The Team
The Staff
Cory Alpert
Executive Director
Lauren Harper
Senior Advisor
Hannah Reid
Director of Organizing
Gabriel Hoyle
North Carolina State Coordinator
Board of Directors
Ryann Richardson
Ryann Richardson is the current Miss Black America and a social entrepreneur. She is the founder of Ellington Lafayette Co., and a former executive at companies like Uber and Victor.
Mary Ellen Player
Mary Ellen Player is the City Manager for Google Fiber in Charlotte, NC. A native of Lake City, SC, she is deeply tied to programs around the South, especially those for young people.
Caroline Mauldin
Caroline Mauldin is a strategist and consultant based between Charleston and New York City with experience in development, communications, and partnership development.
Board of Advisors
Rep. Marvin Pendarvis
Rep. Marvin Pendarvis is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and an attorney in the Charleston, SC area.
Rep. Kambrell Garvin
Rep. Kambrell Garvin is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and an attorney in the Columbia, SC area.
Mayra Rivera-Vazquez
Mayra Rivera-Vazquez is an attorney and civil rights activist in the Beaufort, SC area, where she also serves as the chair of the county Democratic Party.
Douglas Wilson
Douglas Wilson is a consultant and strategist based in North Carolina with decades of experience in successful political and nonprofit campaigns.
Jennifer Morrow
Jennifer Morrow is a community leader and education activist in Bluffton, SC.
Evelyn Lugo
Evelyn Lugo is the President of the South Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Carlton B. Dallas
Carlton B. Dallas is a Director of the World Affairs Council Hilton Head and a former Fortune 500 executive with responsibility for operations in more than 50 countries.
Rev. Stephen Green
Rev. Stephen Green is the Senior Pastor of Heard AME Church in Roselle, NJ, and the former National Director of the Youth and College Division of the NAACP.
Hon. Garrett McDaniel
Councilman Garrett McDaniel is a member of the Laurens (SC) County Council, and a business owner in Laurens.
Tonya V. James
Tonya V. James is a member of the Human Rights Commission in Prince William County, Virginia.
Heyward Harvin
Heyward Harvin is an attorney and the Senior Director for Local Government Affairs for Comcast NBCUniversal
Elizabeth Goodwin
Elizabeth Goodwin is an attorney and the Assistant Director of Career Development at the Wake Forest University School of Law.
AJ Lenar
AJ Lenar is the Senior Vice President for Political Campaigns at GMMB.
Rep. Mark Walker
Rep. Mark Walker is a United States Representative serving North Carolina's Sixth Congressional District.
Ryan Alpert
Ryan Alpert is the Deputy Athletics Director for External Relations at the University of Missouri.
Disclosure note: Mr. Alpert is the brother of Cory Alpert, Executive Director of Secure the Ballot.
Clay Middleton
Clay Middleton is the Senior Vice President at Mercury and a Major in the South Carolina Army National Guard.