Andy Bernstein helped found HeadCount in 2004 and became its executive director in the spring of 2008. Under his stewardship, HeadCount has registered nearly 500,000 and become a leader in harnessing the power of music to drive social change.

Andy was one of the founders of National Voter Registration Day, and conceived the corresponding social media campaign that has involved over 500 musicians and celebrities and generated over one billion social media impressions.

He also helped create “Participation Row,” an activism village where concert attendees have taken over 100,000 socially-conscious actions while raising nearly $1.5 million for various music-industry charities (including over $500,000 generated from the auction of one guitar signed by members of the Grateful Dea). Andy has produced nearly a dozen benefit concerts and live music events, including 2012’s “The Bridge Session,” which paired HeadCount board member Bob Weir with members of The National for the first time.

Prior to creating HeadCount, Andy was best known in the music community as an author of “The Pharmer’s Almanac”, a guide to the band Phish that sold over 70,000 copies. He also worked in sports for more than a decade, as media editor of Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and a vice president at the sports technology company Kangaroo TV.

He splits his time between New York City and a slopeside ski condo in nearby Vernon, NJ.

Marc Brownstein is best known as the bass player for the Philadelphia- based quartet The Disco Biscuits. The originators of “Trance-Fusion,” a style of electronic rock fused with improvisation, the Biscuits are among the most popular touring acts on the HeadCount roster, headlining major concert venues such as the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ and the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

Marc helped create HeadCount in 2004 and is involved in all key decisions related to the organization. Marc attended the University of Pennsylvania with other members of The Disco Biscuits, and lives near Philadelphia with his wife, Deborah and three children.

Laurie first joined the HeadCount family in April 2010. A firm believer in the power of music to create social change, her passion for progress has only grown during her HeadCount tenure. Laurie has been HeadCount’s Managing Director since November 2014. In that role she has raised over $5 million for a variety of non-profit organizations and has overseen the registration of close to 200,000 American voters. Under Laurie’s leadership HeadCount has grown into the premiere music-oriented civic action group in the United States.

Previous position’s Laurie has held with HeadCount include Outreach Director, Outreach Coordinator and Team Leader (Austin, TX).

A native Iowan, she graduated from the University of Iowa in May 2009 with a BA in Marketing. Laurie now lives in Brooklyn and is a total boss.

Tim Bramlette is from Ventura, CA and joined the HeadCount family in January of 2016. He has a very strong passion & background in music photography as he resided House Photographer for over 10 years at the the Majestic Ventura Theater. A few highlighted musicians he has photographed live are the Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Gwen Stefani & Tom Petty.

Before becoming Field Director in 2018, Kim Selig joined the HeadCount family in 2014, after meeting some wonderfully friendly folks at a Dr. Dog show in Philly. She thinks that HeadCount kicks butt because of the marvelous job it does to fight voter apathy in this country of ours. Kim believes that, by and large, we are good and decent, and by working towards having ALL our voices heard we create positive change. When Kim is not working with HeadCount she spends her time hiking, biking, and cooking.

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Aaron Ghitelman is a music and politics junkie from The Bronx, New York. A graduate of Stuyvesant High School and The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, Aaron has been HeadCount’s Director of Communications since November 2016 and has been with the organization since April 2015.

Aaron enjoys comedy, reading biographies and taking bowling a little too seriously. He is a die-hard fan of several awful New York City sports teams that have not won titles in his lifetime. Luckily he also roots for USA Basketball and they win a gold medal every 4 years so at least he has that. Additionally, Aaron has been to several dozen Phish shows, none of which have ended with Carlos Beltran staring at a called strike three.

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Jamie Huntsman joined the HeadCount team in 2006 as a designer, and has become an integral member of the team. She designed the branding scheme of HeadCount’s “Midterms Matter Tour” that year and designed most of the visual materials associated

with the June 2007 benefit concert featuring Bob Weir and RatDog. Most of HeadCount’s brochures, t-shirts, posters and printed materials were designed by Jamie. When not volunteering her time and talents to HeadCount, Jamie earns her living as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Her artwork can be viewed at BitterSweetCreations.com. Jamie’s client list includes High Sierra Music Festival, Relix Magazine, Jam Cruise, Langerado, and Lava World, Intl, amongst others. Jamie is a graduate of Mount Union College in Alliance, OH (her hometown) and resides in Pittsburgh, PA (Go Steelers!) with her husband and dog, Tweezer. In her downtime, Jamie enjoys camping, kickin’ out the jams on Guitar Hero, and criticizing primetime network television.

Tappan Vickery started volunteering with HeadCount in 2004 with her husband Morgan, and has served as our Volunteer Coordinator since 2009.  When she’s not recruiting all star volunteers or fighting for fair access to the polls, she is playing with her two boys.  She enjoys live music, volunteering at her kid’s schools, philanthropy, reading, and long cuddle sessions with their dog, Charlie. HeadCount is a part of their family tradition, and even her sons have been out registering voters.  Her work with HeadCount inspired a career in nonprofit management and civic engagement consulting from her home in Raleigh, NC. She has a BA in Philosophy from the University of the South and an MBA from Golden Gate University.

Curry Smith serves as the first-ever Director of Development for HeadCount. Curry has spent the past decade of his career working in the nonprofit field in New Orleans, previously having held positions with organizations dedicated to community service, civic engagement, economic development, and entrepreneur support.

Prior to joining the team, Curry worked as Director of External Affairs and Government Relations with The Idea Village, and he served as Executive Director of the Young Leadership Council (YLC). Before those positions, Curry worked for several years at Greater New Orleans, Inc. and began his career at Peter A. Mayer Advertising.

Curry was appointed in 2014 by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to serve as a Co-Chair of the Community Engagement Committee for the City’s 2018 Tricentennial Commission. Curry is a 2015 graduate of the Norman C. Francis Leadership Institute and a 2018 fellow in the Loyola Institute of Politics. He is also a board member for the Tulane Alumni Association, as well as an alumnus, founding member, and current board member for Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans.

An avid sports fan, Curry has been a ticket holder for the New Orleans Pelicans since the 2007-08 season. On most mornings, you can find him running along the streets of his neighborhood; on most evenings, you can find him enjoying some form of carbohydrates. He’s never met a bread he didn’t like (hence, the early morning running).

A native of Lafayette, La., he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy from the Murphy Institute at Tulane University in 2007.

Jackie Lopez is a veggie powered runner and HeadCount’s first Diversity and Inclusion Fellow. She is a recent graduate of The George Washington University where she studied International Affairs, Sustainability, and the art of time management.

A first-generation Latina from East LA, Jackie knew from a young age that she wanted to join the non-profit sector because of the impact that organizations, like Minds Matter LA, had on her academic, professional, and academic development. She was drawn to HeadCount for its unique approach to empower music lovers of all walks of life to actively participate in democracy, and is passionate about the team’s efforts to reach new communities.

In her free time Jackie loves to run, pet dogs, read dystopian novels, and listen to podcasts that explore the importance of intersectionality.    

Sarah Frankel is a New Jersey native and graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Marketing and International Business. Sarah has been with HeadCount since January of 2018. She started out as a Music and Politics Intern and is now HeadCount’s Marketing Coordinator.

Sarah’s two favorite things (besides Nutella) are democracy and music. She shamelessly loves all things boy-band and her all time favorite artist is Ed Sheeran. You can also find Sarah listening to a variety of genres from Pop to Rap to Country. Sarah truly believes that the best way to bring people together for a common cause is through music. 

Greg Sarafan started blogging for HeadCount in January 2011.  Since that time he has held numerous rolls within the organization NYC Team Leader, Legal Intern, Employee, Special Event Social Media Management, Pro-Bono Legal Adviser,  Artist Rep, and Training Coordinator.  Greg has degrees in political science and art history from Binghamton University and JD from Brooklyn Law School with a concentration in IP, Media and Privacy Law.  In 2009 Greg presented his theory of Artistic Stylistic Transmission in the Royal Mughal Atelier at a art history symposium at Ohio State University and in 2017 he was a panelist at the Duke University Law School Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium.  Greg spends most of his free time trying to get the knots out of his long haired cats and editing weather charts so his face appears on Beyonce’s body hovering over both warm fronts.

Keara Murray joined HeadCount in July of 2018 as the Assistant to Executive Director, Andy Bernstein, but has been a part of the volunteer team since the beginning. She was working crew at the first ever HeadCount Benefit Concert in 2005 for Hurricane Katrina and has assisted HeadCount in registering voters at concerts throughout Pennsylvania. She believes that music opens people up to new ideas and the desire to create something better. She loves how HeadCount propagates this and offers a way for people to become their own advocates for change.

Keara is a lover of live music and how it brings people together. She’s been singing and playing her guitar since she was a little kid. Nothing makes her happier than working at a show, dancing at a show, performing a show, or watching others enjoy themselves at a show!  Since childhood she has seen hundreds of live concerts, and has worked quite a few of those on the road with The Disco Biscuits. From 2003 through 2006, Keara worked with the Biscuits doing everything from selling merchandise, stage work, and finally assistant tour managing. Numerous Camp Biscos, Jam Cruises, Jammys, Tours, and Festivals are on Keara’s resume. In 2007, Keara & her husband Chief jumped off the road to start a family. After a decade hiatus, Keara is motivated and ready to get back to work, spreading positive change through music and production.

Jersey born, Penn State grad, Keara lives in Harrisburg with her husband and 3 kids. Needless to say, they have lots of jam sessions and dance parties.

DJ started working for HeadCount in January 2016. He is a native New Yorker but left temporarily to attend University of Southern Maine where he earned a BA in Communications & Media Studies. DJ is a music/concert junkie and has been just about everywhere to see Bruce Springsteen play over 100 times. He is a lover of all music and believes that the power of music can help influence social changes and raise political awareness.

In his free time, you will find him playing music, writing music, experiencing live music, listening to already recorded music and of course, following all New York Sports teams.

