New Board Members Advance a New Kind of Leader

Anne Moses (she/her) has 25+ years experience in social justice and political organizations across the non-profit, political, philanthropic, government, and academic sectors with a focus on women and girls. Anne’s previous senior leadership positions include Chief Operating Officer for Emerge America, Majority Council Director for EMILY’s List, and Executive Director of GirlSourc. In 2010, Anne founded IGNITE, a nationally recognized 501c3 that is building a movement of women who are ready and eager to become the next generation of political leaders. Throughout her career Anne has also worked as an independent consultant with philanthropic and non-profit organizations. In that capacity she has developed new funding mechanisms and helped new and existing organizations both get started and expand their footprints. Anne holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley, an MSW from New York University, and a B.A. from Middlebury College. She lives in San Francisco with her family.

Three words to describe Anne’s leadership style: collaborative, practical, humble.

David Lee (he/him) is the President and Co-founder of the Texas Signal. He focuses on strategic partnerships, business growth, and policy for the organization. Previously, he was the Texas Political Director for Mike Bloomberg’s Presidential campaign, the National Finance Coalitions Director for Beto O’Rourke’s Presidential campaign, and was a Policy Advisor for Beto O’Rourke during his 2018 U.S. Senate race. David graduated from Georgetown University, majoring in Government and Political Theory, and received a Master’s degree in International Political Economy from Stanford University. David is on the board of Chicken and Egg Pictures, Vote Simple, Be The Solution, AAPI Victory Fund, and the Philanthropy Workshop. In his free time, David is an avid aquarist and is on his 3rd generation of cherry shrimp.

Three words to describe David’s leadership style: creative, inclusive, fun

Raymonde M. Charles (she/her) is a leader with more than 20 years of experience developing and driving successful communications campaigns across the public and private sectors including non-profit organizations, political campaigns, philanthropy, and government. Currently she is the Vice President of Communications for Education and Ventures at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), where she sets and leads the communications and marketing priorities and strategies to advance the mission of the organization’s work in education. She also has served in the Obama Administration as Deputy Press Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to joining the Administration, Raymonde was the chief spokesperson for Marian Wright Edelman at the Children’s Defense Fund, the northeast Ohio regional press secretary for the Obama for America campaign, and press secretary for U.S. Congressman David Cicilline. Raymonde has a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College.

Three words to describe Raymonde’s leadership style: inclusive, servant-leader, impact-driven

Wendy Davis is the founding director of Deeds Not Words, a non-profit that seeks to empower and activate the voices of young women in public and political discourse. She is a former Texas State Senator, 2014 Texas Democratic Gubernatorial nominee, frequent public speaker and author. Wendy gained national prominence in 2013 when she strapped on a pair of pink sneakers and held a 13-hour filibuster to protect women’s reproductive freedoms in Texas.

Three words to describe Wendy’s leadership style: tenacious, tireless, team-driven