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These include a new Artists for Democracy program as well as the nonpartisan Grandparents for Truth and Defend the Black Vote campaigns maintained by the People For the American Way Foundation. </span></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/spokespeople/svante-myrick" hreflang="en">Learn more</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item component-bio_listing"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type-bio-listing paragraph--view-mode-default margin-above-medium ds-1col clearfix"> <h2>Leadership</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bios field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-24a1b15b-a0da-4756-abbe-a41154b614b6" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Marge Baker" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2017/01/Marge-Baker-Headshot.png.webp?itok=HjNYYfFl" width="230" height="230" alt="Marge Baker" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Marge Baker</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Executive Vice President</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Fair and Just Courts</div> <div class="field__item">Money in Politics</div> <div class="field__item">Voting Rights</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-24a1b15b-a0da-4756-abbe-a41154b614b6" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Marge-Baker" id="overlay-24a1b15b-a0da-4756-abbe-a41154b614b6" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-24a1b15b-a0da-4756-abbe-a41154b614b6">Marge Baker</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2017/01/Marge-Baker-Headshot.png.webp?itok=HjNYYfFl" width="230" height="230" alt="Marge Baker" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Marge Baker</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Executive Vice President</div> <div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd6d9dad0dec9fbcbdddacc95d4c9dc">Email Marge</a></div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/marge-baker" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Marge Baker is Executive Vice President at People For the American Way, where she oversees the organization’s government affairs and advocacy portfolio. She serves as spokesperson and chief strategist for People For’s ongoing work to confirm fair-minded judges to the federal judiciary and has led the organization’s voting rights advocacy campaigns, including the ongoing fight to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, as well as our efforts to reduce the undue influence of money in politics through a constitutional amendment to overturn <em>Citizens United</em>. </p> <p>In her work at People For she brings a deep understanding of the issues, strong legislative know how, and the ability to build diverse progressive coalitions to win meaningful victories on key progressive issues. Baker’s expertise and insight is frequently drawn upon by TV, radio, and print outlets such as MSNBC, Fox News, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Politico. </p> <p>She has served for more than 45 years in various public service roles. Prior to her current position, she was the staff director for the late Senator Paul Wellstone on the Senate’s Employment, Safety and Training Subcommittee. She also clerked for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, served as Chief Counsel to Senator Howard Metzenbaum on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and directed the Consumer Services Division of the New York Department of Public Service. </p> <p>Baker is a graduate of Yale Law School.</p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Fair and Just Courts</li> <li>Money in Politics</li> <li>Voting Rights</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-08514379fa3011256838fc225149946838dd4d7b07839b9b4fa9edd122d1d2fb"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Marge Baker</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/between-lines-july-10-2024" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div 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field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Between the Lines: July 10, 2024 </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/huffpost-stunning-diversity-how-joe-biden-reshaped-courts-2023" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/Nicole_Berger.png.webp?itok=sktQiywQ" width="440" height="270" alt="Judge Nicole Berger at her confirmation hearing." class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">In the news</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Biden Judges</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> HuffPost: 'Stunning Diversity': How Joe Biden Reshaped The Courts In 2023 </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="pager pager--load-more" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pager__items js-pager__items"> <li class="pager__item"> <a href="/our-leaders?page=1">More</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-288ca45d-6261-4538-a7cf-8088798047b2" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Raquel Jones" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/images/Raquel-Jones.jpg.webp?itok=NYPhrFpl" width="230" height="230" alt="Raquel Jones" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Raquel Jones</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Vice President of Campaigns and Programs</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Young Elected Officials</div> <div class="field__item">Women’s Leadership</div> <div class="field__item">Coalition Building</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-288ca45d-6261-4538-a7cf-8088798047b2" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Raquel-Jones" id="overlay-288ca45d-6261-4538-a7cf-8088798047b2" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-288ca45d-6261-4538-a7cf-8088798047b2">Raquel Jones</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/images/Raquel-Jones.jpg.webp?itok=NYPhrFpl" width="230" height="230" alt="Raquel Jones" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Raquel Jones</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Vice President of Campaigns and Programs</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/raquel-jones" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class>Raquel Jones is the Vice President of Campaigns and Programs at People For the American Way, where she leads a portfolio that includes political strategy, candidate endorsement, leadership development, religious affairs, artist engagement, national field organizing, and advocacy. She manages a talented team of advocates who design and run nearly all of the organization’s signature campaigns. One recent example is the launch of</span><a href="https://www.peoplefor.org/truth/grandparents-for-truth/?"