The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s 4th Annual National Civic Leadership Training Summit to Be Largest to Date
(Upper Saddle River, NJ)—The Andrew Goodman Foundation will welcome members of its Vote Everywhere and Puffin Democracy Fellows programs, as well as notable guest speakers, to its fourth annual National Civic Leadership Training Summit. A six-day event, the Summit will be hosted from Monday, July 9th – Saturday, July 14th at Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah, New Jersey.
This year marks the first time that the Summit will be held at one of Vote Everywhere’s partner campuses. Christopher Romano, Ed.M., Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs at Ramapo College, will deliver a welcome address to all participants, as will David Goodman, President of The Andrew Goodman Foundation and brother of Andrew Goodman.
Nearly 60 Vote Everywhere Ambassadors, several Vote Everywhere alumni and Vote Everywhere Campus Champions, and our five Puffin Democracy Fellows will attend a variety of training sessions, related to alliance building, voter registration and getting out the vote, enhancing voter access, nonpartisanship, and campus action planning. Participants will learn from each other in primarily student-led sessions, which will offer inaugural beginning- and advanced-level tracks. Campus Champions, attending the Summit for the first time, will share their experience and expertise as featured speakers.
Panels and keynotes, designed to address the Summit theme “Defending Our Democracy,” will feature honored guests, including Ginna Green (ReThink Media), Dale Ho (ACLU), Natasha Merle (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.), Nancy Thomas (Tufts University), Sue Udry (Defending Rights & Dissent), and Clarence Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s personal counsel, advisor, speechwriter, and close friend.
The Summit is an annual opportunity for the national network of Vote Everywhere Ambassadors to receive civic and leadership training, share proven ideas and practices, connect with their peers and AGF staff, and recognize accomplishments. On the final evening of the Summit, the Hidden Hero Award Ceremony will honor five student leaders for outstanding achievement in making young voices and votes a powerful force in democracy.
The following participants are attending this year’s Summit:
Vote Everywhere Ambassadors
| Keirra Cromer | Alabama A&M University |
| Alexa Rodriguez | Arizona State University |
| Adrian Costa | Bard College |
| Kathy Gaweda | Bard College |
| Ava Mazzye | Bard College |
| Richard Harrison Carter | Bowling Green State University |
| Alyssa Tomins | Bowling Green State University |
| Michael Golden | Cornell University |
| Jenna Oliver | Cornell University |
| Kourtney Birks | Dillard University |
| Jamya Robinson | Dillard University |
| Meghan Edwards | East Carolina University |
| Thomas Armooh | Elon University |
| Ellie Snyder | Elon University |
| Becky Garcia | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Ari Jones | Georgia State University |
| Evan Malbrough | Georgia State University |
| Anna Determann | Grand View University |
| Shanna Yarush | Kutztown University |
| Rachel Campbell | Louisiana State University |
| Zoe Williamson | Louisiana State University |
| Weston Gale | Mesa Community College |
| Kimberly Morrow | Mesa Community College |
| Rebecca Diaz | Miami Dade College – Wolfson |
| Makenzie Mercer | Miami University |
| Jessel Martinez | Midway University |
| Marla Teixeira | Pace University |
| Claudia Wetzel | Ramapo College of New Jersey |
| Danielle Bates | Simpson College |
| Abby Schulte | Simpson College |
| Taylor Roberts | Spelman College |
| Phariha Rahman | SUNY Binghamton |
| John Restuccia | SUNY Binghamton |
| Leah Christman | SUNY Geneseo |
| Shaheer Ahmad Khan | SUNY Stony Brook |
| Elif Fatma Onay | SUNY Stony Brook |
| Jazmine Baylor | Tougaloo College |
| Latrice Johnson | Tougaloo College |
| Sophie Bertrand | Towson University |
| Jonathan Townes | Towson University |
| Matthew Tolbert | Tufts University |
| Stephen Grover | University of Alabama |
| Alana Glover | University of Baltimore |
| Willow Goode | University of Baltimore |
| Corban Gotcher | University of Central Arkansas |
| Anna Rose Redgate | University of Dayton |
| Allison Saracina | University of Dayton |
| Shae’Erica Horne | University of Florida |
| Jenna Tingum | University of Florida |
| Brittany Greenwell | University of Louisville |
| Clara Wilson | University of Louisville |
| A’Mya Jones | University of Mississippi |
| Mya Woods | University of Mississippi |
| Amaya Fox | University of San Francisco |
| Ariana Robert Martinez | University of San Francisco |
| Michaela Lemen | University of Utah |
| Fiona Buchanan | Western Carolina University |
| Hannah Fraser | Western Carolina University |
Vote Everywhere Alumni
| Jonian Rafti | Bard College |
| Joseph Hill | CUNY Queens |
| Rachael Cohen Hamilton | Kutztown University |
| Louis Gremillion Jr. | Louisiana State University |
| Abree Dominguez | University of San Francisco |
Vote Everywhere Campus Champions
| Amy K. Somchanhmavong | Cornell University |
| Duane Oakes | Mesa Community College |
| Dr. Mariel Pagán | Montclair State University |
| Karen Booth | Ramapo College of New Jersey |
| William (Bill) Waldman | Rutgers University |
| Steven Adelson | SUNY Stony Brook |
Puffin Democracy Fellows
| Valencia Richardson | Louisiana State University alumna |
| Maydee Martinez | Miami Dade College alumna |
| Usjid Hameed | Towson University alumnus |
| Dana Sweeney | University of Alabama alumnus |
| Megan Newsome | University of Florida alumna |
About The Andrew Goodman Foundation
Established to continue the legacy of Andrew Goodman, a civil rights worker murdered during Freedom Summer 1964, The Andrew Goodman Foundation partners with America’s colleges and universities through its Vote Everywhere program which provides student leaders with a platform to register and mobilize voters, organize campuses, and collaborate with their peers. To learn more, visit www.andrewgoodman.org.
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