Malia Fisher
CEO & Co-Founder
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Malia Fisher is the Co-Founder & CEO of Vocal Media. Malia is a seasoned political communications strategist with over 10 years of experience in the industry. Since founding Vocal Media, she has been an advisor to leading progressive advocacy organizations and nonprofits on issues from climate change to abortion access and voting rights. Before founding Vocal Media, Malia was a political communications strategist, advising progressive organizations, startups, and candidates on communications, public relations, and youth engagement across a range of issues—including gun violence prevention, voting rights, political data & technology, net neutrality, DACA, and mass incarceration. Malia is an alum of the Clinton Campaign and the Center for American Progress.
Tyler Steinhardt
CSO
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Tyler Steinhardt is the chronically online Chief Strategy Officer at Vocal Media. He oversees the business strategy, experimental TikTok Labs division, and climate work at Vocal. He has worked with prominent brands such as Gatorade, Chipotle, and Nike, and has been working with creators for over a decade.
Martina Barrera-Hernandez
Senior Digital Campaigns Manager
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Martina Barrera-Hernandez is a Senior Digital Campaign Manager at Vocal Media. From her beginnings as a journalism nerd, to building a career in influencer marketing – Martina has always had a deep passion for storytelling. For the last 6 years, Martina has been working with start-ups building their influencer strategies from the ground up. Outside of work, you’ll find Martina perfecting her dirty martini recipe and looking for new Jellycats for her collection.
Victoria Bowman
Operations Associate
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Victoria is an Operations Associate at Vocal Media. She is a senior studying Biology and Classical Archaeology at UNC-Chapel Hill. She loves learning about the “behind-the-scenes” world and keeping organized. In her downtime she can be found in a dance class, at the gym, or curled up with a good book.
Colin Clancy
Director of Technology
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Colin Clancy is the Director of Technology at Vocal Media. He has a history of building, scaling, and leading software teams and he is constantly focused on the complex and interrelated problems of optimizing both human and software systems. He always approaches problems with a human-first lens and is adamant about building fairness, equity, and humanity into the software that fills our world.
Nya Etienne
Digital Campaigns Manager
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Nya Etienne is a Digital Campaign Manager at Vocal. With her experience as a content creator, she understands firsthand the power of digital content on social consciousness. She’s committed to fostering an equitable creator economy, and supporting impactful brands along the way. After her 9-5, you’ll find her either curating an oddly-specific playlist or trying out new TikTok recipes.
Zach Fang
Sales Consultant
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Zach Fang is the Business Development Strategist at Vocal Media. He has been working at the intersection of tech and politics for over a decade. He served in leadership capacities for Andrew Yang’s 2020 campaign and Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign, where he led the first ever large-scale P2P texting program. Before Vocal Media he worked for Senator Sherrod Brown, Rep. Tim Ryan, and at Let America Vote, Hustle, and Collective Impact.
Shira Klasky-Gamer
Director of Operations
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Shira Klasky-Gamer is the Director of Operations at Vocal Media. She’s a big fan of transparent systems, a well organized database, and making sure the trains (and payroll) run on time. Before coming to Vocal, she worked on electoral campaigns across the country. Outside of work, she still loves a well organized system, advocating for public education, sunflower seeds, and doomscrolling.
Jocelyn Landwehr
Senior Digital Campaign Manager
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Jocelyn Landwehr is a Senior Digital Campaign Manager at Vocal Media. Motivated by her generation’s demand for a more equitable and just world, Jocelyn works to amplify creators voices in speaking on issues important to them.
Abbie McAdams
Special Projects Manager
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Abbie McAdams is the Special Projects Manager at Vocal Media. She works to deliver cutting-edge tactics for Vocal’s clients, leveraging political strategy, AI, and other technologies. Abbie is passionate about menstrual equity and brings experience in nonprofits and politics, as well as working as an organizer and a creator. When she’s not on a train or at a coffee shop, you can find Abbie at a museum, exploring New York City, or listening to her latest podcast obsession.
Jade Ngengi
EOC of Vocal Verified
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Jade Ngengi is the EOC of Vocal Verified at Vocal Media. She can be found harnessing chaotic-good as the author of our newsletter, Vocal Verified (subscribe!).
Raphael Orleck-Jetter
Senior Digital Campaign Manager
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Raphael Orleck-Jetter is a Senior Digital Campaign Manager at Vocal Media. Their work on social media began in 2020 by making infographics and seeing the powerful potential of the internet in educating and building political consciousness, before eventually finding creator marketing. An avid Beyoncé fan, Raphael can be found in dance classes, on long walks by the water, and raising far too many plants.
Liva Pierce
Senior Operations Associate
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Liva Pierce is a Senior Operations Associate at Vocal Media. They enjoy when an idea gets executed and also when a coffee shop sells a cookie. Outside of work, Liva loves producing fundraiser comedy shows in Brooklyn.
Jessica Tran
Senior Campaigns Strategist
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Jess Tran is a Senior Campaigns Strategist at Vocal Media. As a working content creator, and as a creator marketing strategist, she’s excited about straddling both sides of the coin. When she’s not working, Jess is powerlifting, climbing, reading and training her dog to do ridiculous things.
Shannon Vigliano
Director of Campaigns
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Shannon Vigliano is the Director of Campaigns at Vocal Media. As the Director of Campaigns, she thrives on solving complex problems for our clients. Especially if the solution involves Shrek in the sky.
Jade Walker
Digital Campaign Manager
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Jade Walker is a Digital Campaign Manager at Vocal Media. Bold Fashion and Brave Activism are the attributes that define her. She is not fashion’s “It” Girl, she’s fashion’s Impact Girl. Tackling social injustices in her $3 thrifted fits through her work of well over 5 years, she leads the way as a sustainable thinker while using “SLAY” as corporate jargon.
Sarah Zhang
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Sarah Zhang is a Research Intern at Vocal Media. She is a rising senior studying information science and political science at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is passionate about amplifying young voices in the progressive space and education equity. In their free time, Sarah enjoys reading, cooking vegan recipes, hiking, and playing piano.