Sarah Edkins
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Sarah Edkins Lien is Director of Communications Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), a left-wing "philanthropic" organization. She is board chair at Common Defense' Veterans Organizing Institute.
Bio
Verbatim from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund website as of January 24, 2023:[1]
- "Sarah Edkins Lien is director of communications at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, where she is responsible for communications strategy, brand stewardship, digital media and storytelling, and press relations.
- Sarah’s career in nonprofit and social good communications spans arts and education, human rights, and community organizing. Prior to joining the Fund in March 2018, she served as director of communications at PEN America, an international writers’ organization that works to protect the right to free expression for all. She previously led communications at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and the Takodah YMCA in southern New Hampshire. She frequently writes and presents on the intersection of rights and communications, including for PEN.org, The Hill, Transform Magazine, WNYC, and the National Organization for Women.
- Sarah holds a Bachelor of Science in Film and Television from Boston University and a Master of Arts in Near East Studies with a concentration in Business from New York University.
Common Defense Board Chair
On Apr 12, 2022, Sarah Edkins tweeted[2] that she is "so proud to chair the board of @commondefense Education Fund (aka Veterans Organizing Institute), which today received its 501(c)3 determination!
The Twitter thread continues:
- "VOI trains and organizes U.S. military veterans to use the experience and skills gained during their service to advocate on progressive issues like voting rights, climate sustainability, and racial equity at the local, state, and national levels.
- "They are shifting the narrative around military veterans to encompass a broader range of voices committed to serving their country in and out of uniform.