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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Mollie Farrell joined HeadCount in 2018 as Artist Director. Before this, Mollie spent years in the concert production and festival artist relations space. Some notable events she’s put on include March for Science, LOCKN’, Outlaw Music Festival Tour, and Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam.

A southerner by birth (her favorite movie is Steel Magnolias), Mollie has very much taken to living in New York City, and is currently on a personal mission to pet every dog in Manhattan. In her spare time she loves seeing stand-up comedy and playing volleyball.

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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.

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.

Maevyn Davis-Rackerby is a new intern excited to join the HeadCount community! She is a current Sophomore at New York University studying International Relations, with a longtime passion for both domestic politics and music. Maevyn has been playing her own music for six years and believes strongly in its ability to drive people and create social change, and loves that HeadCount is the perfect realization of this passion. She was involved with a music-based nonprofit for years in her hometown of Seattle, Washington, and is excited to continue the trend on the opposite coast!

Outside of HeadCount, you can find her continuing to encourage student participation in democracy and public policy through school organizations, playing the guitar, arguing about international affairs in the Model UN, and continuing her search for the best mac and cheese in New York City.

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.

Talia Silverstein is a sophomore at Colorado College. She is a Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies major and Political Science and Feminist and Gender Studies double minor. She was raised by deadheads and 80s techno listeners, inspiring her early drum career. Her drum career ended quickly after her childhood stardom peak. After that the passion for music didn’t stop but Hilary Duff and Jonas Brothers concerts became SZA and Homeshake concerts. Talia’s taste in music ranges from KAYTRANADA to Alvvays to Bon Jovi. She spends most of her time listening to this music, painting, drawing, and being covered in various art supplies. On any given weekend in the summer you can find her at the front of LaMotta’s Waterside Restaurant in Port Washington answering the phone and handing out menus. She is passionate about travel, photography, and community building. She hopes this internship will help her in the future to work with NGOs and nonprofit organizations. She is also super excited to possibly meet literally any musician.

Devin McGarry joined HeadCount as an intern in January 2018 after graduating from Dublin City University with a degree in International Relations. Devin is passionate about all types of music, particularly hip hop and alternative rock. After moving from Ireland to Seattle in the summer of 2017, Devin got a taste for the world of American politics and was instantly hooked. He is looking forward to learning new skills at HeadCount and getting involved in the New York music scene. Other interests include his diehard support of Arsenal Football Club.

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

Chris Reed joined HeadCount in early 2009. An itinerant traveler, he found himself relocating to the Washington, DC, area in 2004 to start a job at the Environmental Protection Agency. His first time living near a city with a vibrant music scene, Chris was easily seduced by the allure of DC nightlife.

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 man, the one constant has been his love of music. Chris has a BA in Asian Studies from Oklahoma City University and a MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

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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

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

Melanie Marcou joined the HeadCount Team in 2014, but has been a big fan since it’s inception. 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. In 1998, she moved to Western Mass, where she still resides. There, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she earned her B.S. in Consumer Studies with a concentration in Community Service and Non-Profit and Grassroots Organizing.

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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New to HeadCount, 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 6+ years; he co-founded and helped secure nearly $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 4+ years at many varied concerts helping get 1400+ people ON THE LIST to be potential life saving marrow donors and have got 8 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 3 Chow Chows, which are their four legged, furry kids.  Hobbies include: LOTS of musical variety, 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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Originally from Central Jersey, Kim is trying to expand the collaboration of Music and Politics in the greater Los Angeles area. She first learned about HeadCount through her friends on the East Coast and joined the West Side team shortly after moving to LA. Starting in 2012, with over 40 shows under her belt, she constantly works to expand participation in our democracy and tries to get people politically involved with enthusiasm and excitement!
Kim has joined the forces of her HC Squad and friends from UWSF in a beautiful and necessary union of Politics, Music, and the Arts. She hopes to gain more recognition for the HeadCount family in So Cal and build a strong foundation for political endeavors.

