Local Progress
Template:TOCnestleft Local Progressis led by an advisory board of elected officials from Baltimore, Chicago, Culver City (CA), Denver (CO), New York, Philadelphia, Richmond (CA), Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, and by leaders of SEIU International, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the AFL-CIO.[1]
Local Progress Board Members
Local Progress Board members, As of August 10, 2018:[2]
- David Alvarez, San Diego, CA
- LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans, LA
- Gregorio Casar, Austin, TX
- Helen Gym (Vice-Chair), Philadelphia, PA
- Megan Green, St. Louis, MO
- Bill Henry, Baltimore, MD
- Robin Kniech, Denver, CO
- Brad Lander (Chair), New York, NY
- Marcelia Nicholson, Milwaukee, WI
- Meghan Sahli-Wells, Culver City, CA
- Andrew Friedman, Center for Popular Democracy
- Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO
- Bob Master, CWA
- Becky Wasserman, SEIU International
Staff
As of August 2018:[3]
- Sarah Johnson, Local Progress Director, Center for Popular Democracy
- Tarsi Dunlop, Local Progress Policy and Program Manager, Center for Popular Democracy
- Danielle Adams, Local Progress Southern Regional Coordinator, Center for Popular Democracy
- Chad Radock, Local Progress New York State Coordinator, Center for Popular Democracy
- Silvia Fabela, Local Progress Campaigns Director, Center for Popular Democracy
- Asya Pikovsky, Communications Manager, Center for Popular Democracy
- Ari Schwartz, Local Progress Campaign Organizer, Center for Popular Democracy
- Francesca Menes, Local Progress Florida State Coordinator, Center for Popular Democracy
- Mercedes Fulbright, Local Progress Texas State Coordinator, Center for Popular Democracy
- Ivan Luevanos-Elms, Organizing Director, Local Progress
- Andrew Friedman, Co-Executive Director, Center for Popular Democracy
- Ady Barkan, Strategic Advisor, Local Progress, Center for Popular Democracy
POWER to the People's Convention
Eric Mar July 10, 2016.
POWER to the People's Convention in Pittsburgh! An INSPIRED thank you to the Center for Popular Democracy/Local Progress, Make the Road, WORKING FAMILIES PARTY!, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), SEIU 32BJ, and so many others! — with Brad Lander, Helen Gym, Nikki Fortunato Bas, John Avalos, Tarsi Dunlop, Sarah Johnson and Ady Barkan at Center for Popular Democracy.
CPD-ACCE gala
Center for Popular Democracy would like to thank everyone who made October’s 2016 joint CPD-ACCE gala a huge success! Over 175 guests packed the room at Impact Hub in Oakland to support CPD and ACCE and to celebrate this year’s inspiring honorees: Laphonza Butler, president of SEIU Local 2015, Guillermo Mayer, president and CEO of Public Advocates, and John Avalos, San Francisco District 11 board of supervisors members and Local Progress board chair.
We would like to give a special shout out to our major sponsors, CFT, Josh Pesdchtalt, SEIU Local 2015, SEIU International, Susan Sandler and Steve Phillips, Rigo Valdez of UFCW 770, and the San Francisco Foundation. Your support ensures that the values of equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy become national priorities.[4]