Kassie joins OutVote as the Programming Director with over ten years of experience at the intersection of higher education and civic engagement. In her career and research, she has prioritized uplifting the voices of young people in civic spaces. Most recently, she served as the Student Engagement Director for the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project, where she implemented a nationwide civic engagement curriculum and helped students think critically about engaging in civics from a nonpartisan perspective. Kassie currently serves as a director on the League of Women Voters – Texas Board and a Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement.
Kassie has an MA in Communication, Culture & Technology from Georgetown University, a BA in Communication from Indiana Tech, and studied the intersection of higher education and political engagement in UT Austin’s Communication Studies PhD program.
Kassie lives in central Texas with her favorite people (her spouse, toddler, and brother-in-law), her pets (two cats and a dog), and any random friends who might pass through. Get in touch with Kassie at kassie@outvotehq.org.