Haley Coles (she, her, hers)
Haley Coles is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sonoran Prevention Works. She is a die-hard Arizonan committed to achieving health equity among people impacted by drug use and drug policy. Her personal experience with chaotic drug use and the devastatingly preventable loss of people she loved informs her personal mission to make meaningful structural change for a more just and healthy Arizona. She is the Vice Chair of the Aunt Rita’s Foundation Board, is an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Leaders program, and has provided consultation for the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors and the CDC.

Jennifer Chastain (she, her, hers)
Jennifer is originally from Indiana and moved to Arizona eight years ago. She attended DePauw University and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. She currently teaches K through 5 general music and is in her 18th year of teaching. Jennifer was awakened by the Red for Ed movement. Over the last three and a half years, she has become an activist for her students, colleagues and friends in education. She collected hundreds of signatures for the Invest in Ed initiative (both times) and spent all of her free time volunteering for the past two elections trying to get pro-public education candidates into office. She founded the Maricopa County Democratic Party Education Committee.She has become an active member of the Arizona Education Association by serving on the Membership and Organizing Task Force, becoming the Site Rep at her school and participating in the Teacher Leadership Institute (TLI) through the National Education Association. She is on the executive board of the Chandler Education Association serving as the Vice President of Political Action. She is a member of the steering committee and legislative committee for Arizona Educators United. She volunteers for as many candidates as she can, focusing mostly on legislative seats that can potentially turn Arizona from red to blue. She also serves as the Treasurer for LD 24 Representative Dr. Amish Shah. Arizona needs teacher leaders on school boards and in our state legislature in order to improve education in our state. She plans to be one of those leaders. Jennifer is a teacher turned activist inspired by the Red for Ed movement to create big change in Arizona.

Joanna Carr (she, her, hers)
As the Research and Policy Director for The Arizona Housing Coalition, Joanna focuses her efforts on local level policy that aims to increase the supply of affordable housing and improve the homeless response system across the State. Joanna began her career in the UK, providing legal advice and case management to people experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Relocating to Phoenix in 2017, she worked in direct services, providing case management services to military veteran families and female veterans through a rapid rehousing program. Now focused on policy and systems change work, Joanna is an innovative thinker who strives for the adoption of policy that will quickly and effectively address Arizona’s housing crisis. Joanna serves as a board member on the Arizona Balance of State Continuum of Care Governance Advisory board, is the co-chair for the Balance of State Veteran Homelessness Committee and team lead for the Maricopa County Built for Zero Initiative. Joanna holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Sociology from Sheffield Hallam University, England, and a Master in Public Administration from Grand Canyon University. Outside of work, Joanna is a trail ultra-marathon runner and spends much of her time exploring the trails of Arizona and surrounding states.

Katie Nash (she, her, hers)
Originally from Rochester, NY where she previously taught at an all-girls Catholic school, Katie relocated to Arizona in 2014 with her two young daughters and parents to continue teaching science. She immediately noticed a stark contrast between the schools in New York and Arizona - they were overcrowded, under-resourced and in desperate need of improvements. In 2018 she decided to do something about it. She, along with thousands of educators across Arizona, took part in the #RedforEd movement. In Chandler, Katie organized her fellow educators to participate in walk-ins, including one for the entire district of roughly 4,000 staff. She had the opportunity to speak to Governor Ducey about the dire state of public education, but the cries fell on deaf ears. Empowered by the energy of #RedforEd, Katie took on leadership roles in her local education association - first a site representative, then Vice President of Membership and President. During her tenure, Chandler Education Association has become a lighthouse local with initiatives such as a quality teaching and learning committee, a racial and social justice committee and a community coalition for community schools. She continues to advocate for educators at the local, state and national level. Recently, she has appeared on Nightline and Good Morning America to shine a light on public education during a pandemic.

Kyle Jones (he, him, his)
I received my BA in Acting at California State University Long Beach and spent the last 10 years working as a professional actor in Los Angeles. With a focus primarily on conservation and environmental studies, I've married my passion for science with my strength in public speech, and worked at giving a voice to the voiceless. Living in South Carolina, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, and Germany have taught me immeasurable lessons on how to communicate universally and harness the power of knowledge and passion to get people interested and involved. I ran an outdoor education program in both San Diego and Los Angeles, focusing on preservation and the tangible impacts those cities and their inhabitants have on both the coastal environments as well as the land itself. Before that I was involved in a non-profit aiding orphans in Uganda on funding to be able to attend primary school, as well as mentoring autistic children through grade school. My entire life I’ve been in love with Flagstaff (my parents met while at school at NAU) and now that I’ve found a permanent home here, I’m excited to help Arizona move the needle forward, both for our inhabitants and for our environment.

Laura Terech (she, her, hers)
After a career as an elementary school teacher, Laura is now a community organizer and voting rights advocate who has spent time on both federal and local campaigns. She serves as a trainer as well as the Request to Speak Coordinator for Civic Engagement Beyond Voting. Laura is also involved with Moms Demand Action, Save Our Schools, and the NAACP. She is part of several State Legislature watch groups as well as the grassroots organization Indivisible. Laura is the President of the Phoenix chapter of the National Organization for Women in addition to serving as the state Policy Spokesperson. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Arizona and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University. Laura is passionate about voting rights, public education, and women’s issues.

