Our Team

Liana Cassar is Family Values @ Work's Interim Executive Director and the Director of OASIS, FV@W's leadership development program and support network for equity and…

Erica Clemmons Dean has been organizing for over 10 years. She got into this line of work through the labor movement, organizing marginalized communities to…

Alexis’ heart for social justice began around the time her journey as a mother began years ago. As a mother of color and low-wage earner,…

Allison’s experience in brand strategy and marketing spans the education, healthcare, and consumer goods sectors, but she has found her true calling in amplifying the…

Jaida Jenkins-Curtis has been an activist and organizer since her early teens. Jumping right into the labor movement straight out of high school, she found…

Driven by a passion for meaningful pursuits, Jenny Martinez found her calling in nonprofit: leveraging her accounting skills to support the work of FV@W. Jenny…

Jennifer grew up in a political, working-class, union home and learned at an early age what it takes for working families to thrive—namely, collective action…

Kate began her work in social and economic justice as a college intern at 9to5 where she supported paid leave, civic engagement and other campaigns.…

Laura, a first generation college graduate, grew up in a working class home and witnessed first-hand how the struggles of working paycheck-to-paycheck can negatively affect…

Linda Garcia Barnard began fighting for gender and worker justice in the early 90s. As a single mom and caregiver for her mother, she was…

As an indigenous Mayan from Guatemala, Luis grew up in poverty, a strong underlying motivator of his involvement in Social Justice that began at an…

Her entire life, Marianne has been inspired by the stories of great women. Their stories made her want to show that women could do anything…

Nicole Marie Melton is the Digital Content Specialist at Family Values at Work. Prior to joining our team, Nicole spent more than 10 years in…

As a young, lonely queer, Preston (he/him/his) first found purpose in organizing with other LGBTQI students after the death of a young gay man on…

Growing up Jewish in Charleston, SC, Sammy learned from a young age that our world is designed to exclude people. This lesson evolved throughout her…

Staci’s passion for social justice was born from a traumatic experience when her then-4-year-old daughter suffered a stroke in 2010. The lack of inclusive paid…

Suzette Gardner is a marketing technologist with many years of experience helping organizations and businesses leverage digital strategy to drive engagement, growth, and meaningful impact.…

Teena is the instructional designer and documentarian for Family Values at Work. She has over 10 years of experience in learning design and works to…

Wakisha started working in childcare as early as 2007, but her love for children started when her first neice was born when she was only…