Brooke López, Esq.

Features Director

Brooke López is an alum of University of Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law. In her published thesis, Brooke analyzed the gap in parity for women in politics. She ran for public office in 2015 at age 18. She has a talkative cat named Severus.

Lauren Bair

Research Analyst

Lauren Bair is studying Data Science and Economics at UT Dallas. She hopes to work in UX design to uplift underrepresented voices. She's a rock climber, reader, yogi, and loves spending time outside with her partner and dog.

Stephanie Hernandez

Research Analyst

Stephanie Hernandez is a junior at Texas Woman’s University majoring in Political Science with emphasis in legal studies. She plans to one day to become an immigration lawyer. She is an advocate for equality and getting more women into elected office.

Anna Taglioli

Research Analyst

Anna Taglioli goes to Southern Methodist University, triple majoring in World Languages, Intern'l Studies, and Human Rights. As a Pre-Law Scholar, she plans to attend law school and serve those who are powerless.

Madison Cedillo

Contributor

Madison Cedillo graduated from UT Tyler studying Political Science, Inter'l Relations, and English. She is passionate about advocating for human rights, and facilitating change within immigration law. She looks to attend law school in the near future.

Annie Counts, Esq.

Contributor

Annie Counts is from Houston, Texas and is currently attending Texas A&M University School of Law. She is currently focused on tax advocacy work, providing services and education to low-income taxpayers who are in dispute with the IRS.

Hanna Guidry

Contributor

Hanna Guidry is a student at the University of Texas double majoring in Government and Sustainability Studies. She is passionate about politics and policy with plans on practicing law in the future.

Adrianna Maberry

Research Director

Adrianna Maberry is a leading demographics expert in Texas politics. Her background in geography and data science informs how she looks at every problem. She is addressing the disproportionate representation of  women through aggregating data with a localized approach. 

Jeffrey Clark

Research Analyst

Jeffrey Clark is a hospitality professional pursuing a Masters in Energy Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is focused on being involved in fortifying a future for generations to come by exploring alternative and renewable resources.

Simran Nijjar

Research Analyst

Simran Nijjar is a junior at the University of Texas at Dallas, studying Finance with a minor in Political Science. As a former pre-med, now pre-law student, she’s passionate about the intersection between finance, healthcare, and law.

Heather Buen

Contributor

Heather Buen opened her own business which has since grown to include political campaign management, election analytics, and consulting. Heather received her MBA and Masters in Finance from the University of Maryland Global Campus. 

Natalie Clark

Contributor

Natalie Clark is a current student at Southern Methodist University, studying political science and English. She one day hopes to go to law school and work as an immigration attorney.

Kendall Goodland

Contributor

Kendall Goodland is a senior at the University of Texas at Dallas, pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She is passionate about environmental and civil rights laws. In the future, She hopes to study more and use her knowledge to make a difference.

Sarah Bruso

Digital Content Manager

Sarah Bruso is a graduate of Lynn University with an M.S. in Web Design Technology and is currently a freelance graphic designer. She is passionate about equality and loves small dogs, coffee, and outer space. Her dream is to use her talents to empower others.

Terri Broussard Williams has built her career on a solid reputation as an authentic, courageous, and impactful change agent. Throughout her journey as an award-winning non-profit executive, lobbyist, and public speaker, Terri has transformed public and community service into a professional art form, positively impacting the lives of millions of people. Terri continues to “pay it forward” with thought leadership around change as the founder of the Movement Maker platform (www.movementmakercollective.com).

Charlotte Clymer is the former Press Secretary for Rapid Response at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ organization. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Law and Military Policy (CLMP), the Military and Veterans Advisory Council for Outserve-SLDN, the Advisory Council for Running Start, and the D.C. Commission for Persons with Disabilities. She is a proud military veteran and transgender woman. She is based in Washington, D.C.

Luisa Del Rosal serves as the Executive Director of the Tower Center and founding Executive Director of the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center at SMU. She’s the youngest executive director at the university, as well as the only Hispanic to head up two centers. Luisa is a dedicated member of the Junior League of Dallas and serves on the board for Communities in Schools, Dallas Region. In 2020, she was the Republican candidate for Texas House District 114.

Taylor Foody is dedicated to connecting individuals to new ideas, networks, and capital to drive transformative social progress. Currently, she is a dual MBA/MA in Global Policy Studies student at UT Austin's McCombs School of Business and LBJ School of Public Affairs. Prior to graduate school, she served as Program Coordinator at the Annette Strauss Institute of Civic Life, a nonpartisan research unit that worked to increase civic engagement amongst college students across the state of Texas.

Caren K. Lock is the Regional Vice President and Associate General Counsel of TIAA. She is the incoming Board Chair of the Texas Bar College and The Dallas Assembly. In addition, she is on the Board of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum and the President’s Advisory Board of UT Southwestern Medical Center. In 2015, Caren co-founded The Orchid Giving Circle which provides community grants to support social change and services to the North Texas Asian Community.

Inmigrante Afortunada. Passionate about news, activism, gender and media. Estefania Mitre is pursuing a career in Journalism and promoting inclusion in the media industry.

Logan Nevonen started her work at Maggie’s List, a U.S. political action committee dedicated to increasing the number of conservative women elected to federal office. Since then, she went on to serve as a Delegate for the International Congress of Parliamentary Women’s Caucuses where she helped adopt the Dublin Declaration, a global proposal for action on women in politics. Now, she serves as the Deputy Director of Operations at Run GenZ, an organization with the mission to empower, recruit, and mentor the next generation of conservative leaders to step up and run for public office at the state and local level.

Jeanine Powell is currently a student in the Doctorate of Liberal Studies Program at SMU, having recently completed the second of two careers. She left a career in financial software consulting in 2004 and retired from teaching high school English at Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD in 2020. Jeanine leads the Advisory Board for AAUW's GEM (Girls Empowered by Mentoring), a program which focuses on leadership, personal branding, and networking for high school girls.

Jacqueline Prince (She/Her/Hers) is the Asst. Director of Women’s & Gender Equity Programs in the Gender Center at UTD. In this role, Jacqueline works through the lens of intersectional feminism to educate, advocate, and provide programs for the UTD community. Jacqueline specializes in helping her community learn about the economic empowerment of womxn, gender and racial inequity, and how to maximize their privilege to advocate for/with others.

Veronica Ray Whitehead is a sexual health educator and reproductive justice & health equity advocate for women, girls, and femmes of color. She has worked in the Dallas nonprofit space ensuring all young people and their families have access to trauma-informed, medically accurate, LGBTQIA, and quality sexual health education and access to reproductive healthcare.