Adriel (he/him) has the skills of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and the heart of a Berkeley activist. He’s been a popular speaker and podcaster on “Gov 2.0,” a pizza delivery man, a roofer, and still considers himself first a writer. Adriel has helped hundreds of campaigns with their technology needs, co-founded one of the left’s most popular Facebook pages, and has written more than a hundred thousand tweets.

Astrid Cota (they/she) is a graphic designer, political science undergrad, and organizer with People’s City Council Los Angeles. Since learning about the phenomenon of people power, they have been motivated to fight the intersecting forms of oppression that have impacted their community for decades.

Kennedy (they/them) has been helping businesses and organizations grow for ten years. Kennedy has used their creative design skills to help everyone from tiny guitar pedal manufacturers to large political campaigns reach their audiences. They also have started a number of their own businesses and media projects, including founding the successful podcast network Garden Variety Media.

Max (he/him) is a creative and analytically minded person with a background in organizing, marketing, sales, and product design. It was through organizing that he discovered the power of technology and has been fascinated ever since with how to leverage it to drive growth and impact for organizations of all types. As an ADHD extrovert, he’s fueled both by collaborating with others and his endless curiosity about the world.

Sarah (she/her) graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018 with a degree in Political Economy. Though originally from Los Angeles, she is currently in London pursuing a research degree at the Bartlett School of Planning and studying how the development of Downtown LA has been characterized by legally-legitimated violence.