policy conversations of the day. Prior to The Hub, Bre was a member of the Outreach and Campaigns team at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, working with hundreds of partners to protect safety net programs and stand against budget and tax proposals that give away trillions of dollars in revenue, worsening inequality. Bre also was a Fellow for the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality and served in the Missouri State Senate as a Policy Fellow. Bre holds a master’s degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree in social work from Olivet Nazarene University. Bre is a proud Midwesterner and streaming enthusiast. When not binging the latest album, audiobook, show or podcast, she can be found trying a new dish in the kitchen, practicing yoga, solving Sudoku puzzles, or exploring the DC area with her spouse.

Bryan is the Senior Director, Polling & Analytics at The Hub Project, where he oversees the design, management, and analysis of all qualitative and quantitative research projects to inform messaging for a variety of issue advocacy campaigns. Bryan also serves on the pollster team for Navigator Research, a public opinion research collective designed to better understand the American public’s views on issues of the day and provide messaging guidance to progressive advocates, elected officials, and other interested parties to make and win policy arguments. Prior to joining The Hub Project, Bryan previously served as a research manager at Illuminas, a boutique market research agency, and was responsible for conducting qualitative and quantitative studies for clients in the technology, non-profit, and education industries. He started his career at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, advising numerous Democratic political candidates, progressive issue advocacy groups, and non-profit organizations. Originally from central Texas, Bryan studied government at The University of Texas at Austin. He currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Lesley and his cat Alex.

Claire Goldberg is a Communications Associate at The Hub Project, working across multiple campaigns to help generate media coverage and execute messaging strategy.

Prior to joining The Hub Project, she was the Communications Manager at the DC Democratic Party, overseeing the organization’s press relations, digital operations, and messaging goals. She has also worked as a Communications Director on a New Jersey congressional campaign, and as a Field Organizer and Regional Digital Captain on Kamala Harris’s presidential primary campaign in Iowa.

Claire is a 2019 graduate of Georgetown University, where she earned her B.A. in Government. She was born and raised in Santa Monica, California, and loves watching TV, making Spotify playlists, letting copies on the New Yorker pile up on her desk, and doom scrolling through Twitter.

Dan oversees campaign communications and is the press secretary and spokesperson for The Hub.

Dan has worked at the intersection of policy and political communications for more than a decade. He came to The Hub from the Economic Policy Institute, where he worked to promote policies that would strengthen the economic conditions of working- and middle-class Americans, through traditional and digital media outreach. Dan is a veteran of President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns and served in the Obama administration as a communications assistant at the Small Business Administration. He graduated from Cornell University with a double major in government and theater arts.

Dan has lived in the District since 2009, which is longer than he’s lived anywhere else. He and his wife currently make their home in DC’s Park View neighborhood, with their dog and cat. Dan is an avid bike commuter, occasional road cyclist, and competitive powerlifter.

Dana is a Campaign Director at The Hub Project where she develops and manages large-scale advocacy campaigns that mobilize organizers nationwide in the fight for economic justice and a fair tax code. Prior to joining The Hub, Dana managed Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger’s successful 2018 campaign against Tea Party champion, Dave Brat. In addition to her political work, Dana has managed strategic communications and stakeholder engagement programs in the clean energy sector, working both at the Department of Energy and in the solar industry. Dana also led communications for numerous state senators while with the Minnesota Senate DFL Caucus.

When she’s not talking about why we need to tax the rich, Dana enjoys playing cribbage while camping, singing karaoke (sometimes competitively), and baking anything with chocolate.

Danielle is the Managing Director, Digital at The Hub, and is passionate about using the expansive power of digital to advance progressive ideas and connect people with the issues they care about most. Danielle has spent the majority of her career working on digital strategy and creative for campaigns, non-profits, and advocacy organizations. Before joining The Hub, Danielle was the Director of Battleground Communications at Priorities USA and previously ran an independent consulting firm in New York. Earlier in her career, she served as a Creative Director at Blue State Digital. Danielle has worked on two presidential campaigns, as Director of Content on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and on the Obama 2012 email team.

Outside of the office, Danielle enjoys spending as much time as possible at the beach and is always looking for the pizza spots in town.

