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Muthoni is an impact connector, veteran political strategist, team builder, organizer, trainer and advisor to political parties and leaders in the U.S. and internationally; and former leadership staff for the DNC and Emily's List. She is African American and first generation Kenyan American.

Anathea is a national political strategist, fundraiser, network weaver, and Co-founder and Executive Director of Advance Native Political Leadership. She is from Acoma Pueblo and a queer, Indigenous feminist.

Natalie represents District 20 in the North Carolina State Senate, is the first woman of color under 40 to be elected to the state’s General Assembly, and earned over 100,000 votes when first elected in 2020. She has filed over 100 bills that support Black maternal health, healthcare access for all, and greater access to the ballot. She is a native North Carolinian and a UNC alum.

Johana serves on the Las Cruces City Council in New Mexico. Her career has been committed to social justice and leadership development. She was born in Mexico and migrated to the United States when she was eight years old.

Gabrielle is a project manager and people leader with a background in fine arts, visual strategy, and team building. She is a transracial Korean adoptee and parent of a biracial child, and she can be found at various hiking destinations and gym settings across Los Angeles.

Natasha is a dynamic leader who partners with leaders to reimagine and redesign programs, practices, and processes to achieve mission-critical results while improving access, experience, and outcomes for marginalized communities. It took a village to raise her; she comes from love, laughs, blessings, hard work, and perseverance.

Sayu is a democracy futurist, ambition amplifier and dream doula. She is the founder and former president of New American Leaders, author of People Like Us: The New Wave of Candidates Knocking at Democracy’s Door, and the first Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs for New York City.  She is the child of refugees, and a daughter of India and Belize.