He is excited to be a part of the HeadCount team and hopes that his efforts will bring new voters into political process.

Hailing from the city of Pittsburgh, PA, Jacob’s enthusiasm and passion for music began at the ripe young age of 4, when his parents first sat him down at a piano and taught him some scales. Eventually, Jacob became a performing musician with multiple small outfits in the Pittsburgh area. He also follows Radiohead around whenever they decide to tour.

Jacob attended the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated with a BA in Cognitive Science. He hopes to translate his brain skills into politics and music skills while at HeadCount. Aside from his musical past, Jacob is an avid hockey fan and player, but surprisingly still has all of his teeth. He is also the head of an unofficial Dua Lipa fan club.

Alex is a Chicago native and currently a Senior at NYU studying politics and journalism. She previously studied in Berlin for a semester while monitoring elections there and spent a summer interning at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.  She joined the Headcount team in August 2018 after being introduced to the organization at a Harry Styles concert (who she unashamedly listens to).

A Chicagoan by heart, Alex loves deep dish pizza and extra spicy giardiniera, but is on a personal mission to find the best Chinese restaurant in Manhattan. In her spare time Alex likes swimming, watching old movies (It’s a Wonderful Life is her favourite) and painting

Since 2018, Sam D’Arcangelo has been the Project Manager for HeadCount’s Cannabis Voter Project, an initiative that aims to get people to the polls by informing them of the ways their votes can influence cannabis policy. Prior to working with HeadCount, Sam was a writer and online editor for Relix Magazine and OffBeat Magazine, and a Staff Writer for the Marijuana Policy Project. He interned with HeadCount during his senior year at the New School, where he received his B.A. in History in 2012.

A native of New Orleans, Sam is a fan of funk music, Mardi Gras, and Saints football. He’s also been to more Phish and String Cheese Incident shows than he’s willing to admit to most people, so hopefully you aren’t like most people.

Racheal joined HeadCount in 2012 as the Athens Team Leader after volunteering at an Andrew Bird show in Atlanta. She says she knew she was hooked after seeing the excitement and pride of that first young voter she registered that night. A huge Pearl Jam, Disco Biscuits and Georgia Football fan, Racheal’s day job is teaching American Government and World History at a local high school. She strives to teach her students as well as her own children, Griffin and Jessica, about the responsibility of citizens to research and understand important issues for themselves. She is passionate about her music and passionate about her democracy. Racheal is inspired by one of her musical faves, Eddie Vedder, who told a sea of 80,000 people at Bonnaroo in 2008 that “music or a song cannot change the world” but “you all, this many people can.” She hopes to empower fellow music-lovers to use the voices they have in our democracy – their vote, to create a more peaceful and tolerant world for us all.

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Volunteer in Athens

Melanie Marcou joined the HeadCount Team in 2014, but has been a big fan since the beginning. Born and raised just outside of Boston, she spent a lot of time doing volunteer work, ranging from holding food drives at concerts, to helping out at local schools and after-school programs. She went on to earn her B.S. in Consumer Studies with a concentration in Community Service and Non-Profit and Grassroots Organizing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

After spending 10 years working at The UMass Stonewall Center, one of the country’s first LGBT resource centers, she moved on to a fast-paced and rapidly growing transportation company in Eastern Massachusetts. When she is not at work or working on HeadCount, you are guaranteed to find her following Umphrey’s McGee around the country (and beyond).

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Through a convoluted career path that involved managing a Taco Bell, teaching English in Japan, bartending in a country club, professionally advocating for sustainable seafood and now, working for the government, the one constant has been his love of music. Chris has a few degrees that have nothing to do with his current career. He has a deep aversion to jam music and pretty much any band that can turn a single four minute song into an hour-long set.

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Thais Schaller lives in NYC, studied classical voice at Manhattan School of Music and Business at Columbia Business School.  Thais’ day job is Digital Marketing & E-Commerce in the Beauty & Fashion industry which keeps her going while she performs and enjoys the city.

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Volunteer in NYC

Donald and Kimberly, aka ‘Team Tatera’, first experienced the amazing power of HeadCount while volunteering for Love Hope Strength at three Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well concerts in Santa Clara, CA and Chicago, IL in June/July 2015.

Volunteering and making a positive difference in the world is nothing new as Donald is an Apple Valley Parks & Recreation Commissioner for the last 8+ years; he co-founded and helped secure $600,000+ in federal and state grants for the Apple Valley Legacy Trail, which provides mountain hiking, biking, walking and horse riding opportunities for all locals to enjoy; both have been Lead Volunteers for Love Hope Strength for 6+ years at many varied concerts helping get 2200+ people ON THE LIST to be potential life saving marrow donors and have got 28 life saving matches! Both are very involved with Rotary International as Donald is a Past Club President, District Polio Plus Chair, and an active member working to eradicate illiteracy and polio, and to provide clean water, etc.  Lastly, they both are Board Member of the Victor Valley Community Concert Association, where we bring world class jazz, classical and opera performers to the High Desert.

When not saving the world, Donald makes the world more beautiful, one room at a time as an international award winning Interior Designer & General Contractor for Decorating Den Interiors, which he and Kimberly own.  Kimberly is an amazing 5th grade math & science Teacher and helps build tomorrow’s future today!  Both love living in Apple Valley, CA, in the High Desert, with their 2 Chow Chows, which are their four legged, furry kids.  Hobbies include: LOTS of music/concerts, wine, travel, driving slow British cars quickly, and going shooting to prepare for the zombie apocalypse.  Life is short, live it with no regrets!

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Pia has been involved in the Colorado music scene for many years. A mainstay at numerous local venues and festivals, she has worked hundreds of shows including almost every concert at Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium from 1999 to 2004. She first came to HeadCount in late 2010, making her debut gig on Valentine’s Day the following year, where she earnestly embraced the organization’s ethos.
An ardent believer in civic responsibility and passionate that the democratic system function well, she is a committed and enthusiastic activist encouraging concert-goer registration. When not working concerts, she can often be found blogging or shooting shows as a veteran music reviewer for festivalpreview.com, or holding down the rail at a moe. or Phish show. Pia is a graphic designer by trade, a sidekick alto chorister by night, a devoted advocate for alternative transportation, and studying to be a tai chi master in the meantime.

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Volunteer in Denver

JR has been volunteering with HeadCount since 2008 and became the Columbus, OH Co-Team Lead in 2012. With a stalker-like love for live music and a distain for the lack of electoral participation, JR has used HeadCount as the perfect coping mechanism. JR’s day job is a Reporting Specialist with Gap Inc. Direct, but he prefers the term “Excel Jedi”. He is also the Executive Director of the Mobil Estate Tour, a DISorganization dedicated to getting JR to as much live music as possible with a focus on festivals.

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Volunteer in Columbus

Noor Al-Banna joined HeadCount in 2018 as a Team Leader after seeing them at various concerts and events and finally deciding to get involved. Like most of the HeadCount crew, joining was a no-brainer after realizing that it combined his passions for music and community involvement. Musically, he listens to everything under the sun and even some things under the moon. Some of his recent favorites include: Springsteen, the Dead, Kendrick, System of a Down, and the Beatles. He has also been active in the Chicago music scene in the past, having played the drums in local funk/rock/jam band Zoo.

He has a B.S. in Finance and an M.S. in Accounting from DePaul University. He has done work in the past as an analyst at BMO Capital Markets and DePaul University’s endowment fund.

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Volunteer with Noor in Chicago

Luis Aguilar is a Central Valley native living in the Merced County. He’s currently studying at Stanislaus State majoring in English. Luis hopes to one day become an English Professor. When he’s not in school he enjoys live music, community theater, and photography. Luis was first introduced to HeadCount when he volunteered for a Harry Styles show and wanted to be as involved as he can. Luis has been a volunteer for the Ally Coalition and has worked with bands such as Bleachers. He hopes to see you at a show!

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Volunteer with Luis in California

While receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts Education from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, Alex Anastas volunteered for the Rural Action Network, registering voters in the run up to the 2004 Presidential Election. Shortly after finishing undergrad, Alex went on to receive a Masters of Art from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He has known about the great work done by HeadCount since he saw the ads during one of the earliest Bonnaroos, but didn’t begin his volunteer experience until moving back to the NY area after 6 years living down under.

Alex is a teaching artist in NYC. He has traveled extensively throughout North & Central America, Europe, Africa and the Australian continents. Alex has a passion for not only visual arts but also all live music, sports, and the outdoors.

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Volunteer with Alex in New York

Warren Barnes began volunteering with HeadCount in early 2017, after an online Scrabble opponent noticed his Dead-themed avatar and told him she was volunteering with HeadCount at an upcoming Dead & Co. show in Boston.  This hit two of Warren’s close interests, live music and community service/activism. In August 2018, Warren became a Team Leader for the Salt Lake metro area, working to increase HeadCount’s presence and spread its mission at participating artists’ shows and local venues.  He’s particularly enjoyed hanging with the punk kids at the Vans Warped Tour (R.I.P.) and flowing with the relaxed, intergenerational vibe of Dead & Co.

Warren is a life-long resident of the Salt Lake Valley.  He studied math and physics at Westminster College before attending graduate school at the University of Utah.  Warren works as solo-practicing attorney in the primary areas of family, criminal and estate planning. He loves to spend time enjoying Utah’s outdoors with friends and family, always with his adventure-princess dog, Sadie.  Warren also loves to hike, backpack and snowboard, along with hacking his way through an occasional round of golf.

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Volunteer with Warren in Salt Lake City

From a young age Alex Barton has always enjoyed participating at concerts of various genres and being involved in music related activities.  Alex’s first HeadCount show was Dave Matthews Band in Hartford, Connecticut in 2016.  Alex enjoyed his HeadCount experience so much that he had to have more! In addition to his role at HeadCount, Alex currently works as a Manufacturing Applications Engineer at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) in East Hartford, attends Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business, paints houses (interior and exterior), sells Christmas trees on a seasonal basis, continues to pursue an acting career, and periodically attempts to develop his own unique form of music.

