Our Team
Flip the Vote is a primarily volunteer-driven organization that educates and engages our peers to collectively maximize the impact of their political investments and activate their networks in furtherance of a more inclusive, equitable, and just American democracy.
Staff
Laura Pearl became Executive Director of Flip the Vote in early 2022 when the all-volunteer-run initiative formalized as a nonprofit organization. Among Flip the Vote’s most effective volunteer leaders during the 2020 election cycle, Laura jumped at the opportunity to put her passion for electoral politics into practice full time. Laura previously served as a Consultant at Mercer, providing strategic planning, benchmarking, and reporting for employee benefit plans. A campus activist, Laura earned her B.A. from Santa Clara University in 2020, graduating summa cum laude, with degrees in Economics and Finance and a minor in Gender Studies.
Avery Bluey is our Donor Engagement Coordinator.
Advisory Board
Flip the Vote is fiscally sponsored by Tides Advocacy and overseen by an active volunteer Advisory Board that sets strategic direction and staffs all major Flip the Vote activities.
Jacquie Anderson: Advisory Board Treasurer, Infrastructure Co-Chair
Trisha Cruse: Advisory Board Secretary, Infrastructure Co-Chair
Elissa Gershon: Advisory Board Vice Chair, Investment Strategy Chair
Maria Giudice: Marketing and Communications Co-Chair
Samantha Graff: Content Development Chair
Kim Haveson: Governance Chair, Donor Engagement Co-Chair
John Ifcher: Advisory Board Chair, Donor Engagement Co-Chair
Daniela Matejkova: Marketing and Communications Co-Chair
Carolyn Sherwood Call: FtV Champion Coordinator
Kathy Simon: Lead Facilitator
Penni Takade: Partner Group Liaison