Ebonie is a visual design manager at The Hub Project, where she designs compelling digital and print products for campaigns at The Hub.

Before The Hub, Ebonie worked as the Digital Director at Social Security Works, where she was the lead on digital strategy and created and curated content for various organizational campaigns related to healthcare policy, drug policy, and student debt policy. She also worked as deputy editor of Social Security Works’ publishing arm, Strong Arm press, for which she designed various book covers including Nancy Altman’s The Truth About Social Security.

She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and enjoys serving her community through public service. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and son, creating art (drawing, painting, designing), and watching tons of movies.

Emi is an Email & SMS Manager at The Hub Project, primarily focusing on email advocacy and online organizing. While pushing calls to action and dodging spam traps are their day job, Emi moonlights as a food blogger, photographer, and baker in their free time.

Emily is the Digital Director, where she strategizes and creates all-encompassing online efforts across platforms to assist and amplify issue-based campaigns.

Prior to joining The Hub Project, Emily served as the digital content manager at the Labor Department as a political appointee in the Obama administration. She created and managed content for official digital and social media accounts of the department and the Secretary of Labor. In this role, she developed a number of digital strategies for ongoing campaigns including minimum wage, paid leave, and worker voice; and final rule rollouts for conflict of interest, overtime, and silica. Previously, Emily worked for Young Invincibles’ consulting arm, managed health care advocacy clients at Blue State Digital, and worked on a number of issue-based campaigns at the Center for American Progress. Emily began her career in Washington working for Sen. Claire McCaskill.

Emily is a St. Louis native, graduated cum laude from Bucknell University, and is a yoga instructor in DC. When not in front a screen, Emily enjoys long walks with her daughter, free samples at farmers markets, and is a serious foodie who loves to travel and cook.

Emma is a Senior Associate of Campaigns at The Hub Project where she works on progressive issue advocacy campaigns in order to highlight crucial policy issues and hold elected officials accountable.

Prior to joining The Hub, Emma worked at Bridgewater Associates. Emma attended Wesleyan University where she was the President of the student government and served on the University’s Title IX Policy Committee.

Emma is originally from Denver, Colorado and you’ll most likely catch her lounging in a park nostalgic for the Rocky Mountains or at Bunker Hill Fire Station, where she is a volunteer firefighter.

Eric is a Senior Communications and Rapid Response Manager at The Hub Project.

Prior to joining The Hub Project, Eric was a Senior Researcher at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in Washington, DC during the second term of the Obama administration. Eric also worked for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign in Brooklyn, New York at headquarters, where he focused on opposition research products. He assisted with statewide communications efforts in the state of Nevada during the campaign as well as a member of the Hillary for Nevada communications team.

A native of Long Beach, California, Eric began his career in national politics after graduating from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. During his spare time, Eric enjoys blogging on Instagram, traveling, playing sports, and listening to music.

Eric is a Senior Policy & Research Associate at The Hub Project, where he conducts policy analysis, identifies earned media opportunities, and develops messaging for several issue advocacy campaigns.

Prior to joining The Hub, Eric was the Policy Assistant at the DCCC for the 2018 cycle, where he helped to flip 41 Congressional seats and take back the House.

Originally from Connecticut, Eric has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from George Washington University. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, going to the movies, and trying to find the best restaurants in DC.

Frederick is a Campaign Associate at The Hub transforming his passion for organizing into action for the Democracy program. Prior to joining The Hub, Frederick worked as a field organizer for the historic Jaime Harrison U.S. Senate campaign and served as the youngest Louisiana delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

He is a graduate of Tulane University and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Frederick appreciates discussing innovations in our culture, politics, and society. In his spare time, you’ll find him reading, writing, running, watching “Veep,” or spending time with those close to him. You can learn more about Frederick from his website at frederickbell.org.

Ghada is a Campaign Director at The Hub Project, where she builds and runs effective campaigns.