Described by many of his peers as an enthusiastic individual, Alex is excited to be playing a more significant role and believes heavily in HeadCount’s efforts.  He loves the idea of providing more individuals with the tools necessary to express their opinions politically, while being given the opportunity for some much needed head banging.

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Volunteer with Alex in Connecticut

Tom joined the HeadCount team in late 2015 and is so excited to be the team leader for St. Louis. When asked what his favorite things to do are, attending concerts is a quick number one followed by service, and so becoming a team leader was a no-brainer. He moved to St. Louis from Chicago in the fall of 2015 to start his studies at Saint Louis University as a business major. Tom cannot wait to get the St. Louis team up and running and hopes to register as many people as possible. Asides from live music and volunteering, Tom’s other interests include theatre, performing improv comedy, and writing.

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Volunteer in St. Louis

Andy Berger fell in love with the Grateful Dead in 1985 after having a taped copy of “American Beauty” laid on him by a friend (Run-DMC’s “King of Rock” was on the other side).  This spawned a lifetime love of live music that would take him to 80+ Dead shows, many musical directions and all over the country. He particularly enjoyed the three years he spent in New Orleans soaking up that city’s unique music scener.  Andy was inspired to work with HeadCount after seeing Bob Weir address survivors of the Parkland, Florida school shooting. Soon after, he had his first HeadCount experience at the March for Our Lives event in Milwaukee. The combination of giving democracy a helping hand while catching some great bands was irresistible.  He officially joined HeadCount as a Team Leader in April 2018.

Born in New York City and raised in San Diego, Andy has settled down in Milwaukee with his wife, two boys and 3 dogs.  Andy has a BA in History and Political Science from UCLA and a JD from Tulane University. He currently works for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Volunteer with Andy in Milwaukee

Alexandria Bertges started volunteering with HeadCount at Electric Forest 2016. She loves combining her passions for civic engagement and music through HeadCount! She  works for Oakland University in positions that focus on sustainability and campus health. At OU she’s getting two B.A.s in International Relations and Latin American Studies with a focus on Global Justice and Sustainability.  She loves getting involved in any way that increases political accessibility to those who need extra help or motivation to get involved so beyond HeadCount she also does work on her campus and with communities in Detroit.

True to her roots she loves anything funky and can always get down to some techno. Her all-time favorites though are The String Cheese Incident, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Janell Monaé, Run The Jewels, and Odesza. She also works every Dead and Company show in her area.

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Volunteer with Alexandria in Detroit

Rebecca Bloomquist is a Minnesota native turned Portland weirdo! She hopped on board the democracy train in January of 2016 as a first-time volunteer with HeadCount after reading about it on the Wood Brothers’ social media. HeadCount shocked and persuaded her soul to ignite, and quickly become a weekly adventure into voter registration and civic engagement. In 2018, Rebecca joined on as a Team Leader in Portland, OR.  Outside of HeadCount, Rebecca enjoys twirling at Phish shows, Oktoberfest, vintage clothing shopping, and trying to tap dancing!

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Volunteer with Rebecca in Portland

Melissa has been with HeadCount since 2008 as a Team Leader in NYC. Currently, Melissa works with HeadCount as a Team Leader in Washington, DC. A veteran of the NYC theater scene, Melissa gave up the bright lights to field organize and meet people where they are.

For her, HeadCount is the perfect blend of entertainment and civic participation and she loves sharing it with everyone she meets.

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Volunteer in Washington, DC

Alyssa Carey stumbled upon HeadCount in early 2016 and has been riding the train ever since. It wasn’t until after she began volunteering that she realized HeadCount was the organization she first registered to vote with back in 2008 at Dave Matthews Band concert in Saratoga, NY. She was born and raised in Syracuse, New York and her favorite bands are Pretty Lights and The Disco Biscuits. Alyssa received her B.A in Studio Art & Creative Art Therapy from SUNY Potsdam in Potsdam, New York and more recently her M.S Clinical Mental Health Counseling From The College Of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. She is currently working in private practice as a mental health counselor towards her state licensure.

Alyssa lives for & loves the live music experience. She believes the connections made through music are some of the truest and most coveted. She loves to interact and converse with people from all walks of life brought together by the love of music. HeadCount allows Alyssa to channel her firecracker personality into something for a cause. Spreading easily accessible knowledge to a deserving population fuels Alyssa’s drive within the HeadCount community.

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Volunteer in Albany

Viv Chappell began volunteering with HeadCount in 2012 and immediately loved the organization’s unique approach to empowering voters. Viv became a Team Leader in Madison, WI in 2016.

In addition to volunteering with HeadCount, Viv works full-time as a non-profit grant writer. With a background in film and video production, she stays in touch with her artistic side as a contributor to the online video network WolfoutTV. Viv also enjoys cooking, watching movies and singing along to the radio (not always in key, but always with passion).

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Volunteer in Madison

Jessie Cline is a proud Houstonian that has a passion for food, music, yoga, and art. She graduated from the University of Houston’s Hilton College in 2016, with studies focused on beverage management and marketing. Currently, she brews experimental ciders and teaches yoga! Jessie’s love for live performances is what drove her to begin volunteering with HeadCount in 2018. At in Bloom Music Festival, she found just how much she enjoyed connecting the community through democracy.

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Volunteer with Jessie in Houston

After spending ten years in the DC area Katie Cole is no stranger to the political circus.  While pursuing a communication degree at George Mason University she began working for the Fairfax County Election Office. Within a year Katie had become immersed in five election campaigns, including the 2012 Presidential.

Katie moved to New York in Spring 2015 where she continues her activism with HeadCount after visiting the volunteer table at Magnaball. She’s currently working in digital advertising and spends her free time going to concerts, supporting the Washington Capitals, and listening to podcasts.

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Volunteer in NYC

Nina DeSell has been a HeadCount Team Leader in Baltimore since 2017, also covering shows in DC and Philly. She began volunteering when she became an empty-nester.  For years, Nina would go to shows and festivals with her daughter, as a way to connect and spend time together. She began volunteering with HeadCount to merge her need for civic commitment, love of music and live shows. She enjoys going to shows and engaging volunteers. Nina always loves the energy and connectivity of live shows and festivals.

Alt rock, indie and punk rock both new and vintage has been her mixtape since the 80’s.  Old favorites include Ramones, REM, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Go Go’s, The Pretenders and new Grouplove, Young the Giant, Bleachers, Walk the Moon, Dreamers, Night Riots, The Mowglis, Matt and Kim.

Nina is a Baltimore native, working in the city and living in the county. She has an MS in Maternal Child Health and works as a pediatric nurse practitioner in Otolaryngology (ENT).  She always will remind you to wear your earplugs to preserve your hearing! She loves my job and even more being a mom and a grandmom. Nina also enjoys travel, art, music, and photography, aspires to one day be a travel or rock and roll photographer.

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Volunteer with Nina in Baltimore

Brenda is a medical librarian who is addicted to attending concerts and music festivals. She fuels her addiction for live music by annually attending New Orleans Jazz & Heritage, ACL, Free Press Summer Fest and Voodoo Music Festivals plus numerous one-day events. In addition to catching shows in the Houston area, she enjoys traveling for concerts and music festivals. She first learned about HeadCount  at ACL and was attracted to HeadCount because it combined her love of music and volunteerism with the importance of being involved in our democracy.  She began volunteering with HeadCount in 2011 and loves it, because it’s volunteering for a cause she believes in with the added benefit of live music from a variety of artists. In addition to HeadCount, Brenda volunteers with the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts and NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.  Brenda’s an avid scuba diver and enjoys diving as often as she can.

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Volunteer in New Orleans

Daniel Elkin joined HeadCount in November of 2017 as the new Team Leader in Santa Barbara. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, he drove to California in 2014 to pursue a career in environmental science and policy. He taught climate and ocean science in San Francisco for three years, while simultaneously volunteering with the Sierra Club and giving private guitar and piano lessons on the side. He is now getting his master’s in Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa Barbara, with a focus on policy and communication. A brand-new member to the Santa Barbara community, Danny is excited to promote participation and inspire interest in our political system. HeadCount allows Danny to combine his love for music with his newfound interest in politics. He finds incredible value in getting the music community, along with the students of Santa Barbara, involved in the democratic process.

Danny was raised by two music lovers and has played music his entire life. He has a background in jazz guitar and improvisation, but has since devoted himself to the art and stylings of bluegrass. The flatpicking of Doc Watson, Tony Rice, and David Grisman was simply too great for Danny to resist, and he can no longer go a day without listening to that high lonesome sound of Del McCoury. When he’s not in school studying environmental science and policy, he is on the beach with his mandolin.

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Volunteer in Santa Barbara

Margery joined HeadCount in 2015 and can’t get enough of live music and voter registration! After working a show in Raleigh with the famous Morgan Vickery, she was convinced that Wilmington, NC, needed a HeadCount team, so – now it exists! Margery’s non-HeadCount life includes working in a medical office, taking her dog, Keeper, for walks on the beach and enjoying beautiful sunrises and sunsets over the ocean. The rest of the time, she’s catching a show, locally or on the road. Her favorite band is Phish, followed closely by the Grateful Dead, and she honestly thinks that Trey Anastasio is a Jedi. Please refer to Portsmouth 2012 if you think she’s wrong. Her favorite thing about HeadCount is all the amazing people she’s met along the way!!!

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Volunteer in Wilmington 

Garrin Evan is a Fort Lauderdale-based fashion and beauty photographer, specializing in location-based advertising, public relations and editorial photography. An avowed colorist, Evan’s work features vibrant splashes of color, as well as eye-catching geometric compositions. He is drawn to the elegant, mysterious, sensual and confident. His clients include advertising and public relations agencies, magazines and consumer brands.

