Our People

Our Staff

Our diverse staff of civic champions bring a wealth of knowledge and professionalism
to building a dynamic and effective civic education and research organization

Staff

Aarya Chowdhry

Civics Coach

Staff

Adrian Paila

Business and Compliance Officer

Staff

Andrew Kutsch

Research Coordinator

Staff

Ashley Qualls

Finance Officer

Staff

Briyanna Releford

Marketing and Brand Manager

Staff

Erin Franke

Research Analyst

Staff

Harish Srinivasan

Program Manager, The Ideology Lab

Staff

Jolanta Bielawska

eLearning Designer

Staff

Jordan Sanders

Civics Coach (Spring 2026 Intern)

Staff

Kaelan Boyd

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Staff

Martin Jackson

Director of Advancement

Staff

Nina Barrett

Co-Founder

Staff

Peyton Babson

Director of Education

Staff

Shavon Moise

Program Manager, Voter Education

Staff

Tatiyana Laws

Chief of Staff

Staff

Teawan Gausi

Philanthropy and Donor Experience Manager

Staff

Tejaswi Dugyala

Research Coordinator

Staff

Will Truskolaski

Director of Research

Our Board

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of CivicsEDU, tasked with
providing fiduciary oversight of the organization.

Kathleen Hunt, PhD

Chair

City of Durham

Meagan Jordan, PhD

Vice Chair

Clinton School of Public Service (UASYS)

Chris Sullivan

Secretary

Everblue

Leah Patrick

Treasurer

GovDollars Consulting

Olanda Carr

Member

Presbyterian Foundation