Prior to joining The Hub, Ghada served as the Political Manager for the Senate Majority PAC helping take back the Senate. Before that, she spent time on Capitol Hill serving as Representative Dan Kildee’s Deputy Chief of Staff. Ghada was also part of the successful campaign of Representative Elissa Slotkin, who flipped Michigan’s 8th Congressional District. Ghada has always had a passion for campaigns and helping candidates run for office. Additionally, she helped create the Congressional Leadership Development Program for young Muslim individuals to build a career in public service.

Originally from Flint, Michigan she is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint and George Washington University. When Ghada’s not working, she’s always on the hunt for the best churro. She currently lives in Washington D.C. with her husband.

Jack is a senior communications manager at The Hub.

Prior to joining The Hub Project, Jack worked for three years in Congress as Communications Director for Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Press Secretary for Congressman Ami Bera. Jack also worked for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign as a communications staffer and organizer. Jack started his career in the environmental movement with Green Corps and helped organize the successful grassroots campaign pressuring Governor Cuomo to ban fracking in New York.

Originally from New Jersey, Jack would be happy to discuss why the state is, in fact, the best state in the union. Jack recently completed his MA from Johns Hopkins and in his spare time can be found on a golf course or reading Star Wars expanded universe.

Jenna is a Managing Director of Economic and State Campaigns at the Hub Project, where she builds and runs campaigns to hold elected officials accountable to their constituents.

Prior to joining the Hub Project, Jenna was Deputy Campaign Manager for Cory Booker’s presidential campaign, overseeing Communications, Digital, Policy, Research, and Paid Media. In 2018, she managed Senator Chris Murphy’s re-election campaign.

Jenna brings to campaign management extensive digital strategy experience, having led large digital programs for Democratic candidates and progressive organizations — including as Digital Director for Hillary for America, VP of Digital at EMILY’s List, and Deputy Digital Director at the Democratic National Committee.

After a lifetime bouncing between major cities on the Northeast Corridor, Jenna lives in Eastern Connecticut with her wife and two pups.

Jennifer Mandelblatt is an Associate Campaign Director at The Hub Project, where she works on strategic mobilization efforts to strengthen our democracy.

Prior to joining The Hub Project, Jen served as the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Platform, a political training and lobbying organization dedicated to fostering young people’s political power and tearing down the barriers to entry. During this time, she developed resources for young people to understand their role in the legislative process; consulted peer organizations on their policy strategy; and coordinated high-impact advocacy days.

Originally from New Jersey, she received her B.S. in labor relations from Cornell University’s ILR School. In staying loyal to her Jersey roots, she is dedicated to remaining in Bruce Springsteen’s top 0.1 percent of Spotify listeners.

Joel joined The Hub as Managing Director for Communications in October 2019.

Joel has served in several notable positions in the political arena. In 2016, he was the Director of African-American Advertising for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. In that role, he oversaw the campaign’s advertising outreach program to African-American voters nationwide that exceeded $25 million, the largest such effort in political history at that time.

Before that, Joel served as Deputy Press Secretary for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, where he helped lead messaging efforts to pass Obamacare, and communications director for California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee. He also worked as a campaign aide for John Edwards’ 2008 presidential campaign and served as a policy aide for the late Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and former Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow of Michigan.

Joel is a political contributor for CBS News. Along with his frequent regular appearances on CBS News and CBSN, including CBS Face the Nation and CBS This Morning, Joel also appears regularly on several other national cable television and radio outlets including MSNBC, CNN and others. In addition, he’s currently an opinion contributor for The Hill newspaper and is the host of the Here Comes the Payne podcast in partnership with Hip-Politics Network.

Joel is a graduate of Brown University and a native of New Jersey.

John is the Federal and External Affairs Director at The Hub Project, where he leads our engagement with Federal elected officials and partners. Before joining The Hub Project, John was senior policy manager at the American Sustainable Business Council, where he helped to advocate for responsible public policy and business practices that focused on all stakeholders, not just the largest shareholders. Prior to that John was a Congressional Liaison at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. John also spent several years on the Hill, working for Senator Kay Hagan and Congressman Jim Marshall.

Originally from Chicago, John has spent nearly half his life on the East Coast, but is still a South Sider at heart. He is a proud graduate of Howard University and Fordham University Law School.

