Our Team
Foreign affairs and public policy professional focused on authoritarian regimes and threats to democracy in Latin America.
Robert Schwartz,
Co-Founder and Executive Director
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Finance and accounting professional with experience in public and private sectors. Former operations manager, analyst, and liaison for Department of Veterans Affairs. Graduate of University of New Orleans (MBA) and Miami University (BS).
Brandon Dahl,
Co-Founder and Finance Director
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Former Systems Development Engineer at Amazon. Former Integration Engineer at Boeing. Graduate of University of Missouri St. Louis (PhD, Physics) and the University of Tulsa (BS).
Timothy Mason,
Co-Founder and Outreach Director
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Director of Communications, Country First. Co-Founder, Biden Republicans. Staff Assistant to former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Emily Matthews, Co-Chair, Haley Voters Working Group
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South Carolina-based CEO of Justice James Consulting. Served as SC Deputy Political Director and Black Engagement Director for the 2020 Buttigieg presidential campaign.
Tiffany James, Former Contributor
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