Meet The Team

Co-Executive Director, Development

Alison Marciniak

Alison Marciniak (she/her) supports the organization’s work planning for proactive policy reform through the ballot measure process and manages the organization’s development work. Alison has organized and run field programs with Adios Arpaio, Arizona Democratic Party’s Coordinated Campaigns, and Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy. Originally from the midwest, she grew up in Gilbert. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Political Science

Co-Executive Director, Programs and Strategy

M. Teresa Mabry

Maria Teresa Mabry is a 3rd generation Phoenician – the grandchild of Mexican migrants and Black church leaders. M. Teresa graduated from Arizona State University with an Interdisciplinary degree in Justice Studies and Music, merging two loves. They build as an organizer because she knows there is something better for all of us. She is an inaugural Electoral Justice Fellow with the Movement for Black Lives and a member of Mijente. Teresa is an avid gardener, and spends their free time enjoying the sun and views of South Mountain from her backyard. 

Co-Executive Director, Communications

Joel Edman

Joel Edman (he/him) supports our communications. He has been deeply engaged in Arizona's politics since being organized by dear friends in his youth. He attended Arizona State University and worked on various local and statewide campaigns before graduating from Harvard Law School in 2013. After clerking at the Arizona Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court of Arizona, with a fellowship at the ACLU of Arizona in between, Joel has had the privilege of being a full-time democracy advocate. He's also an obsessive Suns and NBA fan, and proud dog papa to Dax.

Co-Executive Director, Operations

Mayra Ibarra

Mayra Ibarra (she/her) is a South Phoenix native and believes that investing in people and building local resources are essential to creating an equitable democracy. Previously with CARECEN-DC and DC Greens, she brings over a decade of experience in managing coalitions, coordinating operations, planning fundraising initiatives, and engaging in local advocacy. Mayra has degrees in Mathematics, Humanities, and American Studies. She also studied Executive Nonprofit Management at Georgetown University.

Digital Content Manager

Oscar De Los Santos

Before joining ADRC, Oscar (he/him) directed public policy for the Association of Arizona Food Banks, a network of 1,000 food banks and food pantries in Arizona, and taught middle schoolers in South Phoenix. He's also worked at MoveOn, the largest progressive advocacy organization in the United States, and in the Obama White House. Oscar has earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Southern California and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Unlock the Vote Program Director

Kat Jutras

Kat Jutras (She/Her/Ella) is the Program Director for Unlock The Vote. She is a fierce advocate for voting rights and reestablishing the rights of those formerly incarcerated or who have been disenfranchised. Prior to working for ADRC, she was a Senior Regional Organizer for Indivisible in Arizona, Utah, and Nevada and has been a Team Leader for HeadCount for the last five years traveling the west coast registering youth to vote and encouraging civic engagement. Kat is also a paralegal and studied at the University of Arizona.

Unlock the Vote Communications Coordinator

Shaunté Glover

SA graduate of ASU, Shaunté (she/her) is a photographer and filmmaker living and making work in Phoenix, AZ. In 2015, she began freelancing working commercially, with national and local non-profits, politicos, universities, specialty coffee professionals, and more.

Unlock the Vote Program Manager

Destiny Garcia

Being born and raised in the city of Glendale, Destiny (she/they) holds great pride in being from her neighborhood. They recently received an Associates degree at Glendale Community College. They plan on going back to school for her BA in Sociology. What Destiny loves most about the work is creating connections with our communities. She is an organizer that advocates for the working class people. They are devoted to their family and their cat, Coco. Destiny loves to play The Sims, watch anime, and kick back with her loved ones.