Evan’s photography has been influenced by a life of artistic endeavors. In the 1990s, he worked in marketing and promotion for Atlantic Records, promoting acts like Stone Temple Pilots, Collective Soul, Tori Amos, Juliana Hatfield and Hootie & the Blowfish. Evan is also an accomplished artist and self-taught painter. A decade studying figure drawing helped him develop his eye for fashion photography.

A guiding philosophy to his work: Create a fun, friendly and professional environment and let creativity flourish. Evan prefers shooting on location in urban or natural spaces, and through effective planning and clear direction, he creates imagery that tells a unique story. He has photographed Miss Universe, a swimsuit calendar for the NHL Florida Panthers, and a United States Presidential Candidate. Visit www.garrinevan.com to view his photography.

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Volunteer with Garrin in Ft. Lauderdale

Zack Feinberg first joined HeadCount in 2011, volunteering at a Furthur show. After living in New Jersey and Boston, Zack can now be found setting up shop in Philadelphia. With musical interests that range the spectrum from bluegrass to hip-hop to the Disco Biscuits, you never know what show you might find him at. Zack credits the listening and thinking skills he learned through jamming to music in helping him successfully earn his law degree from Drexel University in 2017.

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Volunteer with Zack in Philadelphia

Colleen Fogerty is a young professional based in the Greater Seattle Area who spends Monday through Friday, nine to five writing about software. During her commutes she’s probably listening to the latest Crooked Media podcast or creating Spotify playlists inspired by Van Morrison, B.B. King, Chance the Rapper, or Pepper. As a collector of passports stamps, she’s hoping to eat her way through 30 countries by the time she’s 30.

Jason Fry grew up just outside of DC in northern Virginia (Springfield). In 2016 he graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in creative and strategic advertising. He first heard about HeadCount while at The Meadows Music & Arts Festival in 2016 and started volunteering promptly afterwards. He currently works as a freelance copywriter, brand ambassador & pedicab tour guide. In his free time he enjoys camping, running, writing comedy & graphic art. He can ride a unicycle, juggle & walk on his hands. His favorite bands include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes & The Grateful Dead.

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Volunteer in Washington, DC

Kelley Fulton is a proud mom of one grown daughter, and a lover of live music and all the magic that comes with it. She’s ready to take that passion and make a difference in the world. A lifelong resident of rural Pennsylvania, Kelley works full time in a small office setting and part time as a server at a busy local establishment. She’s new to HeadCount and is excited to get started organizing events and meeting new people!

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Volunteer in or near State College, PA

Jessica Gandy became involved with HeadCount prior to the 2016 election.  As a former Las Vegas high school teacher, she always told her students they needed to vote because that was the best way to have a voice in the world around them.  When she learned about HeadCount she realized there was no better way to ensure people were active voters than to bring voter registration to them in a fun and friendly setting.  Now, as an attorney, she continues to encourage people to take an active voice in their community through local elections.

Jessica has lived in Las Vegas for over 10 years and is constantly surprised by the depth and excitement the city brings.  Because it is a favorite tourist destination, the city has a never-ending supply of world-class entertainment, including live music, stage shows, and comedians.  In addition, she is an avid traveler, enjoying all of the adventures the world has to offer.

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Volunteer with Jessica in Las Vegas

Brianna Garcia first volunteered with HeadCount at the Okeechobee Music Festival 2017 and was completely inspired by the level of excitement and involvement from everyone attending the festival, but it was the encouragement and support from the HeadCount team that made her decide to be a more permanent and influential part of the movement she already cared so much about. Brianna is currently working toward a Bachelor’s Degree in in Psychology with a minor in Leadership Studies at the University of Central Florida. Brianna plans on attaining her Master’s of Education in Curriculum Leadership for her graduate degree, which is a fancy way of saying she is extremely interested in the laws that affect public education! When Brianna is not reading about innovation in education or watching House of Cards, she is hula hooping, practicing yoga, or gardening… or headbanging to some heavy dubstep! Previously Brianna canvassed for the Florida Democratic Party in 2015, which sparked her interest in politics, and civic engagement.

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Volunteer in Orlando

Chelsea joined the HeadCount team in 2011 for an Umphrey’s McGee show, and became hooked (on HeadCount and Umphrey’s). She is now the Team Leader for New Jersey and is really psyched about being more involved in the organization. By day, Chelsea is finishing her senior year at Rutgers University, and works as a job coach for individuals with developmental disabilities; By night she seeks as much live music as possible (for living in New Jersey). Among her favorite musicians are STS9, Umphrey’s, Pretty Lights, Lotus, and Coldplay.

With a history of non-profit experience ranging from volunteering and organizing food and blood drives, acting as treasurer for a non-profit student organization, and working for a non-profit, national supported employment organization, Community Options, Chelsea is looking forward to expanding her impact on the community. She looks forward to mixing passions and making a difference with HeadCount!

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Volunteer with Chelsea in New Jersey

Peggah Ghoreishi joined the HeadCount team in Spring 2018 after seeing the lackluster turnout for 18-35 voters in the Chicago primaries. She decided to use her weekly concert attendance in a more productive way and is passionate about combining live music with civic engagement. Peggah considers herself in an open relationship with multiple music venues. She’s attended over 600 concerts at over 150 venues seeing over 900 musicians and is always ready to see a new band. Her concert obsession is second only to her love of penguins and cute baby animals. When Peggah’s not at a show, you can find her feeding alley cats.

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Volunteer with Peggah in Chicago

David Glover was once a hang gliding instructor and set a world distance record. He was born in Oklahoma City and graduated from the University of Oklahoma.  David focuses his attention on election and voting rights for Oklahomans and is a board member of the ACLU of Oklahoma.  He is the founder of BadVoter.org which encourages increased voter participation by showing the last voted date of all registered voters.

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Volunteer in Oklahoma City

David Goldshtein is veteran member of the  HeadCount family, and has always been very excited to be a part of this organization. Being an avid lover of music and a supporter of the cause of generating political involvement among the populace, HeadCount is the perfect organization to devote his energy to.

David has volunteered with various groups and at several events including; Kent State’s chapter of SSDP, the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, the Ohio Student Association, the Electric Forest festival, The All Good Music festival, Hyperion festival, Big Love festival and others. A political science major at Kent State University, David hopes to one day himself become a part of the governmental process. Other interests include playing bass, djembe, hiking (weather permitting) and traveling.

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Volunteer in Cleveland

Seth Gordon-Lipkin joined HeadCount as a Team Leader in Washington, DC in 2017. He first started volunteering with HeadCount in early 2015 and immediately took to encouraging others to get out and vote in their communities. Seth loves meeting people at concerts and music festivals, so HeadCount is a perfect blend of his interests. By day, Seth works for a civil rights organization in DC, managing diversity and inclusion programs in schools throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Come say hi to him at the next Phish, Umphrey’s McGee, or Greensky Bluegrass show!

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Celia and Yancey both got involved with HeadCount in the life-changing summer of 2008, when Celia worked as a traveling team leader for Dave Matthews Band and Yancey toured as a team leader with STS9 and Umphrey’s McGee. After moving from Columbia, S.C. in 2009, they took on Nashville co-Team Leader roles and have since reveled in all the great shows in Music City, so many of which are HeadCount events! Yancey is a high school Business teacher, Celia is Communications Director for another national, nonpartisan nonprofit Hope Street Group (+ a community radio DJ on WXNA), and they live in East Nashville with their dogs, Baxter and Bacon.

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Volunteer in Nashville

Racheal joined HeadCount in 2012 as the Athens Team Leader after volunteering at an Andrew Bird show in Atlanta. She says she knew she was hooked after seeing the excitement and pride of that first young voter she registered that night. A huge Pearl Jam, Disco Biscuits and Georgia Football fan, Racheal’s day job is teaching American Government and World History at a local high school. She strives to teach her students as well as her own children, Griffin and Jessica, about the responsibility of citizens to research and understand important issues for themselves. She is passionate about her music and passionate about her democracy. Racheal is inspired by one of her musical faves, Eddie Vedder, who told a sea of 80,000 people at Bonnaroo in 2008 that “music or a song cannot change the world” but “you all, this many people can.” She hopes to empower fellow music-lovers to use the voices they have in our democracy – their vote, to create a more peaceful and tolerant world for us all.

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Volunteer in Athens

Joe Guido joined HeadCount in 2016 – volunteering at the Dave Mathews Band show at Riverbend. After moving from Ohio to Florida later that year he continued to volunteer for Headcount. After experiencing the March for Our Lives event in Tampa he decided he wanted to step up and become more involved with HeadCount. Being an advocate for Social Justice and Voter Rights it seemed like a natural fit!

Joe was born in New York city but grew up in South Florida (North Miami Beach).  He traveled extensively after college (he studied Nuclear and Environmental Engineering at RPI and eventually graduated from the University of Florida with a BS in Nuclear Engineering and MS in Environmental Engineering) and has lived in Virginia, Arkansas, California, Maryland, New Mexico, Idaho, New York and Ohio.  During the 1980’s he lived in the northeast and followed the Grateful Dead on there tours through the area. He is still a fan of the Dead’s current incarnation (Dead and Company) but is also a fan of Yonder Mountain String Band, Green Day, Linkin Park, Bright Eyes and Jeffrey Lewis.

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Volunteer with Joe in St. Petersburg

A Headcount volunteer for many years, Drew Hackney has finally leveled up to Team Leader. An avid musician, outdoorsman, writer and humorist, Hackney also enjoys spreading the word about the power of The Vote, especially to large crowds of people gathered at concerts. He recently relocated back to Chicago from Asheville, along with his massive record collection.

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Volunteer in Chicago

Richard Harris became a HeadCount Team Leader in 2018 so that he could be more involved with seeing our democracy put to action! This is central to his involvement with HeadCount! Having served as a volunteer since 2004-2006, Richard wanted to get back in and do whatever he could to get it done!

