Our Team

Our team consists of three key groups who work together to complete our mission for Americans to find common ground and take action to create a more responsive government.

The People's Executive Board

The Executive Board has control of, and is responsible for, the management of the affairs and property of the Corporation. The Board is composed of key outside directors who are experienced in strategy, finance, operations, and development. They have typical rights and fiduciary responsibility of a legal Board of Directors and include our officers: President, Secretary, and Treasurer.  Learn more about our Executive Board members.

National House of Delegates

Pictured above, our National House of Delegates is made up of 39 volunteers from across the country. They serve as our governing body and the heartbeat of this organization. The People’s House of Delegates works in conjunction with the Executive Board and staff to be an advocate of The People’s work.

Staff

An experienced leader in the democratic reform movement, Katie leads The People in its mission to empower individuals to get involved in the political process. Previously, Katie was the Executive Director of Voters Not Politicians (VNP), where she led over 14,000 volunteers across Michigan to pass a ballot proposal with 61% of the vote that made political gerrymandering illegal. Prior to VNP, she worked in the garbage and recycling industry.

Aquinas College: Bachelor of Arts, Sustainable Business

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A nonprofit professional with over 15 years of experience in the field, Sarah has spent her career focused on bending the arc towards justice as a part of teams from AmeriCorps to the Clinton Foundation. In addition to her work with The People, Sarah also founded and serves as Executive Director of Katalis Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on capacity building in Haiti through higher education.

Purdue University: Bachelor of Arts, Sociology & Political Science
Clinton School of Public Service: Masters Degree, Public Service

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Jessica's participation in the focus groups that helped shape the forming of our organization, as well as her background in customer support leadership and nonprofit volunteer management, helped prepare her for the Program Administrator role. In addition to being excited about the work of The People, she regularly spends time volunteering for organizations such as Children with Diabetes.

Millersville University: Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

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An operations and educational professional with over 13 years of experience in the field, Jasmine has spent her career focused on increasing equity, inclusion, and access in underserved communities through education. Prior to leading the Deliberations.US team, Jasmine managed operations in K-12 schools, launching charter schools in both Texas and Louisiana.

University of New Orleans: Bachelor of Sciences, Geophysics & Mathematics
University of North Texas: Master of Arts, Educational Psychology Research

Support Team

A search for work with personal meaning brought Courtney to volunteering with The People as a grants researcher, joining the team as Executive Assistant in June 2021. Meeting and collaborating with others who are making a difference feeds her passion to do what she can to make the world a better place.

Plymouth State College: Bachelor of Science, Geography

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Cathy has been working in the field of non-profit management for over 35 years, taking on bookkeeping contract work in 2016. Cathy volunteers doing data management for several organizations she is passionate about and is deeply involved in her temple, Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor. She worked with Katie on the successful anti-gerrymandering ballot initiative in MI - she provided bookkeeping and all campaign finance services.

University of Michigan: Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Masters Degree, Social Work Administration

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