2019 High School Program Speakers
Thank you to our volunteer speakers for making this week so wonderful!
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Speakers
Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), bit.ly/JennifferGonzález-Colón
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), bit.ly/Yvette-Clarke
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL), bit.ly/RepUnderwood
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), bit.ly/RepLawrence
Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX), bit.ly/WillHurd
Laura Cox Kaplan, Board Co-Chair, Running Start; Adjunct Professor, American University; Board Member, The Hunt Companies, bit.ly/LauraCoxKaplan
Krysta Jones, Founder & CEO, Virginia Leadership Institute, bit.ly/KrystaJones
Chief Chanel Dickerson, Assistant Chief of Patrol Services South, DC Metropolitan Police
Department, bit.ly/ChiefDickerson
Ariel Hill-Davis, Director of Policy, Republican Women for Progress; Vice President, Industry & Regulatory Affairs, bit.ly/ArielHill-Davis
Audrey Henson, Founder and CEO, College to Congress, bit.ly/AudreyHenson
Danielle Prendergast, Principle Consultant, Policy By Design LLC; National Elect Her Training Facilitator, Running Start, bit.ly/DaniellePrendergast
Heather Barmore, Advisor, VoteRunLead, bit.ly/HeatherBarmore
Jennifer Higgins, Partner, Chamber Hill Strategies, bit.ly/JenniferHiggins
Jessica Grounds, Co-Founder, Mine the Gap; Co-Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors, Running Start, bit.ly/GroundsJessica
Kelly Gibson, Partner, Hamburger Gibson Creative, bit.ly/KellyGibson
Martina Fitzgerald, Irish Political Journalist and Author, bit.ly/MartinaFitzgerald
Regina Monge, Finance Assistant, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell for Congress, bit.ly/ReginaMonge1
Sohini Gupta, Principal, Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas, bit.ly/Sohini-Gupta
Kate Black, Policy Advisor, Federal Communications Commission; author, bit.ly/KateBlack-
Nancy Bocskor, Director, Texas Woman’s University Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy; Running Start Board Member, bit.ly/Nancy-Bocskor
Allyson Carpenter, Director of Public Engagement, DC Council, bit.ly/AllysonCarpenter
Jayne Atkinson-Gill, actress, bit.ly/JayneAtkinson-Gill
Sarah Beccio, CEO, Indigecomms, bit.ly/SarahBeccio
Sarah Blahovec, Disability Vote Organizer, The National Council on Independent Living, bit.ly/SarahBlahovec
Charlotte Clymer, Press Secretary for Rapid Response, Human Rights Campaign, bit.ly/Charlotte-Clymer
Elliott Kozuch, Deputy Press Secretary, Human Rights Campaign, bit.ly/ElliottKozuch
Farah Melendez, Political Director, Democratic Attorneys General Association, bit.ly/FarahMelendez
Lucky Sasiphong, Scheduling/Operations Intern, US Senator Kamala Harris, bit.ly/Lucky-S
Rina Shah, Co-Founder, Women Influencers Network, bit.ly/RinaShah
Chris Baer, artist, bit.ly/ChristopherBaer
Sabrina Siddiqui, Vice President, Forbes Tate, bit.ly/SabrinaSiddiqui
Ewurama Appiagyei-Dankah, Director of Constituent Relations, Office of Senator
Winnie Brinks (MI-29), bit.ly/EwuramaAppiagyei-Dankah
Hind Essayegh, Regional Director, MALIKAH DMV, bit.ly/H-
Rebecca Thompson, Clarity + Confidence Coach, bit.ly/RebeccaThom
Running Start Staff
Susannah Wellford, Running Start, CEO and Founder
Melissa Richmond, Running Start, Chief Strategy Officer
Jessica Kelly, Running Start, Leadership and Programs Director
Sara Blanco, Running Start, Communications Director
Natalie Caraballo, Running Start, Operations Assistant
Reniya Dinkins, Running Start, Development Coordinator
Carly Madsen, Running Start, Program and Events Coordinator