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Volunteer with Richard in Chicago

Jennifer is a California girl who has lived all over The Golden State including stays in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Barbara, where she graduated from UCSB with a degree in Art History.  She now calls Sacramento home and loves walking and biking around the city and exploring all that Northern California has to offer.  She has loved going to concerts for as long as she can remember and always has head phones on or the stereo turned up!  She also loves to travel, take pictures and do puzzles.

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Volunteer in Sacramento

Danielle first heard about HeadCount at an STS9 show in 2013. After learning about the vision and goals of this organization, she knew immediately that she wanted to be a part of it. She saw HeadCount as the perfect marriage of her interests in music, civic engagement and political and social activism. She has seen the way music brings people together and plays an intricate role in shaping society. Music has the power to change the way we think, and thus change the world we live in. Studies suggest that the positive effects of engagement with music only occur if it is an enjoyable and rewarding experience. This is what she hopes to provide to volunteers in her area.

She received a BA in Political Science at Birmingham-Southern College, a Master’s in Public Health from UAB and is currently working on a Master’s in Global Health. She currently works as an Epidemiologist and scientist for a clinical trials study focused on the benefits of exercise in chronic disease populations. Aside from the day-to-day paper writing and researching, Danielle enjoys seeing as much live music as humanly possible, hiking as many miles as her feet permit , traveling as much as her wallet allows, and spending as much time with family and friends as they can tolerate. While her list of favorite bands is constantly evolving, you can typically find her grooving at a String Cheese Incident, Phish, Disco Biscuits or STS9 show.

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Volunteer in Denver

A South Carolina native, Jade Hillary has been frequenting music festivals and shows for over ten years. She joined the HeadCount team in 2017. Jade has been an active member in the industry volunteering festivals, working street teams, and even putting on local festivals in her area. As a Music Business graduate from Full Sail University, her hope is to learn as many aspects as possible within the music industry. Pursuing a career as a music journalist is the ultimate goal. She was first introduced to HeadCount at Bonnaroo 2011. She shared their enthusiasm for combining the importance of politics and music to create a shared space for those interested in both. Through HeadCount, Jade strives to help strengthen our democracy and provide those around her with the knowledge they need. HeadCount is an incredible catalyst in creating connections between those wanting to share their ideals on politics and music.

In her spare time, Jade travels throughout the country following some of her favorite artists. She also often can be found at music festivals all over, working positions such as venue captain, marketing, or volunteer coordinator. While the Southeast holds a special place in her heart, she believes firmly in all political and musical communities far and wide coming together as one!

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Volunteer in Charlotte

Morgan Howard volunteered for her first HeadCount show (Roots Picnic) shortly after moving to New York City following a 5 year stint as working performer throughout Colorado and Tennessee. She got to be a volunteer that whole weekend by a miraculous series of events (including a basement flooding, last minute-cancellations, and a little dash of fate) and it quickly led to a further commitment. In the next few weeks she joined the HeadCount team on their epic yearly retreat (where it randomly snowed about 4 or 5 feet after a 65 degree day!). Shortly after she officially became a Team Leader because she couldn’t imagine her life without this organization. In her non-HeadCount time she works at Italian Wine Merchants in Union Square in Sales Operations and Portfolio Management. She spends the rest of her “spare time” writing music and singing her heart out whenever someone will listen (and even if they don’t want to listen).  She plays ukulele, piano, and a bit of guitar. She graduated in 2013 from Western Kentucky University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and hails from The Music City of the South—-Memphis, TN. “I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me – like food or water.” -Ray Charles

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Volunteer with Morgan in New York

Andy joined HeadCount in 2013. He received his BA from BYU in Political Science and is working on a Masters in City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah. He has previously worked as a political campaigner, legislative intern, and ESL teacher. He loves listening to and playing all types of music.

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Volunteer in Salt Lake City

Cody Impton started as a Voter Registration Field Organizer with HeadCount. He studied Civil Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville Florida. After graduation in 2016, he decided to teach in Charlotte, NC. This decision to pursue teaching was from reflecting on being the first in his family to graduate college. Cody is interested in other ways to serve the public and is passionate about democracy. In his spare time, Cody likes to learn, travel, bike ride, hike, and try to get people he knows involved in democracy.

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Volunteer with Cody in Orlando

Born in New Jersey, raised in Arizona, and having lived in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles (again!), Zach Jaffe has traveled the country and the world in his pursuit and love of music.

After graduating from law school in San Diego in 2012 and going on to write contracts for major motion pictures he realized that the legal world just wasn’t for him and fully immersed himself in the world of music and technology.  Working for 4 years as a founding member of SUBPAC Tactile Audio Technology, Zach evangelized new music technology and worked with some of the biggest artists and events in the world to showcase new immersive ways to experience sound.

Zach is currently the Marketing and Partnerships Manager for North America of Beatport, the world’s largest high quality digital music store for DJs and is based out of the LiveStyle office in Beverly Hills.

Having been passionate about politics and social issues his entire life, Zach comes to Headcount in order to combine his love of music and activism as a force for good in the Los Angeles music community and beyond.

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Volunteer in Los Angeles

Sarah joined HeadCount in the Summer of 2017 after meeting the team at a show in New York. She is a high school science teacher who has a BS in microbiology from the University of New Hampshire and a MSEd from the University of New England.

Some of her favorite artists include Dave Matthews, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, and Jack Johnson. As an avid concert goer, Sarah is excited to bring HeadCount to Maine!

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Volunteer in Portland, ME

Kat Jutras originally from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, began volunteering with HeadCount in 2017 and instantly fell in love with HeadCount’s mission of empowering youth and new voters to participate in democracy. A former musician herself she is an avid listener of all genres and styles of music and loves HeadCount’s participation with diverse musicians.

Kat works as a project coordinator for green building projects focused on sustainable design, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction. In her spare time, she commits time to volunteering with other organizations such as the ONE campaign and the Red Cross.

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Volunteer with Kat in Phoenix

Drew Kadish started his advocacy for voter registration leading up to 2004 election in Florida working with another non-profit organization.  After moving to Colorado he saw HeadCount representatives at Red Rocks shows and became interested in how it could help him see more music and give back to the community. He did his first show with HeadCount at String Cheese Incident in 2016.  His favorite Bands are Phish, Moe., Dead and Co., Tedeschi Trucks Band, Assembly of Dust, Bonobos Convergence, The Allman Brothers, and Wookiefoot…to name a few. Drew loves to hike and camp with his dog Jerry, travel to new exciting places and see live music of course. His favorite thing about HeadCount in Colorado is being able to engage with people from all around the country.

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Volunteer with Drew in Denver

Doug Kalagian is a multimedia and marketing professional from Orange County, California. After obtaining his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, he served in the Peace Corps in 2013 and 2014 in Guizhou, China, teaching English to underserved youth. He met Damian Zamora leading a HeadCount booth at the Santa Ana Observatory and has been active with the organization ever since. Doug is passionate about HeadCount’s mission because he believes that the universal appreciation of music is a powerful tool for social and political progress.

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Volunteer with Doug in Los Angeles

Ann King was born and raised in IL, lived in TX for 20 yrs and is now a Seattle resident. She has raised 2 fabulous sons and has been a social studies teacher for almost 20 years at the secondary level.  She first got involved w/Headcount in February of 2012 and by June of 2012 she was the new Seattle team leader and now is a co-team leader.  She also volunteers at STG Presents and the Marymoor Park concert venue.  In her spare time, she enjoys the theatre, traveling, camping, and even more concerts!

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Volunteer in Seattle

Mr. Kortokrax has been actively volunteering with the Asheville NC HeadCount team since 2014. As a lifelong concertgoer and notorious busybody, becoming a Team Leader in 2016 was a natural fit. Registering hundreds of voters at dozens of events over the last several years, Kristopher has relished the opportunity to meet and speak with countless eligible voters and help encourage a continued participation in this ongoing experiment we call democracy.

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Volunteer with Kris in Asheville

Melanie Marcou joined the HeadCount Team in 2014, but has been a big fan since the beginning. Born and raised just outside of Boston, she spent a lot of time doing volunteer work, ranging from holding food drives at concerts, to helping out at local schools and after-school programs. She went on to earn her B.S. in Consumer Studies with a concentration in Community Service and Non-Profit and Grassroots Organizing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

After spending 10 years working at The UMass Stonewall Center, one of the country’s first LGBT resource centers, she moved on to a fast-paced and rapidly growing transportation company in Eastern Massachusetts. When she is not at work or working on HeadCount, you are guaranteed to find her following Umphrey’s McGee around the country (and beyond).

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Meredith works as a publicist assistant in Atlanta. She loves connecting with people and encouraging them to be involved with their community. She has been a HeadCount volunteer since 2012 and gets PUMPED UP registering new friends to vote at shows. She is elated to be more involved with the HC team in ATL and looks forward to bringing the music scene here together with the power of voter registration. Her favorite bands include: My Morning Jacket, Together Pangea and Jackson Browne. She’s also also not afraid to admit that nothing gets her more fired up than Sarah McLachlan deep tracks.

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Volunteer in Atlanta

Heidi was introduced to Headcount after volunteering for them at the Lockn’ Festival in 2013.  She was immediately hooked by HeadCount’s mission of music, bringing young people together and making civic participation easy and fun.  She is super excited to begin her role as a Team Leader in Virginia Beach, VA.  In her free time she enjoys meeting new people, traveling to shows with her boyfriend Matt and hanging with her dogs Grady and Dr. Claw.

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Volunteer in Virginia Beach

Annette Lockwood has been a Team Leader since volunteering at Lollapalooza 2017.  A veteran of YEARS of concerts, she has many friends that perform professionally, in music, theater, movies and comedy.  She decided to get politically active after figuring out you can’t change anyone’s opinion on Facebook!  HeadCount allows her to combine her passions into activism that “counts”.   ( she is not the comedic genius that her friends are, sadly!)

