Get to know our staff! From Detroit to Marquette, and so many other corners of our state that have been pitted against one another, our team is connecting people across Michigan in order to ensure we all thrive in the communities we love.
ART REYES III
Executive Director
art@wethepeoplemi.org
ART REYES III (he)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Art is the founding Executive Director of We The People. He was born and raised in Flint, MI and hails from three generations of proud UAW members. Before WTP, Art was the training director at the Center for Popular Democracy, where he led national training programs for organizers, lead staff, and executive directors. He spent much of 2016 working in Flint responding to the water crisis and helped launch Flint Rising. Previously he led Michigan Voice, a statewide civic engagement organization. He has a BA from Michigan and MPP from Harvard where he taught a community organizing class with Marshall Ganz. He’s filled with random facts about the state of Michigan and lives with his wife Ashley, baby Emilio, and gigantic puppy named Kona the Coney Dog.
RHONDA POWELL (she)
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
CORNELL BATIE (he)
FINANCE DIRECTOR
MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ (he)
MANAGING DIRECTOR
MICHELLE DAVIDSON (she)
OPERATIONS MANAGER
AARICA MARSH (she)
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
KATE ATKINSON (she)
TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR
YVETTE DRAYTON (she)
FINANCIAL COORDINATOR
ELIZABETH CHIARAVALLI (she)
HR COORDINATOR
ELI DAY (he)
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
HOAI AN PHAM (she)
DIGITAL ORGANIZER
CATALINA RIOS HERNANDEZ (she)
CULTURAL STRATEGIST LEAD
TANISHA CLAY (she)
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST
YVONNE NAVARRETE (she)
POLICY DIRECTOR
MARITA KY (they/she)
POLICY AND RESEARCH ANALYST
RACHEL UDABE (she)
POLICY AND RESEARCH ANALYST
ANNABELLA VIDRIO (she)
POLICY ANALYST
MEGAN HESS (she)
RURAL ORGANIZING DIRECTOR
KAMAU JAWARA (he/him)
Southeast MI Lead Organizer
CAITLIN HOMRICH-KNIELING (she)
Lead Organizer
MARIA IBARRA-FRAYRE (she)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
NELLY FUENTES (she/ella)
Statewide Immigration Strategist
ELNORA GAVIN (she)
SW Michigan Lead Organizer
LIZBETH FUENTES
SW Michigan Organizer
lizbeth@wethepeoplemi.org
LIZBETH FUENTES (she)
SW Michigan Organizer
LUPITA SANCHEZ SOLORIO
SW Rural Michigan Organizer
lupita@wethepeoplemi.org
LUPITA SANCHEZ SOLORIO (she/ella)
SW Rural Michigan Organizer
DIEGO NAVARRETE (he/él)
Migrant Leader School Coordinator
CHARITY TURNBOE (she)
Detroit EJ Organizer
AMANDA SIGGINS (she)
Northern Michigan Organizer
TRISTEN JESSUP (she)
SW MICHIGAN ORGANIZER
RUBY MILLER (she)
UPPER PENINSULA ORGANIZER
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