Born and raised in Florida, Chris joined the GAC team after most recently serving as the Call Time Manager for Sarah Godlewski’s Senate campaign. Citing his experiences organizing and in a previous role where he helped facilitate the teaching and placement of political neophytes on campaigns across the country, Chris is driven by his want to see the most equitable world possible. Chris is a graduate of Wake Forest University, where he double majored in History and Economics, while balancing life as a student-athlete on the football team.

EDUCATION
B.A., Economics and History, Wake Forest University

WHAT EXCITES CHRIS?
- Karaoke
- His sport fandoms (Tampa Bay Bucs/Rays and Chicago Cubs specifically)
- Exploring National Parks

Grayson is a Southern California native who is passionate about uplifting progressive candidates and powering grassroots movements. She specializes in digital fundraising and has years of experience spearheading email programs for Democratic organizations and Congressional PACs. Previously, she led a team of digital strategists at a Washington, D.C. digital firm. She enjoys warm weather, (real) Mexican food, and curating Spotify playlists to match her mood.

EDUCATION
B.A. Political Science, Comparative Politics Emphasis, University of California, Santa Barbara

WHAT EXCITES GRAYSON?
EOM and EOQ hauls
The "Los Angeles" Chargers (Still San Diego in my heart)
Styling a sweet fit
Catching the metro right before it arrives

Eliana is a New York native who joined the Grassroots Analytics team following experience at Washington, D.C. digital firms. She got her start doing grassroots campaign work for local Chicago elections. Now, she specializes in digital fundraising and is excited to use that experience to elect progressive candidates across the country at the local, state, and federal levels.

EDUCATION
B.S., Learning and Organizational Change, Political Science, Northwestern University

WHAT EXCITES ELIANA?
Chicago Sports
Reading
Tacos

Danny has served as CEO and Chairman of Grassroots Analytics since 2020. He manages GA's industry leading progressive consumer database and oversees GA's numerous investments. Previously, Danny founded Grassroots Analytics Campaigns in 2016, and provided data-driven strategy to hundreds of Democratic campaigns, multiple Presidential campaigns, and more than 50 members of Congress.

Raised in the mountains of central Vermont, Zach grew up with a strong passion for understanding and building technology. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he began a career at Bridgewater Associates implementing a platform for the world's biggest investors to achieve their investment goals. He's excited to help Grassroots Analytics grow into the future.

After receiving her BA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University, Shefa knew she wanted to tell stories in a creative way. Passionate about progressive politics, she knew that one way to do this was to present campaign launch and hype videos in a new way. When she's not shooting the newest soon-to-go-viral campaign video, Shefa also freelances – fun fact, she took all of the photos you see on the GA website!

Mark A. Lancaster was named General Counsel for Grassroots Analytics in June 2022. As chief legal officer and chief legal compliance officer, Mark oversees GA’s legal affairs, including labor and employment law, corporate governance, litigation, internal audit, mergers and acquisitions, corporate compliance, and regulatory compliance.

For the bulk of his career, Mark has stood in solidarity with underrepresented and underserved individuals from all walks of life. Mark has a keen interest in advocating for those who advocate on behalf of those who too often go unheard. Undergirding this desire is Mark’s extensive experience providing advice in real time regarding employment law, privacy issues and corporate governance matters to both for-profit entities and nonprofit organizations throughout the country. He also has significant experience as a successful civil litigator from his time as an Associate with Sandler Reiff, and Assistant General Counsel with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia where he served as a dedicated and hard-working litigator and advisor with first chair experience in all phases of litigation from pretrial motions and discovery through hearing and/or settlement. Mark brings a proven track record of providing solid legal advice to senior management on a variety of complex corporate matters pertaining to mission critical programs and operations in his prior roles.

As an Associate, Mark primarily served as a nonprofit advisor at a law firm located in DC where they fought strenuously for clients who were and are committed to core progressive values such as equal rights and justice for all. He also advised federal, state, local candidates, campaigns, and state parties on state and federal campaign finance and election laws. He advised for-profit and nonprofit organizations on formation, corporate governance issue; and for the nonprofit entities, on securing and maintaining tax-exempt status as either a 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(4). During this time, he also provided legal advice on a range of day-to-day personnel matters, including but not limited to employment agreements and policies, while providing counsel to clients on harassment, disciplinary actions, labor management relations, workplace investigations, wrongful terminations, and employment discrimination issues in various juridictions.

Mark has development and facilitated ethics training for employees of both private and government employers. During his time with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) for the District of Columbia in their Office of General Counsel, Mark advised executive leadership, staff, and external stakeholders on ethics, federal employment laws and regulations, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation.

As a law student, Mark served as a law clerk for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, in its National Security Section and for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Honors Law Clerk program, in its Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance while attending the University of Baltimore School of Law. During law school, he also served as a law clerk for the University of Maryland’s Medical System in its Office of General Counsel where he focused on resolving procurement matters and resolving employment and labor issues.

A proud Maryland native, Mark earned his bachelor’s degree from the Morgan State University Honors Program with a B.S. in Psychology, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Mark currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Maryland Coalition of Families, which is a nonprofit organization that facilitates accessibility to mental health resources for Maryland residents.

Mark is a member of the bars of the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Before joining Grassroots, Destiny served as the Call Time Manager and Campaign Coordinator on Moe Brown’s Campaign for Congress. She specializes in formulating fundraising strategies for first-time candidates, curating fine-tuned donor universes, and has insight into successful fundraising approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is eager to merge her passions of campaign finance, research, advocacy, and data science to empower candidates and organizations who value people and communities first.

Bilhissa Fadiga is a proud New Yorker and current undergraduate student at Syracuse University. Bilhissa's goal is to help serve underprivileged communities here in the United States and back in her native country of Guinea. Bilhissa is joining Grassroots to get an introduction to politics and support progressive campaigns.

Cora Ferguson is embarking on her final semester at American University here in Washington, DC. Born and raised in Arkansas, coming to DC for college has helped her reshape and appreciate her Southern roots. Cora admires the progressive politicians that continue to fight the good fight in deep red districts. She has volunteered for Thrive DC, supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, and completed a research capstone on the causes and conditions of poverty in DC. Given the wealth and prosperity of the United States, Cora thinks it’s important that we rigorously pursue services and policies to address economic inequality. She just returned from a spring semester abroad in Costa Rica and is looking forward to being back in the District.

Philip is a sophomore at American University studying Political Science and Data Science for Political Science. He was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and is passionate about equitable education and restorative justice. He is looking forward to learning how resources like GA can increase access to elections and about the social impacts that follow, not to mention his ambition to hone his skills and learn new ones.
His experience includes work with the Tennessee Department of Education and multiple campaigns. In his free time he enjoys watching stock car racing and Seinfeld, and he is a dedicated player of the Washington Post crossword although he isn't very good at it.

Nadine is from Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA with a bachelors in Physics. In addition to her interest and experience in the field of space science, she has also developed an interest in social progress and equity in education through her volunteer work with Title I schools. She is excited to learn more about political campaigns and apply her quantitative background in support of progressive candidates and values.

Ariana Rojas was born and raised in Virginia. She recently graduated from George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminal Justice. She is eager to join GAC and learn more about progressive campaigns.