John is a Senior Associate of Campaigns at The Hub Project, where he works to execute progressive issue campaigns in key states, shed light on the most pressing policy issues of today, and amplify the voices of marginalized groups.

Prior to joining The Hub, John worked in the Political Law Group at Perkins Coie and on Jared Golden’s historic 2018 Congressional campaign, which flipped Maine’s 2nd district blue and marked the first time a challenger won the seat since 1916.

John graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, ME with a degree in Politics. A native of Washington, D.C. (yes, D.C. proper), John spends his free time experimenting with new recipes, playing music, and brainstorming excuses to move back to his favorite state, Maine.

Josh is the Director of Finance at The Hub Project where he serves as an integral member of the senior leadership team with responsibilities for ensuring the integrity of financial and accounting information across the organization.

Prior to joining The Hub Project, he served as a senior member of the Main Campus Finance team of the Office of the Provost at Georgetown University. In his role, he provided senior-level financial and budgetary oversight of academic support units of the Main Campus; serving as a key financial partner to the unit heads of these academic units by facilitating financial, budgetary management, staffing operations, and resource planning & execution. Prior to this role, Josh held similar positions within Georgetown and at other non-profits in the Washington DC area.

Josh has a Bachelor of Accountancy from Mississippi State University and an MBA from Texas A&M University. He is currently studying to sit for the CPA exam. In his free time, Josh enjoys outdoor cycling, traveling, trying new restaurants, solving true-crime mysteries, and spoiling his dog Royal.

Julia (hoo-lyah) is a Paid Media Manager at The Hub Project, where she oversees the development, execution, and measurement of all economy-centered ad campaigns.

Before joining The Hub Project, Julia worked at Deliver Strategies, a strategic communication and direct mail firm for the progressive community. There she worked with the nation’s top progressive organizations and candidates to craft innovative, creative, and highly-tested mail programs for the 2020 election cycle. She began her D.C. career at Kivvit as a Public Affairs Associate managing the development and execution of digital advertising, media relations, and public affairs campaigns.

Julia attended Champlain College in Burlington, VT, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Digital Marketing. Outside of work, she enjoys watching the latest blockbuster films and cooking.

Julia is the Digital Content Manager at the Hub and loves engaging young people online to take a participatory in our democracy.

During the 2020 cycle, Julia worked with When We All Vote, Michelle Obama’s nonpartisan civic engagement effort. Julia oversaw digital educational campaigns and influencer partnerships for first time-voters, managing a social media program that reached 100 million people and helped 512k+ eligible voters start or complete their voter registration.

Julia is originally from New Jersey and proud founder of Marist Votes, Marist College’s first-ever campus wide voter engagement initiative. Outside of work, Julia loves cooking for friends and family, spending too much money on oat milk lattes, and reading her weekly horoscope.

Julie is the Associate Director of Policy and Research at The Hub where she works on various economic and democracy campaigns translating the wonkiness of DC to make these vital issues matter to people across the country.

Julie joined The Hub on the communications team, working on the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland, and fighting to stop predatory payday lending. Prior to joining The Hub, Julie worked at SKDKnickerbocker advising their nonprofit clients on communications strategies.

Julie has vast experience working in judicial advocacy, providing strategic communications guidance to multiple Supreme Court fights, including the landmark King v. Burwell and Young v. UPS cases. She graduated from Princeton University, where she wrote her senior thesis on Robert Bork’s failed nomination to the Supreme Court.

Julie secretly (or not so secretly) loves the AP style guide. She continues to try to break her half marathon PR and can often be found crocheting blankets and scarves and other rectangular things.

Kashaf is an operations associate at The Hub and loves helping people navigate contracts and payments. Kashaf spent a majority of her career in the non-profit industry, gaining experiences in areas such as racial and socioeconomic justice. While she is an operations associate by day, Kashaf also enjoys hiking and reading.

Kekoa is a Senior Digital Associate at The Hub Project, where he works as both a writer and manager of social media assets while collaborating with partners to expand The Hub’s online presence. Prior to joining The Hub, Kekoa served as a Daniel K. Akaka Congressional Fellow in the Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii, focusing on Native Hawaiian education policy. Outside of the office, he is known to be an avid reader of philosophical texts as well as a decent shot at pool.

