Our Staff
Our staff includes conservatives, moderates & progressives. We are policy experts, lawyers, technologists, system builders, operations experts, legislative advocates, media strategists & more.
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![Shalini Agarwal](https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shalini-Agarwal-1-300x300.jpg)
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![Jennifer Dresden](https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jennifer-Dresden-1-300x300.jpg)
Deana El-Mallawany
Counsel & Director of Impact Programs, Democratic Resilience
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Genevieve Nadeau
Counsel & Head of Defending Against Authoritarian Threats Team
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Aisha Woodward
Head of Constraining Executive Power Team & Policy Strategist
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