Statement from America Votes Leadership on Chauvin Trial Verdict
04/21/2021
The America Votes Senior Leadership Team released the following statement after yesterday’s Chauvin trial verdict.
Our Team
Alexis Acevedo
Political and Field Director
Alexis Acevedo
Political and Field Director
Alexis works on strategic planning assistance, coalition coordination and capacity-building for Pennsylvania partners. Before joining America Votes, he ran field and advocacy campaigns. He’s an avid traveler who treasures the cross-cultural experiences confirming the common fabric of the human race.
Miguel Avitia
State Director
Miguel Avitia
State Director
Miguel is the New Mexico state director. He has more than 15 years’ experience working in New Mexico politics, from policy analysis for the state House majority to more than four presidential campaigns. He enjoys playing chess and taking his son to the zoo, among other outdoor activities.
Joanna Ayala
Finance & Compliance Manager
Joanna Ayala
Finance & Compliance Manager
Joanna joined America Votes in September 2018 and is responsible for America Votes’ compliance to federal and state-level campaign finance laws. Previously, she gained experience in election administration and campaign finance at the Florida Division of Elections.
Nadia Nisha Belkin
State Director
Nadia Nisha Belkin
State Director
Nadia serves as the Colorado State Director. At America Votes, she has served as the National Deputy Field Director, assisting with strategy and planning for issue-based and electoral campaigns. She previously served as a communications director, grassroots organizer and trainer. She's a Smith College alumna who calls Colorado home and is an aspiring SNL comedian.
Oscar Boleman
National Deputy Director of Data, Targeting, and Engineering
Oscar Boleman
National Deputy Director of Data, Targeting, and Engineering
Oscar grew up in Galveston Island, then received a BA from Baylor in Psychology and Philosophy. He has worked for political campaigns, community organizing groups and state-level PACs. At AV, he focuses on finding and/or developing new tools for use by the progressive community.
Michael Brenner
Data Director
Michael Brenner
Data Director
After leaving a successful career in the private sector in 2008, Michael has striven to implement data-based political strategies that have led to victories up and down the ballot for candidates and issue-based campaigns in Florida, Louisiana and Illinois.
Anna Brichacek
Program Director
Anna Brichacek
Program Director
Anna is the Ohio Program Director at America Votes. Prior to joining AV, she worked to elect progressive women up and down the ballot most recently as part of Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. In her free time, Anna can be found traveling or tending to her plant friends.
Tanya N. Brown
Chief of Staff
Tanya N. Brown
Chief of Staff
Tanya manages internal organizational management and development for America Votes. Tanya developed her expertise working for national organizations including AARP, Catalist, SEIU, the DNC and most recently served as CEO of WinPoint, an analytics software startup.
Shanetta Burris
Organizing Director
Shanetta Burris
Organizing Director
Shanetta is excited to join the team as the North Carolina organizing director. Shanetta is a native North Carolinian and has resided in the Triangle area for 15 years. Shanetta is a double graduate of NCCU, earning both her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Public Administration.
Carol Carvalho
State Director
Carol Carvalho
State Director
Carol works with her team to grow the progressive movement and elect good people up and down the ballot in Pennsylvania. Before joining America Votes, she worked in the labor movement, most recently as the executive director of the Southeastern PA AFL-CIO.
Oscar Copeland
National Program & Scheduling Coordinator
Oscar Copeland
National Program & Scheduling Coordinator
Oscar is the Program and Scheduling Coordinator, directly assisting the President and Executive Director. Before joining AV, he worked on a campaign to increase the civic engagement among young and disenfranchised voters across California. He is a proud UC Berkeley alum!
Kate Corriveau
State Director
Kate Corriveau
State Director
Kate is the New Hampshire state director at America Votes. She also serves on the board of the ACLU NH, is an identical triplet and lives in Manchester with her husband and three young sons.