Kitty is the Financial Operations Manager at The Hub Project where she works on the month-end close process, program budgets, and procurement. She has always been interested in non-profit work and was drawn to The Hub after volunteering for local campaigns and organizations during the 2020 election cycle. Prior to joining The Hub, Kitty worked on intellectual property finance and R&D expense at Lenovo.

A native of Chicago, Kitty received her B.S. in Accountancy with a minor in French from the University of Illinois. Outside of the office she can be found trying local coffee shops, watching questionable reality TV, and buying books to add to her already large unread pile.

Hatalsky has spent her career working on the intersection of policy and politics across an array of issues. Hatalsky served as Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s (D-NV) first Deputy Chief of Staff in the United States Senate. Before this role, Hatalsky was the Policy Director at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2016 election cycle under Chairman Jon Tester. Previously, in the United States Senate, Laura served as an economic policy advisor for the Democratic Policy and Communications Center under the leadership of Senators Charles Schumer and Harry Reid. Earlier in her career, she served as a policy advisor to Congressman Mike Honda, Senator Ron Wyden, and Congressman Anthony Weiner in the United States Congress. Laura received a Master’s degree from the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and a Bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University.

See some of Hatalsky’s latest handiwork at www.madetofail.org.

Lucy is the Associate Director of Campaigns at the Hub Project, where she works to hold elected officials accountable to their constituents.

Prior to her time at the Hub Project, Lucy managed the re-election campaign for Representative Anthony Brindisi, one of the longest uncalled races of the 2020 election cycle. Before that, she successfully managed Delegate Hala Ayala’s re-election campaign in Virginia. Lucy was a member of the Political Department for the successful 2018 cycle at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and worked in the States and Political Department for Secretary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign.

An avid traveler, Lucy recently finished her first cross-country road trip with her naughty puppy, Rufus.

Maggie Rousseau is the Associate Director of Federal Affairs at The Hub Project. Before joining The Hub Project, Maggie spent the last ten years working on Capitol Hill, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director for Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. Maggie started her career with former Minnesota Senator Al Franken and also worked for Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici.

Originally from Northwest Minnesota, Maggie graduated from George Washington University with degrees in Political Science and Statistics. In her spare time, Maggie enjoys hiking and backpacking in America’s National Parks, and making quilts – a family tradition passed down from her grandmother.

Marcos is the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at The Hub Project where he drives executive and operational priorities for the team. A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, Marcos received his bachelor’s degrees in both Mexican American Studies and Political Science from The University of Texas at San Antonio. He most recently served as the Director of Policy at Latinos for a Secure Retirement, leading issue advocacy and partner development on Capitol Hill. Before relocating to Washington DC, Marcos worked in Texas’ 84th and 85th Legislatures and as a campaign manager in TX-27. In his spare time, he can be found spending time with his family, working in the garden, or planning his next travel adventure.

Marta is the Associate Director of Paid Media at The Hub, managing the planning, execution, and measurement of paid media campaigns.

Before joining the Hub, she worked in media planning and analytics at Priorities USA during the 2018 and 2020 elections. Previously, she worked in marketing roles with various local nonprofits in her hometown, Rochester, NY and served with AmeriCorps in Denver CO.

Outside of work, she likes biking and gardening and is learning to watercolor.

Michael oversees The Hub Project’s internal story collection efforts. In his first year at The Hub, Michael worked on the campaigns team for the Democracy program, after which he transitioned to the digital team to help build an enthusiastic community of grassroots messengers calling for progressive change.

Michael joined The Hub team after years of organizing and coalition-building in New Hampshire politics. Outside of the office, Michael can be found attempting new recipes that require five ingredients or less, or learning to use the skateboard he bought impulsively.

Nicholas is the Director of Digital Partnerships at The Hub Project, working with a wide range of partner organizations and stakeholders to develop and execute compelling digital campaigns.