> <span class>Grandparents for Truth</span></a><span class>, a movement to support inclusive books and school curricula that give students the freedom to learn our nation’s full history.</span></p><p><span class>Jones has been essential to the growth of the </span><a href="https://www.yeonetwork.org/"><span class>Young Elected Official’s Network</span></a><span class>, where she has committed to supporting the newest generation of progressive trailblazers and works to foster their leadership and professional growth. Under her leadership, People For has organized national conferences and training and networking sessions for young officials from across the country. She has overseen the successful planning and execution of the </span><a href="https://www.yeonetwork.org/flla"><span class>Front Line Leaders Academy</span></a><span class>, a youth values-based training program, and she has created space for women legislators to convene and organize through the expansion of the network’s </span><a href="https://www.yeonetwork.org/women-s-conference-2019"><span class>Women’s Caucus Fellowship</span></a><span class>.</span></p><p><span class>Through her commitment to public service, Jones is working to create a new political system of truly representative government that will amplify the voices of youth and marginalized communities; and she is spearheading programs to bring both a racial and gender equity lens to progressive policy making.</span></p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Young Elected Officials</li> <li>Women’s Leadership</li> <li>Coalition Building</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-d09e92c2667a07a66449b4dd933f5fb42d611ea7d6164288f4fe185b265c9083"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Raquel Jones</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/ff2-come-november-women-artists-are-asking-you-vote" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/victoria-cassinova-freedom-poster-kamala-harris.jpg.webp?itok=BclCBqCq" width="440" height="270" alt=""Freedom" poster created by Victoria Cassinova featuring Kamala Harris" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">In the news</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Election 2024</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> FF2: Come November, Women Artists Are Asking YOU to Vote! </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-83b990e0-6c7a-4f16-9a63-2c633770d502" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Roger Vann" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2023/04/3.png.webp?itok=hR1RVUss" width="230" height="230" alt="Roger Vann" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Roger Vann</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chief Advancement Officer</div> <div class="field field--name-field-expertise field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">Civic Engagement</div> <div class="field__item">Voting Rights</div> <div class="field__item">Black Voters</div> </div> </div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-83b990e0-6c7a-4f16-9a63-2c633770d502" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Roger-Vann" id="overlay-83b990e0-6c7a-4f16-9a63-2c633770d502" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-83b990e0-6c7a-4f16-9a63-2c633770d502">Roger Vann</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2023/04/3.png.webp?itok=hR1RVUss" width="230" height="230" alt="Roger Vann" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Roger Vann</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chief Advancement Officer</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/roger-vann" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>During his 35-year career, Roger Vann has held a variety of leadership and senior management positions in the areas of civic participation, racial justice, and corporate governance.</p><p>Vann is currently Chief Advancement Officer at People for the American Way. He recently served as Vice President of Youth Prevention and Corporate Responsibility at Juul Labs where he directed the company’s global retail access control, ESG and corporate giving initiatives. He previously served as Executive Director of State Voices where he raised more than $40 million to support large-scale civic engagement programs and issue advocacy campaigns in 20 states. Under his leadership, the organization became the largest provider of nonpartisan civic engagement quality control training and technology nationwide.</p><p>As Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), he planned and directed a campaign that secured over 430,000 verified voter registrations and contacted over 1.5 million voters during the 2012 presidential election. He also oversaw the organization’s centennial strategic planning process as well as its first comprehensive security threat assessment.</p><p>Vann is a proud native of Connecticut, where he led state affiliates of both the NAACP and ACLU and worked for more than 10 years as a radio talk show host and news director.</p><p>Vann is an avid collector of African American books and memorabilia. He is a four-year survivor of stage 4 prostate cancer. He and his wife Rae live in northern Virginia. They have three children, one of whom is incarcerated.