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We Have a New Co-Director!

We’re happy to announce that Tanvier Peart is the new Co-Director of the Advocacy Institute! Tanvier will be working with fellow Co-Director cori schmanke parrish to lead the organization into its next chapter. We’re so excited to have Tanvier on our team! You can read more about Tanvier and her and cori’s vision for the Advocacy Institute in our Board Chair’s recent statement.

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