Aji Bakare

(She/Her)

Development Manager

Aji Bakare is the Development Manager in State Voices’ Development Department. In her role, Aji oversees a fundraising portfolio of mid-level major donors and prospective major donors, corporate sponsors, and foundation supporters.

Aji is a nonprofit fundraiser and grant writer, and has helped grassroots organizations increase funds from public sources and private philanthropy. When not working, Aji can be found traveling, cooking, baking, and spending time with loved ones.

Alec Saslow

(He/Him)

Deputy Director of Communications

Alec Saslow is the Deputy Director of Communications at State Voices. Alec helps to lead and oversee strategic communications and media relations at State Voices and support communications planning among State Tables.

Alec comes to State Voices with more than a decade of experience managing communications activities for a variety of advocacy organizations and nonprofits focused on government accountability, economic inequality, immigrants’ rights, criminal justice reform, and environmental protection.

Alec worked in Washington, D.C., and California before moving back to his home-state of Colorado, where he frequently explores hiking trails and parks.

Alexandria Bratton

(She/Her)

Senior Policy Manager

Alexandria Bratton is the Senior Policy Manager at State Voices. In this role, Alex works with our affiliates and national partners on policy priorities, Election Protection, and connecting research and resources back to our states.

Prior to joining the State Voices’ team, Alex spent 5+ years in k-12 education before making a shift and dedicating the last 6+ years to community organizing, local campaigns, and scaling up and leading the statewide nonpartisan Election Protection program in the state she resides.

When not at work, she can be found working on her next home DIY project, woodworking, hiking, trying out the hottest new restaurants, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Alexis Anderson-Reed

(She/Her)

Chief Executive Officer

Alexis Anderson-Reed is the Chief Executive Officer of State Voices.

Alexis has been an activist since she was a college student. Driven by the disparities in educational opportunity she encountered growing up in Wisconsin, she co-founded Youth Reclaiming Our Communities (Youth ROC), mobilizing students across the state to press for education finance reform. Since then, she hasn’t stopped working toward a vision of a more inclusive and more equitable society. She has dedicated her career to community organizing, coalition building, public policy, and strategic planning, exemplified by her work on issues of racial and gender equity and the politics of power and privilege.

Prior to her tenure as State Voices’ Chief Executive Officer, Alexis served as the deputy director of the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, a philanthropic affinity group dedicated to enhancing democratic participation in all aspects of civic life. Before joining FCCP in 2016, Alexis served as the senior director of programs for State Voices, leading efforts to support and expand the work of our national network of state tables in promoting civic engagement, civic access, and civic representation. She came to the national office of State Voices after serving for three and a half years as executive director of Wisconsin Voices, where she worked to expand and defend voting rights in the state.

Alexis graduated with honors from Alverno College with a degree in History and Political Science, and completed coursework for a Master of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Alexis serves on the boards of the Alliance for Youth Organizing, State Innovation Exchange, and the Analyst Institute. When not at work, she can be found trying out new recipes for family and friends and traveling with her husband, Derek.