</p></div> <div class="field--name-field-expertise"> <div class="field__label">Areas of expertise</div> <ul > <li>Civic Engagement</li> <li>Voting Rights</li> <li>Black Voters</li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-7461d1d46c70627d6b947fc1cc1b74e2f5c1dced744e055754524820177e926c"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Roger Vann</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/blog-posts/roger-vann-for-stanford-social-innovation-review-why-were-targeting-the-hardest-to-reach-voters" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/wp/2022/10/Black-man-voting.jpg.webp?itok=jqEjNDp6" width="440" height="270" alt="A black man deposits a ballot into a voting box." class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">In the news</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> Roger Vann for Stanford Social Innovation Review: Why We’re Targeting the Hardest to Reach Voters </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item component-bio_listing"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type-bio-listing paragraph--view-mode-default margin-above-medium ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-bios field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-9768f9a8-91b0-4849-a61d-47f3435f32a9" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Na Eng" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2023/04/2.png.webp?itok=Vrd6ZaJm" width="230" height="230" alt="Na Eng" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Na Eng</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chief Communications Officer</div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-9768f9a8-91b0-4849-a61d-47f3435f32a9" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Na-Eng" id="overlay-9768f9a8-91b0-4849-a61d-47f3435f32a9" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-9768f9a8-91b0-4849-a61d-47f3435f32a9">Na Eng</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2023/04/2.png.webp?itok=Vrd6ZaJm" width="230" height="230" alt="Na Eng" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Na Eng</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chief Communications Officer</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/na-eng" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Na Eng is a savvy social impact executive and Emmy Award-winning storyteller who champions powerful narratives to move ideas and change norms in order to accelerate progress for greater social impact. </p> <p>As Chief Communications Officer for People For the American Way, she oversees teams with a portfolio that includes research, creative content production, earned media, and digital organizing. The storied progressive advocacy organization has successfully mobilized Black male turnout from peer-to-peer texting, socialized public safety alternatives to policing, and countered extremist narratives about what it means to truly be an American. </p> <p>Previously, Eng directed all foundation-wide external affairs for the McKnight Foundation. Under her leadership, the Foundation advanced its thought leadership and punched above its weight to influence national conversations about climate change, impact investing, and affordable housing. On diversity, equity, and inclusion, she led board-staff work groups to refine its strategic framework and cast a vision that ended up dramatically transforming the Foundation's policies and practices. </p> <p>Eng refined her instinct for storytelling over two decades as a journalist in New York City. Producing for PBS and CNBC, she traveled the globe to translate complex economic trends and social issues into understandable human narratives. Her pieces reached millions of viewers and earned more than a dozen prestigious national honors, including an Emmy Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary. </p> <p>Eng serves on the board of the national NAACP Foundation as well as the board of the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. </p> <p>She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at Columbia University in an accelerated dual-degree program.</p></div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-articles-by-author view-id-articles_by_author view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-d6726b37550fe2091f672bfce78b32d4a6cc81355e5139499d7295399f5d8796"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Articles with Na Eng</h2> </div> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <a href="/hill-americas-story-bigger-trumps-hateful-conspiracy-theories" class="field-group-link" hreflang="en"> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/common_dreams_trump.jpg.webp?itok=uZoaAzEE" width="440" height="270" alt="Donald Trump" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">In the news</div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="taxonomy-term taxonomy-term--type-issue taxonomy-term--view-mode-short-title ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Election 2024</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> The Hill: America’s story is bigger than Trump’s hateful conspiracy theories </h3> </div> </div></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-19643048-5530-4f0b-8dfe-94202525f4cd" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Diane Laviolette" type="button"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2023/04/7.png.webp?itok=dnjS7sxZ" width="230" height="230" alt="Diane Laviolette" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Diane Laviolette</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">General Counsel</div> </button> <div aria-hidden="hidden" aria-labelledby="overlay-title-19643048-5530-4f0b-8dfe-94202525f4cd" class="modal fade bio" data-bs-slug="Diane-Laviolette" id="overlay-19643048-5530-4f0b-8dfe-94202525f4cd" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title sr-only" id="overlay-title-19643048-5530-4f0b-8dfe-94202525f4cd">Diane Laviolette</h2> <button type="button" class="close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true">CLOSE</span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="node node--type-bio node--view-mode-overlay ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/wp/2023/04/7.png.webp?itok=dnjS7sxZ" width="230" height="230" alt="Diane Laviolette" class="image-style-square-small" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-wrapper"> <h1>Diane Laviolette</h1> <div class="field field--name-field-position field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">General Counsel</div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/spokespeople/diane-laviolette" hreflang="en">Full bio</a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Diane Laviolette is the Chief Operations Officer, Secretary and General Counsel at People For the American Way. She oversees legal, governance and compliance matters, as well as the daily operations and management of People For. Prior to her time at People For she served as in-house counsel at a D.C. public affairs firm and in the insurance industry. 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