She lives on Bangs Lake, ( featured in the “Blues Brothers” movie), and shares her townhome with a Deadhead, 2 rescue cats and a dog, and lots of vinyl, both new and vintage.

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Volunteer in Chicago

Alex Marsh is a North Carolina native, but has also lived in San Francisco and Minnesota. Having returned to Raleigh-Durham, he now works at Duke University, using high-resolution cameras to photograph rare & fragile library materials, as well as working with audio and video technology. In his spare time, he loves to see live music, and writes concert reviews for music publications. He also likes soccer, photography and riding his Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. Alex’s favorite musicians include North Carolina natives Warren Haynes, Dexter Romweber, Sarah Shook, John Coltrane, Nina Simone and Doc Watson.

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Volunteer with Alex in Raleigh/Durham

Ben has been a music lover and former taper, for a number of years. His favorite band, the Grateful Dead opened the door to musical pathways including the Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Steve Kimock, Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, and a lifelong affinity for classic jazz. Similar to others, he pondered the power of harnessing the collective conscious of the audience for a greater good while attending the Benefit for the Rainforest at Madison Square Garden in 1988. Working locally with the Sierra Club and MarylandPIRG, he began his professional career with a simple notion: “Make a difference in all that you do in the world.” A graduate of Towson State University and the Pace University School of Law’s environmental program, he worked on legal and policy issues relating to clean water and renewable energy. He remembers the Eco-Saloon at the Wetlands in Lower Manhattan for its combination of great music and vibe of making a difference. Returning from New York to Baltimore in 2009, Ben lives a block from Camden Yards with his dog, Woody. He enjoys cooking, baseball, and traveling – Asheville and NOLA are his new favorite cities. He currently consults on matters as broad as data management and business development in the natural foods industry.

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Volunteer in Baltimore

James is a California native and began working with Headcount in 2008. He became Portland team leader in 2010 and a member of the HeadCount Digital Media Team. His family, finance Melissa and her daughter Molli, have also worked many shows with HeadCount.James is a graduate of Eastern Washington Univeristy. His passions include the Oakland Raiders, Harvey Keitel moves, Hunter S. Thompson writings, and hiking in the northwest. When hes at home he spends time with his and Melissa’s three cats, two dogs, and turtle.

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Volunteer in Portland

Tim McCormick joined HeadCount in March of 2008 as the Team Leader for Boulder, CO. Originally from Boston, Tim moved out to Colorado in 2006 to with the hope of gaining experience in the music industry. A 2005 graduate of Dickinson College in Pennsylvania.

Tim holds a Master’s in Entertainment Business, as well as a B.A. in Political Science and a Minor in Music. He has had many years of experience with the concert scene and shares his love of all types of music with his family and friends. He is eager to register and involve as many people in the democratic process as possible. He is currently the Team Leader in Denver and helps facilitate events around the Denver Metro area.

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Volunteer in Denver

Chris McDonald, also affectionately known in the Dallas music scene as CMAC, has been involved in promoting concerts in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex for 15 years. Although he is new to the HeadCount family, Chris’ passion for community, outside-the-box thinking, and general sunny disposition is infectious. CMAC currently works as the marketing manager for the AT&T Performing Arts Center in addition to the Homegrown Music & Arts Festival and Old 97s County Fair. Before taking on those roles, he worked for 8 years as the marketing and promotions manager for the Granada Theater, which was voted Best Live Music Venue many times. To CMAC, HeadCount combines the two things that he has the most fervor towards. Live music and political activism. When he is not working or enjoying a concert, you can find Chris with his two dogs George & Charlie, watching wrestling, or playing his ukulele.

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Volunteer with Chris in Dallas/Ft. Worth

After 12 years spent in a traditional classroom teaching world history and economics, Shannon left the teaching profession to pursue other interests. Since 2011, Shannon has been involved with various festivals and nonprofits around the county filling roles such as volunteer coordinator, case manager and kitten foster. She first discovered HeadCount at Wanee Festival and knew immediately that this was an organization she wanted to be a part of in some way. Shannon has always had a passion for encouraging a sense of civic duty and participation in local, state and federal politics. HeadCount merges that philosophy in a nonpartisan way with live music.

Shannon enjoys traveling, hiking, running, and music festivals. A few of her favorite bands are moe., Counting Crows, Milk Carton Kids, Citizen Cope, Tedeschi Trucks Band and any ensemble that includes Warren Haynes.

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Volunteer in Huntsville

Hailing from the northern suburbs of Chicago, Kevin Medansky started volunteering with HeadCount in the summer of 2016, after meeting HeadCount while Gregory Alan Isakov performed with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. He quickly became a Philly Team Leader because the amazing concerts and the life-changing opportunities to help people from all over the country register to vote are just too great to pass up. Kevin has played trombone for nearly 15 years and was, at one point, the best contrabassoonist in the state of Illinois—at least at the high school level. Now, he is a senior at Haverford College, with a major in French and Francophone Studies, a minor at Swarthmore College in Film and Media Studies, and a concentration in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights.

Kevin Medansky remembers with great nostalgia all the long family road trips to the Wisconsin Dells, listening to the Blues Brothers soundtrack on repeat. His greatest musical memory, however, was probably talking to the lead singer of Busty and the Bass entirely in French. Kevin’s grandmother says to watch out: This kid’s going places.

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Volunteer with Kevin in Philadelphia

Lauren Mitro is an Ohio native currently living in Columbus. She graduated from Miami University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s in Architecture and Minors in Graphic Design, Printmaking and Cognitive Psychology. She currently works for an architecture firm but will be returning to school in the fall to pursue a Master’s of Fine Arts in Sculpture. She heard about HeadCount through her best friend Olivia who googled, “How to get into concerts for free” (lol). She became very passionate about HeadCount quickly and is grateful for the opportunity to register the next generation of voters. In her free time she enjoys the great outdoors, rock climbing, painting, building all sorts of things in the woodshop and seeing live music with her friends whenever she can (which is very frequently). Lauren loves any type of music even remotely considered rock’n’roll and is hoping to learn the harmonica and foot tambourine in the near future.

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Volunteer with Lauren in Columbus

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Moncrief started volunteering with HeadCount in February 2017 after searching for an ideal opportunity that combined her obsession with music and her desire to volunteer for a sound cause. After a handful of shows under her belt, the opportunity to be a Team Leader seemed only natural. 

Lizzie is a California-educated, New York City MBA/JD-graduated music industry professional.  She had humble beginnings listening to Genesis, Janet Jackson and NKOTB on her trusty Sony Tape Player in her hometown Denver. She is excited to be a front line industry warrior, registering voters on the reg. When she is not surrounded by music, whether at work, shows or during 7 am spin class, you’ll find Lizzie in Central Park with her dog, Missy. 

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Volunteer in NYC

Katherine Myers was born and raised in Washington, DC, but has called Western Massachusetts home for the second half of her life.  She developed her passion for voting mostly because she was unable to do so until she moved from the Nation’s Capital.  She became involved with HeadCount when she volunteered to register voters with her teenage daughter at the March for our Lives in DC.  Most of her career has been spent in marketing and PR and she currently works in higher ed on development communications.

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Volunteer with Katherine in Western Mass

Kevin O’Neill is a Virginia native that is very passionate about service work and community building. Kevin’s love of live music and the community surrounding it makes service work within it a natural fit – he began by regularly volunteering with the DC chapter of DanceSafe promoting health and safety awareness in the live music community in 2014, later that year founded the 501(c)3 non profit organization Advocates of Change, and then joined HeadCount as Richmond’s co- Team Leader in early 2016. His other hobbies include reading and compulsively making puns.

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Volunteer with Kevin in Richmond

Taylor Newman was born and bred in hilly Tallahassee, FL. She stayed in her hometown for college and graduated from Florida State University (Go Noles!) with a degree in dietetics. She saved up to spend the year after graduation saying yes to whatever came her way, including backpacking Europe with her sister, being an au pair in England, and interning at the White House. She’s now a Foods and Nutrition graduate student and dietetic intern at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA, where she continues to be politically active through the organization of a community civics education series. Taylor hopes to work in the realm of food policy after graduation.

Outside of school, she likes to travel near and far, listen to live music, eat delicious food, and hopes to hike the John Muir Trail in the summer of 2018. She joined HeadCount as a volunteer in 2016 and is excited to register voters as a TL in her new town!

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Volunteer in Athens

Jonathan was first registered to vote with HeadCount when he was 18, and it has all come full circle as he now is a Team Leader registering future generations of young voters. A Denver native, Jonathan is an active artist, activist, traveler, and teacher, who inspires others to strive for stronger communities and a greener future.

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Volunteer in Denver

Tracy Owens began volunteering with HeadCount in December of 2017, after hearing about it on an episode of Pod Save America.  After volunteering at several shows in the DFW area, she was inspired by her Team Leader to get more involved. By June of 2018 she became a team leader.  When she’s not volunteering with HeadCount, she is a board member for the Grand Prairie zoning appeals board, and works in corporate training at the headquarters of a global manufacturing company based out of Las Colinas. In her free time she likes to go to music festivals, travel the world, and hang out with her husband and dogs.

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Volunteer with Tracy in Dallas

Nicole started with HeadCount by traveling with the Jack Johnson tour to oversee HeadCount’s presence in the tour’s Village Green. Nicole previously served as a Washington, D.C. Team Leader, while working for Senator Barbara Boxer and the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. A graduate of Lehigh University and Pace Law School’s Environmental Law Program, Nicole enjoys utilizing her educational and professional background to help non-traditional activists make a difference. A San Francisco resident, Nicole enjoys jogging barefoot on the beach with her dog, listening to Michael Franti and Spearhead, and attending ALO shows.

