A seasoned brand builder, Charlotte is a hands-on collaborative leader dedicated to building strong, fearless, innovative, and inclusive teams. Before Poderistas, Charlotte was an award-winning senior executive at ViacomCBS for 14+ years, managing the strategic development, planning and marketing for all licensing IP. She was also the founding Marketing Director for Latina Magazine.
Doug LinkhartPresident 
Matt LeighningerVice President, National Civic LeagueDirector, Center for Democracy Innovation 
Ibrahim BazyanProgram Manager 
Anna CorningProgram Associate 
Kathie HamiltonDirectorOperations and Finance 
Mike McGrathDirectorResearch and Publications 
Derek OkuboDirectorCivic Assistance 
Mikayla TownsendProgram Manager 
Rebecca TroutSenior Director, Programs and PartnershipsDirector, All-America City Award Program 
Nick VlahosManaging DirectorCenter for Democracy Innovation 
Jillian YoungbloodDirector, Deliberative Democracyand Executive Director, Civic Genius 
Carolyn LukensmeyerCo-DirectorHealthy Democracy Ecosystem Map 
Gretchen Armijo, AICP, LEED APSenior FellowFounder & President, Equity Policy Solutions, LLC 
Jan BrennanSenior FellowCEO, Forward LLC 
Rick GarciaSenior FellowRetired Government and Public Policy Expert 
Joseph Hoereth, PhDSenior FellowDirector of the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) 
Mike HugginsSenior FellowRetired City Manager 
Benoy JacobSenior FellowDirector, Community Development Institute, University of Wisconsin - Madison 
Angela LawsonSenior FellowCouncilwoman, Aurora, CO 
Lindsay M. MillerSenior FellowFounding Principal at Beyond Growth Strategies, LLC 
Kimberly L. NelsonSenior FellowProfessor of public administration and government at the School of Government 
Larry SchoolerSenior FellowMediator, Facilitator, Public Engagement Consultant, and Educator
Diana Romero CampbellChairCouncil Member, Denver District 4 
Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr.Vice ChairMayor, City of Edinburg 
Adam CarlisleTreasurerVice President of Labor Relations, Southwest Airlines 
Angela MontezBoard MemberSpecial Counsel, Eversheds Sutherland 
Ray BarayBoard MemberFormer Chief of Staff, ICMA 
Michelle BarsaBoard MemberPrincipal, Programs and Policy, Omidyar Network 
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T.C. BroadnaxBoard MemberCity Manager, City of Austin
Charlotte CastilloBoard MemberExecutive Director, Poderistas 
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Todd ConnorBoard MemberCEO, Veterans for All Voters 
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Johnny DuPreeBoard MemberFormer Mayor, Hattiesburg, MS 
Mayor Malik D. EvansBoard MemberMayor of Rochester, NY 
Ayeola FortuneBoard MemberVice President, Impact Programs, United Way Worldwide 
Mayor Patti GarrettBoard Member (Former Chair)Mayor of Decatur, Georgia 
Sara GiffordBoard MemberCo-founder and COO, ActiVote 
Michelle GowdyBoard MemberExecutive Director, Virginia Municipal League 
Rita McNeil Danish, Esq.Board MemberCEO, Signal Ohio 
Tony PeytonBoard MemberExecutive Vice President & Chief of Staff, National Center for Families Learning 
Frederick J. RileyBoard MemberExecutive Director of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute 
Monte RoulierBoard MemberPresident & Co-Founder Community Initiatives Inc. 
Irica SolomonBoard MemberHead of Corporate Citizenship, Government Affairs and Advocacy at Mission Square 
Mayor Vince WilliamsBoard MemberMayor of Union City, GA 
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