Previously, Nicholas served on Hillary for America’s digital team in Ohio, where he led the campaign’s youth digital outreach program in the state. Prior to joining the campaign, he was the Senior Advocacy Associate at the Center for American Progress, where he oversaw Generation Progress’ gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform programs, helping amplify the voices of young people in the policy space. Nicholas has also worked as an Obama White House Advance Associate, as a field organizer on the 2014 U.S. Senate race in Iowa, and as an intern in President Obama’s White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Nicholas graduated with honors from UC Berkeley, where he co-founded the California Public Higher Education Caucus. He grew up on a farm in rural Northern California, and enjoys surfing, cycling, and exploring the great outdoors.

Nicole is a Senior Communications Associate at The Hub Project, where she crafts campaign messaging, builds press outreach strategies, and uplifts storytellers. Before joining The Hub, Nicole’s passion for equity and social justice guided her leadership at the YWCA Berkeley/Oakland, where she managed lobbying efforts and campus organizing for progressive policies. She built on this advocacy through research positions at Berkeley Law, where she explored remedies to global sexual violence, and at Giffords, where she analyzed gun violence prevention legislation and supported grassroots development. Nicole is a Los Angeles native and proud UC Berkeley alumna. She is always happy to discuss her California roots, and in her free time, she enjoys biking, re-watching Parks and Rec, and reading fiction.

Ruiyong is the Senior Director of Paid Media at The Hub Project, overseeing the organization’s paid media strategy and ad program measurement efforts across campaigns.

Prior to joining The Hub Project, Ruiyong served as Managing Principal at Precision Strategies, leading the firm’s paid media practice. She worked with a wide range of political, advocacy, and corporate clients to develop and implement innovative paid media programs across the country.

Ruiyong is a proud alumna of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, and can always be found planning her next food and travel adventure.

Sara is a young and aspiring activist, who at 20 years old, graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. Prior to joining The Hub Project, she was an operations coordinator at Organizing Corps 2020 where she helped to recruit, train, and deploy over 1,000 readied organizers into DNC battleground states. She started her career in political advocacy as an organizing fellow at the Democratic Party of Virginia, then a field organizer at For Our Future, and an organizing manager at Need To Impeach. Outside of the office, Sara can be found at the gym, socializing with her peers, playing video games, or reading a good (comic) book.

Sari is a Paid Media Manager at the Hub Project, managing the development and execution of paid media campaigns.

Sari comes to The Hub Project from Jon Ossoff’s senate campaign, where she helped execute TV shoots. Prior to that, she worked at Wildfire Contact, where she helped develop, write, and execute direct mail programs for candidates across the country. A native Michigander, Sari is an alum of several Michigan campaigns, including Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign and Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s gubernatorial campaign.

Sari is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where she started organizing on campaigns. In her free time, she enjoys running in the woods, listening to history podcasts, and eating chocolate in all its forms.

Shruti is a change agent with 10 years of experience leading projects in the public sector. Prior to joining The Hub Project, Shruti served as Project Manager at LMI Government Consulting where she partnered with federal leaders to define data-driven solutions to improve operations and ensure that federal agencies develop the talent, tools, and technology needed to achieve their public-service missions. Additionally, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Grenada where she collaborated with community partners to launch the Caribbean’s first Camp Girls Leading Our World (GLOW). Originally from North Carolina, Shruti moved to D.C. to pursue her Master’s in Public Policy at Georgetown University and received her B.A. in International Relations from Knox College. In her spare time, she practices yoga and enjoys cooking.

Sophie is a Senior Associate on the Policy and Research team at The Hub. She works to provide research and analysis for various issue campaigns. Sophie originally joined The Hub as an Operations Associate and spent her first year here helping to manage schedules and keep the office running smoothly. Prior to joining The Hub, she worked with Planned Parenthood Generation Action in Missouri fighting for statewide democracy reform, minimum wage increase, and abortion access. Outside of work, Sophie can be found doing crossword puzzles, biking around DC, trying to keep her plants alive, and missing her hometown NYC.

Stasha is the Managing Director of Democracy Campaigns at The Hub Project, where she develops and manages large scale advocacy campaigns that shift the conversation around top progressive policies.

Prior to joining The Hub Project, Stasha was Director of Engagement at Giffords, a leading organization in the growing movement to save lives from gun violence. As Director of Engagement, Rhodes developed and carried out national, state and local strategies and campaigns.

