Lead Ravens
Lead Ravens are organizers and community-builders within The Corps. They're some of the baddest birds around.
Athena Thibodeau-Viana (she/her )
Lead Raven, It's Lit
Favorite Food: A colorful salad
Favorite Quote: "A thinking woman sleeps with monsters." -Adrienne Rich
Preferred Forms of Advocacy: Talking to people face-to-face and hearing their stories.
Kacey Fifield (she/her)
Lead Raven, Zoomers to Boomers
Favorite Food: Jolly Llama dairy-free ice cream!
Favorite Quote: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Preferred Forms of Advocacy: Personal discussions and education!
Serena Holland (she/her )
Lead Raven, The Feed
The Conspiracy (aka HQ)
The Conspiracy is a collaboration of Raven-aged administrators and older allies (Co-conspirators) who keep things running at The Corps so that our movement can live on.
Anata Tran (she/they)
Community Corps Coordinator (Code Name: Nana)
Favorite Food: Tofu pad thai!
Favorite Quote: “Stupid is as stupid does” - Forrest Gump
Preferred Forms of Advocacy: Mutual aid and protesting
Cami Hoffman (they/them)
Youth Director (Code Name: Sourdough)
Favorite Food: Sweet potatoes
Favorite Quote: "To love a place is not enough. We must find ways to heal it.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer
Preferred Forms of Advocacy: Mutual aid, grassroots political organizing/action
Claire Howe (she/her)
Executive Director & Co-founder (Code Name: Mother Raven)
Favorite Food: Tofu RULES.
Favorite Quote: “When you grow up, your heart dies.” - Gunship
Preferred Forms of Advocacy: Supporting young activists, anything that involves creativity, and connecting with people on a basic, human level to figure out how we can harmoniously make the most of our time on this beautiful planet.
Jesse Zamora (he/him)
Raven Corps Treats Manager (Code Name: Chef)
Favorite Food: Pho
Favorite Quote: "...the people who give you their food give you their heart." - Cesar Chavez
Preferred Forms of Advocacy: Revolves around community building. Having events like cooking meetups while engaging in real conversation with people.
Kristina Hulvershorn (she/her)
Corps Support Specialist (Code Name: Sugarplum)
Favorite Food: Thai Curry. Specifically, probably Yellow Curry but I also love Green curry and Massaman.
Favorite Quote: "We are the ones we have been waiting for." - June Jordan
Preferred Forms of Advocacy: Art and Education - specifically the written word to help expand our ideas of what is possible and infuse hope into otherwise hopeless situations.
Shubhangi Bose (she/her)
Outreach Coordinator (Code Name: Iron Fist)
Favorite Food: Any type of sushi
Favorite Quote: "I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those that do the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the systems of exploitation.” - Malcolm X
Preferred Forms of Advocacy: Systems advocacy (advocacy targeted towards a certain system that holds power)
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