If you can keep it

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Ben Raderstorf is writer and policy strategist at Protect Democracy. He writes about how to beat authoritarianism in the substack "If you can keep it." His writing has been published in The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Bulwark.

Beau is Deputy Director of Impact Programs & Counsel, Civic Space and Rule of Law, at the non-partisan non-profit Protect Democracy.

Jennifer Dresden is a policy strategist at Protect Democracy. She was previously a member of the faculty and the Associate Director of the Democracy and Governance Program at Georgetown University.

Director of Impact Programs & Counsel, Free & Fair Elections @ Protect Democracy

Current Counsel at Protect Democracy and former federal civil servant

Michael Angeloni is a Research Specialist at Protect Democracy, where he examines democratic backsliding and threats to the rule of law in a global context.

Justin Florence co-founded Protect Democracy and helps lead the organization’s work to advance its mission, including legal, policy, advocacy and communications strategies.

Grant Tudor is a policy advocate with Protect Democracy, where he develops and advocates for a range of reforms to shore up our democratic institutions.

Aaron is the communications director at Protect Democracy, helping spread the message about threats facing American democracy and what we can do about them.

Lara Hicks is an Impact Specialist at Protect Democracy, where she supports the organization’s youth / Gen Z and civil society defense work.

Alicia Menendez-Brennan is a policy advocate at Protect Democracy, where she drives efforts to advance structural reforms to our democracy.

Anna Dorman is a Counsel at Protect Democracy working to build a robust and effective pro-democracy movement through organizing, advocacy, and litigation.

Deana El-Mallawany is counsel and director of impact programs overseeing Protect Democracy's medium and long-term democratic resilience strategies.

I oversee Protect Democracy’s work to ensure that pro-democracy civil society actors remain resilient in the face of autocratic tactics, and to protect the right to free expression and dissent that are required for a healthy democracy.

Farbod is an attorney who leads Protect Democracy’s efforts to advance structural changes to our democracy.

Rachel Goodman is an attorney and leads Protect Democracy's work on Free Expression and the Right to Dissent.

Michael Alexander Sandoval is an Impact Associate at Protect Democracy, where he supports policy and strategic communications work around systemic threats to American democracy, and building the democracy of tomorrow.

Impact Specialist at Protect Democracy, working to make our electoral institutions more responsive, representative, and authoritarian-resistant, and to boost local-level civic engagement.

Counsel at Protect Democracy specializing in protection of free speech.

Isaac Gilles is a Major Gifts & Content Officer at Protect Democracy, focused on contextualizing our mission, strategy, and impact to key partners.

Alison Hirsh is the Chief Impact Officer at Protect Democracy. She is a senior leader with over two decades of experience in government, advocacy, organizing and labor.

Alexis Nwatu is an Impact Specialist at Protect Democracy, expanding the pro-democracy coalition's reach by engaging new constituencies, especially youth & Gen Z, through coalition-building, outreach, & collective action for democratic resilience.

Carrick Moon is a Major Gifts Officer at Protect Democracy. He focuses on connecting Americans to our mission, strategy, and the work of building democracy.

Laura is the outgoing Senior Director of Field Support at Over Zero, an organization dedicated to building societal resilience to political and identity-based violence.

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