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Our dynamic team is a mix of organizers, campaigners, advocates, lawyers, researchers, digital communicators, fundraisers and administrators. We use grassroots campaigns, groundbreaking research and direct advocacy to fight for your rights to connect and communicate.
Craig has led Free Press and Free Press Action since 2011. For nearly two decades, he has been a leader in major campaigns to safeguard Net Neutrality, stop media consolidation, oppose unchecked surveillance, defend public media and sustain quality journalism.
Jessica leads efforts to change our media system so that it can support a just and multiracial democracy. A public-policy lawyer by training, Jessica knows that the biggest problems in our media can be solved only by organizing and building power with ordinary people.
Michael oversees Free Press’ accounting systems, is the lead on benefits management and supports other HR functions.
Arin works to expand Free Press’ organizing, network building and policymaking efforts in Wisconsin and the broader Great Lakes region in support of a robust civic-media environment.
Amanda engages lawmakers in D.C. to advance policy that achieves our core goals of promoting equitable access to technology, saving Net Neutrality, and ensuring that media and technology are tools of democracy and not oppression.
Vanessa manages engagement and content creation for Free Press and Free Press Action social-media platforms with the aim of supporting the organization’s various digital initiatives.
Nora leads Free Press’ democracy and tech initiatives, including its policy, legal and campaign efforts to curb disinformation, hate and other manipulation online while protecting digital civil rights, privacy and free expression.
Candace sets organizational priorities and oversees the strategic development, design and successful implementation of Free Press’ programmatic work.
Dutch helps to empower Free Press’ work by ensuring the organizations’ staff have the right tools, technologies and online presence to achieve their goals and maximize Free Press and Free Press Action’s impact.
Cristina leads Free Press’ marketing and communications department in developing and executing winning campaigns, setting effective strategy and partnering on building narrative.
Alex builds the power needed to win news policies at the local, state and national levels that serve communities’ information needs.
Heather leads campaign design, development and execution across all areas of Free Press’ federal policy work.
Vanessa Maria leads Free Press’ Future of Journalism education initiatives. She creates resources for newsrooms and trains journalists about civic-journalism best practices, community engagement and meeting community-information needs.
Shilpa supports Free Press’ legal and policy work across issue areas, with a focus on free speech, media consolidation and journalism policy.
Tim builds on Free Press’ grassroots and policy work to promote universal access to open and affordable networks, challenge commercial media concentration and rethink the future of journalism.
Amy edits all Free Press and Free Press Action communications. She also manages the Free Press website, oversees the blog and helps create campaign, outreach and development materials.
Ruth works with the democracy and digital civil rights team to strengthen community engagement in our efforts to co-construct a safe, fair and equitable media ecosystem.
Kimberly oversees organizational development, capacity building and financial-management activities and is a key member of our fundraising team. A co-founder of the organization, she’s been at Free Press since 2003.
Apphia supports Free Press’ co-CEOs and development team by helping manage executive priorities and coordinating day-to-day administrative operations.
Amy oversees Free Press’ operations team, including human resources, IT, finance and facilities, and ensures compliance with state and federal regulations for employment, nonprofit corporations and advocacy.
Courtney executes Free Press’ creative-strategy development and content production with programmatic staff across the organization.
Misty oversees the Free Press staff and helps define strategy, direction and evaluation for the organization.
Sara helps expand Free Press’ online presence and engagement strategies by managing the production of our digital content.
Mel supports and collaborates with executive leadership, program leaders and the finance and operations teams to secure institutional gifts and apply donor-organizing and relationship-based fundraising practices across the organization.
Mike focuses on winning public policies to transform local news and create equitable access to information that promotes civic participation and thriving communities.
Brenda closely collaborates with Free Press leadership and guides the development team to secure the resources to sustain and grow the organization.
Jenna supports Free Press’ policy, legal and communications work across issue areas, with a focus on technology, surveillance, digital civil rights and dissent.
Qing is a media organizer, educator, strategist and writer.
A cybersecurity expert, B’Asia brings the technology stack of Free Press to life through a uniquely human-centric approach.
Sarah oversees Free Press’ civic-media field strategy, which aims to pass public policies that transform local news and create equitable access to civic information.
Eric oversees the execution of Free Press Action’s state legislative campaigns.
Joseph advises key Free Press staff in setting and evaluating Free Press and Media 2070 policy