Previously, she was the Director of Advocacy for guns and crime policy at the Center for American Progress. At CAP, Stasha facilitated a nationwide coalition of over 200 national and state gun violence prevention and allied organizations to develop more strategic and coordinated policy, political, and organizing agendas.

Prior to that, in Louisiana, she served as the founder and principal of The Red Team, LLC, an advocacy firm specializing in issue-campaign management, grassroots organizing and government affairs.

She also has served as the American Heart Association’s Louisiana director of government affairs. She is a graduate of Southern University and A&M College and Southern University Law Center. She currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her wife and three kids.

Theo is the Organizing Manager for Campaigns at The Hub Project. He’s played a key role over the years in various issue advocacy campaigns including Tax March, Health Care Voter, and Protect The Investigation. Whether he’s managing and cultivating strong relationships with external stakeholders, running and building state programs, or leading teams across the organization to produce over twenty virtual town halls with an audience in the millions, Theo has a demonstrated history of delivering results.

Prior to joining The Hub, Theo worked at a private charitable foundation dedicated to social justice and protecting natural areas in the public trust where his portfolio of work included managing grants. Theo has also worked for Congressional delegates from Florida and on an electoral campaign in Maryland.

A graduate of Boston University and a proud immigrant, Theo enjoys rooting for the French national soccer team, growing vegetables and herbs in his garden, and playing Dungeons & Dragons virtually with his friends.

Torey is the Associate Director of Data & Analytics at The Hub and loves helping non-data people navigate the sometimes intimidating world of polling, data and analytics. Torey has spent the majority of his career in the campaigns world, working as the data director for JB Pritzker, Jacky Rosen, Kamala Harris, and Mike Bloomberg. While data is his primary job function by day, Torey also enjoys hiking, happy hours, brunches, and using his analytics background to win his fantasy football league.

Ty Miranda is a Senior Manager at the Hub Project, where she works on strategic efforts to pass structural democracy reform. Prior to joining the Hub Project, Ty was a Campaign Operations Coordinator for two progressive coalitions. She also spent several years in Higher Education, working in logistics, operations, and hiring/management positions.

Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, she received a B.A and M.P.H. from the George Washington University. Ty was also a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand, primarily focused on youth development. Outside of the office, she enjoys camping with her partner, reading, and spending time with her pug, Pie.

Yolanda is the Chief Operating Officer and Legal Director at The Hub Project. She is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of public and private sector experience. She joins us from Opportunity@Work where she served as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel leading daily operations, including resource mobilization, HR, legal, and business strategies.

Before joining Opportunity@Work, Yolanda led a real estate investment and consulting firm. Previously she was the Chief Operating Officer for four years at Wheat Government Relations. As a Senate-confirmed appointee in the Clinton Administration, Yolanda served five years as a Commissioner of the National Credit Union Administration, the agency responsible for regulating 10,000+ federal and state-chartered credit unions.

Yolanda has practiced law in Maryland, California, and Missouri. She specializes in corporate finance and real estate law in addition to general business law. She volunteers with the Whitman-Walker Legal Clinic in her free time.

A native of California, she has lived in the greater DC area for over 20 years. While keeping the organization on track is her primary job function by day, Yolanda also enjoys spending time with her family and completing puzzles in record time.

As The Hub Project’s Senior Video Editor, Zach drives the development and execution of a diverse range of video projects. His portfolio includes music videos, short-form documentaries and a variety of branded content for commercial and non-profit organizations. He has also taught filmmaking in after school programs. In his free time he can be found cooking, watching old movies and hiking with his wife.

Zack is a senior communications associate at The Hub Project, where he works on democracy reform projects and Navigator Research. Whether it is creating a campaign communications strategy, making the case to many different audiences for democracy reform, or responding to the news of the day, Zack is always plugged into the news.

Before joining The Hub, Zack served as press secretary for Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D- NJ) and interned in the press offices of Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA). He received his degree from the University of Pennsylvania in political science with a concentration in American politics. Hailing from the great state of New Jersey, Zack is constantly searching for a better cup of coffee, a new podcast, and a good pick-up basketball game.