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Ashley Phillips

Head of Programs

John Zhang

Head of Marketing

Emory Vestal

Operations Coordinator

Tori Larned

Senior Manager of Communications

Michelle Rueda

Partnerships Associate, Movement

Danielle Rugoff

Head of Movement Activation

Lori Raimondo

Program Manager

Matt Lewis

Digital Designer

Amelia D'Entrone

Head of Content

Sara Hilany

Senior Motion Designer

Sam Raus

Program Assistant

Kristie Yeung

Supervising Producer

Gavin Alaoen

Creative Director

Isabel Clark

Director of Operations

Tom Fishman

CEO

Ama Adi-Dako

Associate Producer

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