Aiden Graham is the Campaigns Manager for the NC State AFL-CIO. Aiden grew up in the rural Sandhills of North Carolina, among the pine forests, peach orchards, and tobacco fields. He settled in the Triangle after completing his undergraduate degree at UNC-CH and has lived in Durham for the past two decades. A brief stint in Boston introduced him to the climate, environmental justice, and labor movements — the intersections of which continue to provide some of his most challenging and fulfilling work. He spends his days fighting alongside some of the most committed labor leaders in NC, building the political power necessary to construct a state that works for all who live here.

Asha Dane’el (she/her) is a facilitative leader who works with teams to implement values-based campaigns, programs, and strategic planning. She’s worked with local and national non-profits, boards, and government agencies, helping organizations grow structures and team culture to drive social change. Asha has expertise in abortion access, education justice, and democracy building efforts, and she has a background in policy advocacy, research, and building leadership development pipelines. She lives in Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C.

Aurora is a community organizer and policy advocacy strategist with roots in and a heart after the US south. Her movement work focuses on storytelling, cultural organizing, and youth leadership development. Based in Houston, Texas, she’s the Senior Director of Regional Strategy at Young Invincibles (YI). YI is a young adult research and advocacy group that mobilizes 18-34-year-olds to advance solutions on higher education, health care, jobs, & civic engagement.

Delilah is a nationally recognized Democratic strategist with extensive experience in electoral campaigns across the country. She leads the Texas Future Project, advising investments to support state-based progressive organizations and she co-founded VoteSimple, a digital voter registration nonprofit that registered thousands of young, BIPOC voters to vote. A native of Houston and the daughter of a Nigerian immigrant, her work is rooted in advancing progressive values and empowering diverse communities.

Gerson Quinteros was Born in El Salvador and immigrated to Washington DC in 2004. Before becoming an organizer with United We Dream, he coached soccer, swimming, and poetry. He graduated with BA in Computer Science from the University of District of Columbia.

Jaime is the Executive Director of Faith in Texas as well as the Founder of Raise Your Voice. Jaime believes that it is their responsibility to advocate for human rights, and to make the world a better place for future generations.

Jennifer is passionate about engaging, educating and empowering folks that look like her. It is her life’s purpose to ensure people like her have a voice at every decision making table.

Jodi Risper is a native of New York and currently living in the Washington D.C. area. Her past experience include organizing on a presidential campaign, statewide policy work, and African American centered electoral organizing. In her current role she is focused on national electoral strategy to mass organize renters. Outside of work her loves are her dog, Fiancé, and cooking.

Laurel grew up in Western NC and began organizing as a student at UNC Chapel Hill. She has worked as a field organizer and organizing director with the North Carolina NAACP and the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and is currently a Senior Lead Organizer with the Union of Southern Service Workers.

Mariah Parker is an organizer, hip hop artist, and education scholar with roots in Kentucky, North Carolina and Georgia. Parker holds a MA in linguistics and PhD Language and Literacy Education from the University of Georgia in May. Parker served four years on the Athens-Clarke County Commission in Athens, Georgia. They stepped down to pursue labor organizing with the Union of Southern Service Workers in 2022. By night, they make hip hop for collective liberation under the name Linqua Franqa.

Marques is a lifelong resident of Rural Eastern NC. Has gone from preaching door to to door to Organizing door to door and has 10 years of experience organizing. The current Organizing Director of a 30 year old civic rights organization.

Michele was born, raised, and still calls Huntsville, AL home. In June 2022, she moved from a life-long career in corporate banking to full-time movement work with United Women of Color. Activated during the George Floyd uprisings, Michele advocates for racial and gender equity, equality, and inclusion. In addition to being the Assistant Executive Director of UWOC, she organizes with Showing Up for Racial Justice and is a Volunteer Crisis Counselor with The Trevor Project.

Taylor Turnage is a native of Byram, MS and is an alumna of Tougaloo College where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Biology. She currently serves as the Youth Civic Engagement Coordinator for Colleges and Universities at MS Votes. In this position, she helps the youth in her state register to vote, learn their rights, and gain a complete understanding of the impact of voting and how the political system functions.

Zaina Alsous is a daughter of Palestinian refugees and was born and raised in North Carolina. She has contributed to campaigns to build multiracial working-class power in the U.S. South for the last 12+ years, from amplifying voices of low-wage service sector workers to mobilizing tenants to win the passage of the first municipal Tenant Bill of Rights in the state of Florida. Zaina holds a long-term commitment to organizing alongside diasporic communities to win the right to live in our full dignity and make home wherever we are.