Who We Are

VEP Staff

Dave Chandrasekaran, Co-founder and Executive Director (Washington, DC)

Fatima Ibanez Flores, Program Associate (Baldwin Park, CA)

VEP Steering Committee

VEP is overseen by a dedicated group made up of current and former frontline Partners, volunteers, external partners, and experts in civic engagement. Since day 1, VEP has prioritized having a governing body that includes representation from a broad array of identities and perspectives, including based on geography, race/ethnicity, gender, age, and other factors.

Vasu Abhiraman, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU of Georgia (Atlanta, GA)

Mare Ahmed, Operations Manager, Bluebonnet Data (Boston, MA)

Paola Baharona, Senior Social Media Analyst, US Postal Service (Washington, DC)

Dave Chandrasekaran, Executive Director, ex officio member (Washington, DC)

Maryn Formley, Executive Chair, Voter Empowerment Education & Enrichment Movement (Pittsburgh, PA)

Maya Kakani, Student, Northeastern University (Boston, MA)

Cathie Love, Financial Consultant (Albany, NY)

Priscilla Muhanji, Clinical Research Coordinator, George Washington University Hospital (Washington, DC)

Rohit Parulkar, Co-Executive Director, Shape Up the Vote (Los Angeles, CA)

Xavier Roberts, Board Liaison, Atlanta Community Food Bank (Atlanta, GA)

Susan Smith, Founder & Director, Crazy Faith Ministries (Columbus, OH)

May Tiwamangkala, Democracy Defender Director, AZ Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander, (Tempe, AZ)

Rev. Joan Van Becelaere, retired Executive Director, Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio (Columbus, OH)