Our People
Justine Sarver, Executive Director
Justine Sarver has been fighting for progressive causes since long before the start of her professional career fourteen years ago. She assumed the role of Executive Director of Ballot Initiative Strategy Center in April 2010. READ MORE >>
Amy Exelby, Deputy Executive Director
Amy serves as Deputy Executive Director, where her primary responsibilities include developing and implementing BISC’s strategic plans and priorities, overseeing all organizational operations. READ MORE >>
Kate Folmar, Communications Director
Kate serves as the communications director at BISC, where she is responsible for leading the development of communications strategies for external audiences and a diverse group of funders and partners. READ MORE >>
Khady Mbaye, Research Manager
Khady Mbaye is currently overseeing the expansion of BISC’s polling research program which includes a focus on conducting research that will help progressives better use initiatives as political tools, finding innovative ways to support collaboration between initiative campaigns around data, and providing strategic support to groups working with initiative data. READ MORE >>
Ben Morris, Communications And Political Manager
Ben Morris assists the staff in developing and executing communications strategies, as well as monitoring and tracking ballot initiative and referenda activity across the country. Ben is also the point of contact for media inquiries. READ MORE >>
Mandy Vlasz, Director of Operations
Mandy serves as BISC’s Director of Operations. Her primary responsibilities are to manage the organization’s operations – including finance and fundraising, as well as providing administrative, scheduling and project assistance to the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director. READ MORE >>
