Category National Conference 2024

Riley Berg

Riley Berg

Riley Berg is co-founder of Country First, a cross-partisan political movement focused on addressing the toxic tribalism plaguing American politics. A former “Big Law” litigator, Berg brings to his non-profit work more than a dozen years of experience marshaling large…

David Becker

David Becker

David Becker is the Executive Director and Founder of the nonpartisan, non-profit Center for Election Innovation & Research, working with election officials of both parties, all around the country, to ensure elections voters should trust, and do trust. A key…

Matthew Barron

Matthew Barron

Matthew Barron joined The Heinz Endowments in 2015 and is the program director for the Sustainability strategic area and the staff lead on the Democracy and Civic Participation initiative. His work addresses community and economic development, environmental issues, and efforts…

Jocelyn Benson

Jocelyn Benson

Jocelyn Bensonis Michigan’s 43rd Secretary of State. Secretary Benson’s work overseeing Michigan’s 2020 and 2022 general elections, both of which drew record-breaking turnout and were more secure than any prior election in state history, earned her national recognition, including the…

Anthony Trombi

Anthony Trombi is a professional communicator with expertise in national and state politics and media. His work with WisPolitics and various Madison media outlets led him to help launch Keep Our Republic’s Wisconsin programming and communications efforts, which evolved into…

Chris Trebilcock

Chris Trebilcock

Chris Trebilcock is an attorney who represents clients in the Detroit, Michigan area, recognized by peers and selected to Rising Stars for 2008 – 2009, 2011 – 2014. Trebilcock litigates labor and employment disputes in federal and state courts and…

Rex VanMiddlesworth

Rex VanMiddlesworth

Rex VanMiddlesworth is a 2023 Fellow in the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative and the Senior Democracy Editor for the Harvard Social Impact Review, VanMiddlesworth’s focus is on addressing threats to American democracy. Prior to becoming an ALI Fellow, he was…