A voter-driven system of government for the 21st century
 

Our Team

 

Ramon Perez

Executive Director

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An AI technology executive and military veteran, Ramon founded Voting Rights Brigade to address systemic problems in our electoral system which result in hyperpartisanship and widespread voter alienation. He believes that, to achieve better outcomes, we must use technology to give greater control directly to voters.

Sadie Holzmeyer

Statewide Organizer

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With a background in mental health, Sadie has served as a community organizer, environmental and social justice activist, and former coordinator for her local Sunrise Movement Hub. Sadie enjoys organizing for political campaigns, promoting renewable energy, and increasing community access to healthy foods.


Board of Directors

Vinay Orekondy

Board Chairman

Elections lawyer, Australian Progressive Party founder; labor movement and political campaign organizer; Advocacy Strategist at FairVote; Coalitions Director and National Organizer at Rank the Vote.

“The American electoral process is, at present, severely broken. Only innovative changes can help repair it and make it representative of the people.”

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J. Mark Barfield

Board Treasurer

Former political journalist for newspapers and Libertarian Party of Florida Vice-chair; Vice-chair of the Outsider Media Foundation.

“A well-informed citizenry, given clear and unbiased information, is the most capable of making sound policy decisions beneficial to democratic society.”

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Shannon O’Brien

Board Secretary

Former State Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; former State Legislator. First woman nominated by a major party for Governor in Massachusetts. Current Chair, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. Business development advisor; lawyer; mobile voting advocate.

Mobile voting helps every community gain access, such as disabled voters, so that the potential good that government can do is maximized for all people.”

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Charles Belle

Attorney; Executive Director of the Blockchain Advocacy Coalition; Non-residential Fellow Stanford Center for Internet and Society, data privacy and technology legislation; public policy researcher and advisor.

"A healthy democracy requires everyone to have a voice — and that's exactly what Digital Democracy provides."

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James “Chip” Byers

Orlando native, Autistic, small business owner, and award-winning Disability Change Agent; Florida’s highest honor for Disability Employment Advocacy; appointed by Governor DeSantis to The Able Trust Board and Mayor Demings to the Orange County Disability Advisory Board.

“Autistic and Disabled voices should always be a part of the conversation, particularly in matters of government, and I am happy to dedicate time to ensuring that our elected officials hear all Floridians’ voices.”

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Wasim Q. Malik, PhD

Managing Partner at Iaso Ventures; Harvard Medical School faculty member; healthcare technology executive, investor and entrepreneur.

“Accelerating technological solutions should provide the most benefit to the most people. Digital Democracy will do just that.”

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Juleanna Glover

Founder/CEO of Ridgely|Walsh; global-brands’ high-stakes public affairs strategist; senior advisor to then-President-elect George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and presidential candidates Steve Forbes, Senator John Ashcroft, and Senator John McCain; founder of Ashcroft Group, LLC; policy and political writer for top-tier, international publications.

“The integrity of our political system depends on representatives’ hearing and responding to all of their constituents.”

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Cyrus Hodes

Leader in AI technologies and policies; serves on boards of startups leveraging technologies for the greater good; co-founder of AIGC Chain, leveraging blockchain tools for multi-modal generative AI development and deployment.

“Innovative technological solutions are not only key to good government, but essential to solving the Big Problems of our times.”

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John Duffield

Digital brands marketing innovator; 3x founder and global ad agency leader; web3 and metaverse outspoken advocate.

“A voter-driven system of digital democracy for the 21st Century. Now, democracy is digital. Are you ready?"

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