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Volunteer with Nicole in Portland

Cathy Poole, originally from Miami, has been living in Houston for the last 20 years. By day, she is a Corporate Recruiter for a large global corporation.  HeadCount has given her the opportunity to combine her love of music with her desire to make even a small difference in the world through volunteering and helping everyone have their voice and vote matter.  Cathy joined HeadCount in late 2016 and her first concert was Sia. Besides music, Cathy enjoys traveling and exploring new places and experiencing different cultures. Music is a universal language!

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Volunteer with Cathy in Houston

Christine is a recent graduate of Full Sail University where she studied Entertainment Business; she also has an undergraduate degree in Music Industry from the University of New Haven (’01). Her passion is music and helping others and HeadCount is a perfect fit for her. She enjoys going to shows and is involved in producing a small festival and is co-owner of a sound company with her husband, Rich. In her spare time she likes to engage in flow arts, spinning poi and is now experimenting with spinning fire with her newly acquired fire staff. She hopes to make a difference by helping others to register to vote and have fun while doing it!

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Volunteer in Connecticut 

Larkin Raynor grew up in Dunn, North Carolina. After graduating from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, she moved to Nashville, TN, to attend law school at Belmont University. She specializes in entertainment and music business law.

Larkin‘s first experience with HeadCount was at Bonnaroo 2015 where she saw HeadCount volunteers registering voters and  thought, “what a cool idea.” Larkin loves all types of music, but her favorite is the Dave Matthews Band.

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Volunteer with Larkin in Nashville

Through a convoluted career path that involved managing a Taco Bell, teaching English in Japan, bartending in a country club, professionally advocating for sustainable seafood and now, working for the government, the one constant has been his love of music. Chris has a few degrees that have nothing to do with his current career. He has a deep aversion to jam music and pretty much any band that can turn a single four minute song into an hour-long set.

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Originally from Cincinnati, Alex began working with HeadCount in 2008 while living in Boston. He received his bachelor’s degree in political communication from Emerson College in 2010 before returning home to work in Cincinnati’s congressional district office. His work ultimately led him to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. before he eventually moved back to Boston to begin law school at Suffolk University. Alex then transferred to the University of Cincinnati where he earned his law degree in 2014.

Alex currently works as an attorney in downtown Cincinnati, but he spends much of his free time getting down at local shows and festivals. As a politics and music junkie with a passion for civic engagement, Alex considers his work with HeadCount to be incredibly fulfilling, and he looks forward to continuing that work for many years to come.

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Volunteer in Cincinnati 

Evan arrived at HeadCount in August of 2013 and like a naive melody, he knew that it must’ve been the place. He was first handed the keys to democracy at the All Good Music Festival when a wonderful team of volunteers registered him to vote quicker than you can say “Gotta Jiboo”. At All Good, he worked as a HeadCount volunteer with the same great folks that registered him just one year prior. A firm believer that people who attend concerts and festivals have much to be said, and should be heard by those calling the shots, Evan was honored to be welcomed aboard S.S. Democracy.

Evan is a New York native who attended SUNY Fredonia, graduated Westchester Community College with a communications degree, and he’s currently enrolled at Brooklyn College in pursuit of a second communications degree. Music is power, and there’s power in numbers and getting the numbers of fans who go see live music to be more involved in deciding America’s actions is a dream come true for him.

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Volunteer with Evan in New York

Thais Schaller lives in NYC, studied classical voice at Manhattan School of Music and Business at Columbia Business School.  Thais’ day job is Digital Marketing & E-Commerce in the Beauty & Fashion industry which keeps her going while she performs and enjoys the city.

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Volunteer in NYC

Chloe Schofield is a lifelong Chicagoan living the good life in sunny Southern California. After finishing her degree in Sociology and Disability Studies, she made her way to California for a Master’s degree in Special Education. Once in California, she got involved with HeadCount, registering voters at festivals and concerts around Los Angeles. She also got a puppy, named Lulu, who is very cute and if you ask (and even if you don’t) Chloe will show you pictures of her. When she isn’t registering voters, or making strangers look at pictures of her dog, you can find Chloe at any emo show, talking about Chicago sports.

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Volunteer with Chloe in Los Angeles

I first learned about HeadCount while at a Red Rocks show. I had just moved to Denver and HeadCount helped me update my voter registration information in the parking lot before a show. A few weeks later, I decided to volunteer for a War on Drugs show and I’ve been hooked ever since. I’ve loved music my whole life – it fascinates me how it can transcend cultures and even languages. I also believe in the responsibility to be involved in our democratic process. After not being involved myself during the early years of my life, I want to inspire others to do their part to improve our country.

I grew up in southern Illinois and lived in Chicago for several years after receiving a Software Engineering degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. I moved to Colorado last year and am love exploring everything it has to offer. While not jamming at concerts, I enjoy wake surfing, rock climbing and the occasional craft brew. I love a variety of music, but some of my favorite artists include blink-182, Run the Jewels, Odesza, and GRiZ.

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Volunteer with Jake in Denver

Brittania Smead’s passion is lifting diverse voices and celebrating differences in order to build strong and equitable communities. She finds strength in her family and friends and continues to love her home state of New York. Brittania started with HeadCount in May 2018 after years of advocacy and organizing on public interest campaigns in NY. She graduated from SUNY Purchase with a degree in Sociology and currently works in the Marketing Department at GreenSpark Solar, a local solar company in the Rochester and Western NY area.

After seeing her at the HeadCount booth before your favorite band goes on, you’ll find her dancing the day/night away at the show. If you don’t find her there, she’s probably reading, going on adventures with her partner and the cutest dog ever, or looking for the next tv show to binge.

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Volunteer in the Rochester-area

Lindi Smith joined the HeadCount in June of 2017 during Dead and Company Summer Tour. During that experience, she got to meet just a few of the awesome HeadCount members who inspired her to have a great time while engaging fans. When she walked up to people with a smile onhery face and a positive attitude, strangers reciprocated it by getting involved and signing up for voter registration and TurboVote. She was fortunate enough to meet HeadCount Executive Direcotr Andy Bernstein at this Dead and Co show, where he invited her to join the crew at LOCKN’.

Lindi has lived in Richmond my whole life, and would love to be apart of getting her home city to participate in HeadCount. In her free time, she enjoys reading in her hammock by the river, eating pizza, and doing heel clicks. Lindi looks forward to meeting new life long friends, getting the music industry involved in national issues, and being apart of democracy through this amazing organization!

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Volunteer with Lindi in Richmond

Jeff Sohn has been a Team Leader with HeadCount since April 2014 and has registered over 1,250 voters at a variety of concerts and community events. His favorite HeadCount memory is LOCKN’ 2016; the team was awesome and he enjoyed connecting with HeadCount volunteers from across the country. Jeff works in solar energy and is passionate about building a clean energy future. With his free time, he enjoys hiking, easy reading, and listening to podcasts.

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Volunteer in NYC

Vicky’s first HeadCount show was the AFROPUNK festival in Atlanta in 2016. Since then she’s been maneuvering her freelance schedule to get to more shows and events and get the vote out. A world traveler, Vicky made her way to Atlanta from NYC, by way of LA, by way of Seoul, between tackling over 30 countries as a solo backpacker. Now, trying to settle down, the biggest advice Vicky can offer in a professional environment is to take a BuzzFeed quiz a day to take a moment for yourself and make you smile. She’s an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie.

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Volunteer with Vicky in Atlanta

Natalie began volunteering with HeadCount in 2014 shortly after entering their photo contest held at Summer Camp Music Festival [sadly though, she lost to an epic Prison Mike totem]. Natalie is committed to her local artistic community and works to engage citizens in creative experiences everyday. She moved to Pittsburgh from South Jersey to earn a BA in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Pittsburgh and has loved being in the beautiful Steel City ever since. In addition to spending her free time enjoying live music and supporting community projects, Natalie enjoys traveling to new places, meeting new people, and taking in fresh air on a sunny day.

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Volunteer in Pittsburgh

Donald and Kimberly, aka ‘Team Tatera’, first experienced the amazing power of HeadCount while volunteering for Love Hope Strength at three Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well concerts in Santa Clara, CA and Chicago, IL in June/July 2015.

Volunteering and making a positive difference in the world is nothing new as Donald is an Apple Valley Parks & Recreation Commissioner for the last 8+ years; he co-founded and helped secure $600,000+ in federal and state grants for the Apple Valley Legacy Trail, which provides mountain hiking, biking, walking and horse riding opportunities for all locals to enjoy; both have been Lead Volunteers for Love Hope Strength for 6+ years at many varied concerts helping get 2200+ people ON THE LIST to be potential life saving marrow donors and have got 28 life saving matches! Both are very involved with Rotary International as Donald is a Past Club President, District Polio Plus Chair, and an active member working to eradicate illiteracy and polio, and to provide clean water, etc.  Lastly, they both are Board Member of the Victor Valley Community Concert Association, where we bring world class jazz, classical and opera performers to the High Desert.

When not saving the world, Donald makes the world more beautiful, one room at a time as an international award winning Interior Designer & General Contractor for Decorating Den Interiors, which he and Kimberly own.  Kimberly is an amazing 5th grade math & science Teacher and helps build tomorrow’s future today!  Both love living in Apple Valley, CA, in the High Desert, with their 2 Chow Chows, which are their four legged, furry kids.  Hobbies include: LOTS of music/concerts, wine, travel, driving slow British cars quickly, and going shooting to prepare for the zombie apocalypse.  Life is short, live it with no regrets!

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Billy Joe Tilson has had a great passion for government and the election process since middle school.  The act of voting is an extremely underutilized tool in our democracy. Voting should be looked upon as an opportunity, not an archaic function of days gone by.  That is why Billy became involved as a Volunteer and Team Leader in Knoxville, TN! Music is also a personal interest. HE LOVES MUSIC! So joining his needs to encourage civic participation in the electoral process and music makes HeadCount the perfect harmonious balance for Billy’s soul!