Mackenzi Navenma (she, her, hers)
I am Hopi/Tewa from Northern Arizona. I come from the Kookyungwungwa (Spider Clan) from my mother and Patungwungwa (Pumpkin Clan) from my father’s clan. Traditional pottery has been and continues to be a family legacy. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Northern Arizona University and a Master’s degree in Educational Technology/Learning Design. I have been an educator for eleven years on the Hopi and Navajo reservation. My passion in education is helping my students find their strengths as an Indigenous student. We use language, culture and collaborative skills to have meaningful conversations to learn from each other. Understanding our past is an important component to create a future where my students are aware of how past and current events can affect their communities. Currently, I am the Vice President of the First Mesa Elementary school board.

Michelle Morales Capriotti (she, her, hers)
Michelle Morales Capriotti has been an Arizona public school educator and advocate since 1995 when she moved from California. She has taught in both the general and special education settings at the elementary and high school levels. She has raised four children who attended AZ public schools, two of whom are students with autism. Michelle has worked on numerous campaigns and is a passionate advocate for public school education and has done a great deal of work with Save our Schools Arizona. Michelle played a large part in the #RedforEd movement and went on to become the Vice President for the Chandler Education Association. Michelle recently completed a fellowship with the National Education Association (NEA) as a Global Learning Fellow. She is now a Ph.D. Fellow at Arizona State University with Project INCLUDE, working on her doctorate in Educational Policy and Evaluation with a focus on the inequities of special education at both the state and federal level. Michelle was also a fellow for Understood in New York, an organization that supports the one in five students, families, and educators in special education. Michelle sits on the community advisory board for ABC 15 and serves as a voice for topics related to education in Arizona. In her “spare” time Michelle coaches cheerleading for Special Olympics and recently launched a yoga program at Casteel High School to help students develop lifelong skills to manage stress and anxiety in response to what she saw as an educator and parent during the pandemic.

Nicole Honanie (she, her, hers)
Nicole Honanie is a member of the Hopi Tribe. She comes from village of Kykotsmovi and is honwungwa (bear clan). Nicole grew up on the Hopi Reservation and later moved to Flagstaff, AZ to challenge herself with education. Doing so she obtained two associate degrees from Coconino Community College before earning her bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in Business Management and a certificate in Human Resources. Her nomination for the Leading for Change came from the Hopi Foundation who was a former employer when beginning the LFC program. Since then, Nicole has accepted a new position as the Executive Operations Manager for Coconino County. Although her desires were to serve her Hopi community after earning her degree, she is still able to do so in her new role in a larger capacity. She is excited to see where all the new adventures take her on her future career path.

Rebecca Dominguez (she, her, hers)
I am a campaign professional in Arizona. As a first-generation daughter of immigrants, I was recruited to work as an organizer at the age of 16 and am the first person in my family to ever vote and be politically active. I have developed and managed field and organizing programs for electoral campaigns, 501 C-3 non-profits, and political consulting firms. I have worked on a wide variety of campaigns including: statewide initiatives, local city council and state house races, issue-based campaigns, congressional campaigns, and presidential campaigns. I am very passionate about training and bringing more opportunities and education for young people of color to become political campaign operatives.

Rekha Nair (she, her, hers)
Rekha Nair is a first-generation immigrant and Phoenician. She is a proud graduate of Arizona State University and a former teacher; she taught middle school math in the South Bronx, New York through Teach for America and later high school in the Dominican Republic. Her commitment to public interest earned her a Toll Public Interest Scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania Law School (L'12). After graduating she clerked for the Honorable Lois Bloom, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York before being awarded a Toll Public Interest Post-Graduate fellowship to come back home to Arizona to represent her immigrant community at the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project. In the years that followed she wore many hats at the Florence Project and briefly worked at the Arizona Federal Public Defenders office. She is also deeply invested in the local community – serving as a founding board member of both Trans Queer Pueblo (TQPueblo) and the Phoenix Legal Action Network (PLAN). She continues to collaborate closely with TQPueblo and she became Executive Director of PLAN in July 2021. She loves chocolate and speaking Spanish; she abhors injustice and most fruit.

Sarah James (she, her, hers)
Sarah James is an educator of 23 years, a proud member of the Education Association, and a Governing Board member in the Tempe Union High School District. She is married with two children who often help her with all things political! Sarah graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelors and master’s degree in music education and has been teaching in the public schools ever since. After teaching in Brooklyn for eight years, her family came back home to AZ to be closer to family. Living in a red state again reignited Sarah's passion to get involved and be part of the change. As an elected Precinct Committee Person for LD 18 Democrats, Sarah has worked on campaigns and initiatives, including the No on 305 campaign and the Invest in Education campaign. In 2020 Sarah ran for the Tempe Union High School Governing board, winning a seat in November 2020. She is dedicated to equity work, reforming discipline in our schools, and ensuring curriculum is representative of all our students.