About Promote The Vote
What We Accomplished
Who We Are
Promote the Vote is a coalition of partner organizations committed to ensuring that Michigan’s voting system works for all.
What We Believe
We know that our democracy works best when all our voices are heard and that Michiganders support common-sense approaches to removing barriers to voting and safeguarding Michigan's elections.
What We Do
Promote The Vote cuts through the partisan noise to advance voting rights for the people of Michigan.
Board Members
Khalilah Spencer, President
Legal Redress Chair, NAACP Michigan State Conference & Detroit Branch NAACP
Merissa Kovach, Vice President
Political Director, ACLU of Michigan
Gilda Jacobs, Secretary
Member at Large
Judy Karandjeff, Treasurer
Member at Large
Paula Bowman
Co-President, League of Women Voters of Michigan
Dessa Cosma
Executive Director, Detroit Disability Power
Cindy Gamboa
Executive Director, MI PODER
Kathi Harris
Executive Director, PROACTIVE
David Hecker
Special Assistant to the President, AFT Michigan
Rebeka Islam
Executive Director, APIA VOTE-MI
Meredith Kennedy
Director & Founder, Miigwech, Inc.
Rima Meroueh
Advocacy & Community Engagement Manager, ACCESS
Patrick Schuh
National Deputy Director of States, America Votes
Branden Snyder
Executive Director, Detroit Action
Monique Stanton
President & CEO, Michigan League For Public Policy
Yvonne White
President, NAACP Michigan State Conference
Our Team
Executive Director
Operations Manager
Programming & Partnerships Director
Senior Advisor
Election Protection Strategist
Policy Counsel
Senior Advisor
Communications Manager
Legal Fellow
Election Protection Director
Legal Fellow
Election Protection Counsel