Greatly enjoy the musical stylings of the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, The Beatles (however Colbert said saying Beatles are favorite band is like saying food is favorite flavor.), Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Dinosaur Jr, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Widespread Panic, 311, Beethoven etc…

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Volunteer with Bill in Knoxville

Meredith is a South Jersey native who spends the majority of her time in Philadelphia, going to shows or classes. She first volunteered with Headcount at Warped Tour in 2017, and has since found a love for working shows. She loves talking to new people, spending time with family, and travelling with friends. Some of her favorite artists include Boston Manor, With Confidence, and Seaway; one of her goals in working with Headcount is to bring the popularity of voter registration to the alternative music scene. Overall, she is here to spread the message, and have a great time doing so. Meredith was also one of HeadCount’s Music and Politics Interns in the Fall of 2018.

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Volunteer with Meredith in Philadelphia 

For Sam Turnbull, HeadCount is located at the perfect intersection of music and activism, and has been a rewarding, important, and joyous part of her life since 2016. After two years of volunteering, she graduated to Team Leader in 2018. Sam has been a music obsessive and avid concert goer since she was young, having attended over 300 shows to date, spanning every imaginable genre. 21 of these 300+ shows can be attributed to Pearl Jam, her favorite band. Her most prized possession is a tambourine Eddie Vedder gave her on her birthday. Sam graduated from the University of Maryland in 2014, double majoring in communications and sociology. Throughout that time, she interned and volunteered across the music industry, at venues, radio stations, and record labels. She is currently a Sales Lead & Account Manager at a creative agency, and a resident of Chicago via NYC. Sam’s strengths include finding new restaurants and making new band recommendations. She is always down for a bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll, and is always ready to promote democracy.

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Volunteer with Sam in Chicago

Pia has been involved in the Colorado music scene for many years. A mainstay at numerous local venues and festivals, she has worked hundreds of shows including almost every concert at Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium from 1999 to 2004. She first came to HeadCount in late 2010, making her debut gig on Valentine’s Day the following year, where she earnestly embraced the organization’s ethos.
An ardent believer in civic responsibility and passionate that the democratic system function well, she is a committed and enthusiastic activist encouraging concert-goer registration. When not working concerts, she can often be found blogging or shooting shows as a veteran music reviewer for festivalpreview.com, or holding down the rail at a moe. or Phish show. Pia is a graphic designer by trade, a sidekick alto chorister by night, a devoted advocate for alternative transportation, and studying to be a tai chi master in the meantime.

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Volunteer in Denver

Morgan Vickery has been involved with Headcount since it’s inception in 2004.  He has served as Regional Coordinator for the West Coast and as Team Leader in Raleigh, NC.  Morgan loves any opportunity to meet people and talk politics at concerts.  Volunteering with Headcount gives him a feeling of pride and satisfaction that he is doing his part to encourage and facilitate democracy in our communities.  He currently lives in Raleigh, NC, and is a renewable energy consultant specializing in solar photovoltaic projects.  He is married to Tappan Vickery (also a Headcount-er) and has two awesome sons, Raymond and Harry.

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Volunteer in Raleigh

Ian first learned about HeadCount after Googling “Music + Politics” during a long night of procrastinating.  He soon volunteered for his first show (Van Morrisson) during the summer of 2015.  After registering tons of friendly voters and getting to watch one of his lifelong musical idols from the side of the stage, Ian knew he had found the perfect way to combine his love of music with his passion for creating politically active citizens.  He officially joined HeadCount as a Team Leader in March 2016.

Ian is a high school social studies teacher in New York City and has a strong passion for education.  He holds a B.S. in History from Penn State University and a M.A. in Social Studies Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.  He plays the guitar, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin.  He also owns a didgeridoo, but isn’t quite sure how it works.

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Volunteer in NYC

Hart Welles enjoys dancing at people as they do everyday tasks, building snow forts, and milkshakes. Hart started volunteering with HeadCount in 2017 after learning about the organization at Firefly Music Festival. HeadCount’s blend of political activism and live music was exactly what he was missing in his life. Hart works as a Process Improvement Engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat in New London, CT with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering Management. He’s been attending and volunteering at music festivals since he was a kid and loves being able to give back to the experience in a meaningful way.

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Volunteer in Connecticut

Meredith Wohl joined HeadCount as a volunteer in the fall of 2017, and as a Washington, D.C. Team Leader in April 2018. She first learned about HeadCount while travelling the country as a music festival photographer in 2014, and is thrilled to be a part of an organization that perfectly blends her passions for live music and political engagement. Meredith graduated from the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC in May 2017, and has experience as a field organizer, reporter, and publicist. When she’s not registering voters, you can find her in the photo pits of D.C. venues shooting for various local publications, reading a historical biography, or on a quest to find the perfect bagel.

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Volunteer with Meredith in DC

Steve Worsfold grew up in Michigan and attended Michigan State University for his undergraduate degree, and Eastern Michigan University for his master’s degree. He moved out to the Bay Area in 2012, so he wouldn’t have to face another Michigan winter. Steve works for the City of San Francisco, and spent two years with the Department of Elections, registering voters and educating the public about upcoming elections. After moving to a new department, he missed interacting with voters, and decided to volunteer with HeadCount. Steve loves the non-partisan philosophy and HeadCount and believes a civically engaged electorate is the key to progress in this country.  

When Steve isn’t working for the city or registering voters with HeadCount, he enjoys hiking and camping in beautiful northern California, eating and drinking his way through the endless restaurants and breweries in San Francisco, watching the Golden State Warriors win championships, and of course, seeing live music. Steve has been seeing Phish since the 90’s and is always on the lookout for a new band to follow around.

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Volunteer with Steve in the Bay Area

JR has been volunteering with HeadCount since 2008 and became the Columbus, OH Co-Team Lead in 2012. With a stalker-like love for live music and a distain for the lack of electoral participation, JR has used HeadCount as the perfect coping mechanism. JR’s day job is a Reporting Specialist with Gap Inc. Direct, but he prefers the term “Excel Jedi”. He is also the Executive Director of the Mobil Estate Tour, a DISorganization dedicated to getting JR to as much live music as possible with a focus on festivals.

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Volunteer in Columbus

Damian has been a part of the music and voter registration scene since 2003. Then he was the Los Angeles Team Lead for Music for America, he resided in California until 2006 (where he averaged about 60 shows a year) then MFA shut down it’s doors. He first heard of HeadCount in 2009 at a Les Claypool show. He started seeing fellow HeadCounters at more and more shows in Arizona. He decided to join in 2010 and traveled many times to Phoenix to volunteer at shows. As HeadCount started growing he applied for an open position in Tucson, and got the Team Lead spot there. From the end of 2011 til mid 2014 Damian ran a strong Tucson team and was able to secure residencies at Club Congress and 191 Toole.

Damian has been involved with music for many years, rather it’s managing bands, djing at local venues or even setting up his own shows. The only thing he loves more than music is his family. He has been supporting his brother throughout his Academic Career. His brother has also been along for the HeadCount ride since 2010. After his brother finished Medical School he got offered his residency in Dallas, Texas. So now Damian is rebooting what was Dallas for HeadCount. He has a few major shows already lined up and is expected to secure various residencies, help recruit Rockstar Volunteers, and help out in neighboring cities such as Austin, Houston and San Antonio. Damian is also an Audiophile, He collects records and has quite the library of over 10,000 pieces of vinyl! If you are in a Texas HeadCount event and Damian isn’t at the table or registering new voters at a show, you may catch him at the merch table buying a new Record or two to add to his collection.

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Volunteer in San Diego

Meredith works as a publicist assistant in Atlanta. She loves connecting with people and encouraging them to be involved with their community. She has been a HeadCount volunteer since 2012 and gets PUMPED UP registering new friends to vote at shows. She is elated to be more involved with the HC team in ATL and looks forward to bringing the music scene here together with the power of voter registration. Her favorite bands include: My Morning Jacket, Together Pangea and Jackson Browne. She’s also also not afraid to admit that nothing gets her more fired up than Sarah McLachlan deep tracks.

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Volunteer in Atlanta

Through a convoluted career path that involved managing a Taco Bell, teaching English in Japan, bartending in a country club, professionally advocating for sustainable seafood and now, working for the government, the one constant has been his love of music. Chris has a few degrees that have nothing to do with his current career. He has a deep aversion to jam music and pretty much any band that can turn a single four minute song into an hour-long set.

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DJ started working for HeadCount in January 2016. He is a native New Yorker but left temporarily to attend University of Southern Maine where he earned a BA in Communications & Media Studies. DJ is a music/concert junkie and has been just about everywhere to see Bruce Springsteen play over 100 times. He is a lover of all music and believes that the power of music can help influence social changes and raise political awareness.

In his free time, you will find him playing music, writing music, experiencing live music, listening to already recorded music and of course, following all New York Sports teams.

He is excited to be a part of the HeadCount team and hopes that his efforts will bring new voters into political process.

Aaron Ghitelman is a music and politics junkie from The Bronx, New York. A graduate of Stuyvesant High School and The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, Aaron has been HeadCount’s Director of Communications since November 2016 and has been with the organization since April 2015.

Aaron enjoys comedy, reading biographies and taking bowling a little too seriously. He is a die-hard fan of several awful New York City sports teams that have not won titles in his lifetime. Luckily he also roots for USA Basketball and they win a gold medal every 4 years so at least he has that. Additionally, Aaron has been to several dozen Phish shows, none of which have ended with Carlos Beltran staring at a called strike three.

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DJ started working for HeadCount in January 2016. He is a native New Yorker but left temporarily to attend University of Southern Maine where he earned a BA in Communications & Media Studies. DJ is a music/concert junkie and has been just about everywhere to see Bruce Springsteen play over 100 times. He is a lover of all music and believes that the power of music can help influence social changes and raise political awareness.

In his free time, you will find him playing music, writing music, experiencing live music, listening to already recorded music and of course, following all New York Sports teams.

He is excited to be a part of the HeadCount team and hopes that his efforts will bring new voters into political process.