stand for
Democracy
We believe in equal representation, the open exchange of ideas within free societies, and freedom of the press. We believe that every individual within a democracy is entitled to the right to vote without interference or undue burden.
Democracy
Science
We believe in experimentally-validated scientific facts, including the science of climate change and vaccine science. As a company, we minimize our negative impact on the environment and actively support organizations working to end climate change. We believe in fighting misinformation on the internet in all its forms.
Science
Racial Justice
We acknowledge the systemic racism and bias that permeates policing, the justice system, education, employment, healthcare, housing, and beyond. At Vocal, we are committed to confronting and dismantling the structures of bias and racism in our country and the world. We prioritize working with and supporting creators of color and campaigns that advance racial equity through social, economic, and structural change. As part of our commitment to racial justice, we do not take on law enforcement clients.
Racial Justice
Economic Justice
We believe that all workers have the fundamental right to unionize; that corporate accountability should be a top priority for the future of democracy; and that all people should have access to safe, dignified work. We believe that no one should live in poverty, and that all people should have access to affordable housing, quality food, and a clean environment.
Economic Justice
Human Rights
We believe in human dignity, freedom, equality, and nonviolence within and between societies. We support the right to protest. We believe that equal access to education is a fundamental human right. We support LGBTQIA2S+ rights, disability rights, women’s rights, and freedom of religion.
Human Rights
Open Internet
We believe that, in the 21st century, access to free and open internet is a fundamental human right. We believe that no government or private corporation should infringe on internet freedom.
Open Internet
Malia Fisher
CEO & Co-Founder
She/Her
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.
Sammy Alderson
Co-Founder
He/Him
Sammy is the Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Vocal Media. Sammy paid his first influencer on TikTok in 2017. Since then he’s grown influencer marketing software for TikTok and Instagram, providing tactics and analytics for clients like Sony Music and Universal Music, while running campaigns for artists like Shakira and OutKast. He’s also a verified Snapchat Filter creator with over 200,000 subscribers and 4 billion total views on his filters and AR effects on platform.
Colin Clancy
Director of Technology
He/They
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.
Shannon Vigliano
Director of Campaigns
She/Her
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.
Zach Fang
Sales Consultant
He/Him
Zach Fang is a 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.
Liuba Flores
Senior Digital Campaigns Manager
She/Her
Liuba Flores is a Senior Digital Campaign Manager at Vocal Media. With over 3 years of digital communications and organizing experience, Liuba’s passion lies in crafting and delivering powerful and effective messaging for progressive movements. When she isn’t working, she is hanging out with her golden retriever mix, Amber, and getting a cold brew at Dunkin’.
Shira Klasky-Gamer
Director of Operations
She/Her
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
Digital Campaign Manager
She/Her
Jocelyn Landwehr is a 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.
Jade Ngengi
EOC of Vocal Verified
She/Her
Jade Ngengi is a Senior Digital Campaigns Manager and the EOC of Vocal Verified at Vocal Media. She executes impactful campaigns for Vocal Clients. She can also be found harnessing chaotic-good as the author of our newsletter Vocal Verified.
Ginikachi Okeke
Operations Associate
She/Her
Ginikachi Okeke is an Operations Associate at Vocal Media. She began her career advocating for system-impacted individuals within criminal and civil legal spaces, ensuring to center their experiences and humanity. Later, she pivoted to macro-level project management, spearheading initiatives for organizations dedicated to large-scale social change. When she’s not working, you’ll find her roller-skating along scenic routes or dancing to the rhythms of Afrobeats and Caribbean music.
Raphael Orleck-Jetter
Senior Digital Campaigns Manager
They/He
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
Operations Associate
They/Them
Liva Pierce is an 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.
Tyler Steinhardt
CSO
He/Him
Tyler Steinhardt is a chronically-online Chief Strategy Officer. 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.
Jessica Tran
Senior Campaigns Strategist
She/Her
Jess Tran is a Senior Campaigns Strategist at Vocal Media. As a working content creator, and as a creator marketing strategist, I’m excited about straddling both sides of the coin. When I’m not working, I’m powerlifting, climbing, reading and training my dog to do ridiculous things.
Jade Walker
Associate Digital Campaign Manager
She/her
Jade Walker is an Associate 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.
What our clients
are saying
about us.
Vocal helped promote our campaign to a younger audience we had been struggling to reach and recruited thousands of young activists for our organization.
-Rich Pelletier
Partner, The Strategy Division
Former Bernie Sanders Field Director
Working with Vocal has been one of the best marketing partnerships our organization has had. They bring such creative vision and insight to our campaign, and have helped to cultivate our TikTok strategy to be an effective and efficient channel for learner acquisition.
-Anne Keenan
VP Marketing and Brand
Merit America