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Volunteer in Los Angeles

Andy Abrams’ music connection was fueled by numerous concerts at a young age with older cousins and family including Neil Young, RHCP, and MMJ. After growing up in Chicago, Andy moved west to attend UC Berkeley where he graduated with a degree in Economics. HeadCount’s commitment to merge inclusive political action with the community surrounding music is what has Andy walking around SF high-fiving folks. Outside of high fives, Andy enjoys travel, music (duh), volleyball, and all sorts of park activities.

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Volunteer in the Bay Area

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

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

A Philly native, Abby has been volunteering with HeadCount in a number of different capacities since 2008. As an 8th grade History and Civics teacher, Abby sees her work with HeadCount as the perfect way to extend the ideas of civic responsibility stressed in her classroom to the real world.

HeadCount has given Abby the opportunity to combine her love for live music and community activism, while working with an amazing group of people who share those same passions. When she’s not teaching, registering voters or catching a show, Abby can be found chasing her dog, Iggy Pup, around around the city.

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Volunteer in Philadelphia 

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

Brian is a lover of live music and promoting the public good. His first HeadCount experience was at the age of 18 when he was recruited to join the ranks of the voting at the Gathering of the Vibes music festival. After several “change your voting address” interactions with the organization, Brian began volunteering with HeadCount in summer of 2013 at the Lockn’ festival.

He recently graduated from Vermont Law School where he specialized in energy law and policy. He loves live music, energy policy, BBQ, motorcycles, and IPAs. He currently spends his days advocating for high-performance schools and public buildings with the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP), or hiking/frisbeeing with his best bud, a doggy named Mingus.

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Volunteer in Boston

Tina Burke is a native southern Californian, growing up in Redondo Beach. She spent her childhood at the beach – surfing, playing volleyball and riding her beach cruiser. The beach is in Tina’s heart and my soul.

She moved to Long Beach to attend Cal State Long Beach, many moons ago, and stayed due to Long Beach’s  diversity and small town community feel.

Her day job consists of everything real estate. Tina is a Realtor and state certified appraiser, so she has her head into homes most of the time. When not working, Tina is at the beach, playing with her dogs –  Astro and Rosy, going to listen to any type of music, and hanging with her partner, Jenny.  I am passionate about making our world better in any way she can. Love and peace is what Tina is all about.

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Volunteer in Long Beach

Stephanie began volunteering for HeadCount in 2012 due to a friend that shared the same love for music. HeadCount allowed her to combine her two loves of enjoying live music and giving back to the community. Since then, she has completed her bachelor’s degrees in Anthropology and Physiology and is ready to continue as the Team Leader for Tucson. She may not be a Tucson native but, the opportunity that HeadCount has given her has allowed her to further branch out and become a part of the Tucson community.

Aside from being an avid show-goer, she is best known for being consumed by wanderlust. In order to combine some these interests, her traveling adventures are almost always coordinated with catching her favorite bands on tour.

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Volunteer in Tucson

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

Drew Chapman was born in New Orleans, but grew up in Fairhope, Alabama.  In 2014, he returned to the land of funk and jazz to put down roots and see more shows.  A graduate of the University of Mississippi, Drew works as a CPA for a local firm and specializes in financial audits of nonprofit entities.  He views his work with HeadCount as a welcome change from focusing on the finances of a nonprofit to focusing on the mission of a nonprofit.  

Drew learned about HeadCount and first volunteered while following Umphrey’s McGee and the Disco Biscuits when he should have been studying.  When he’s not at a concert or at work, you can find Drew digging for records, riding his bike, or playing Uno with friends.  Mostly though, you’ll find him at a concert or at work.  Drew is looking forward to building HeadCount’s presence in New Orleans while meeting more of the people that make this city the best city on the planet!

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Volunter in New Orleans

Megan began volunteering with HeadCount at her first Soulive gig at Brooklyn Bowl. From there, she was inspired to get more involved due to her excellent role model Team Leader. She worked a few more shows, including the Benefit with Ratdog in April 2014, and before she knew it, she was a Team Leader! She hopes to use her leadership and organizational skills for years to come with the organization, all while enjoying the company of other awesome volunteers and jamming to great tunes!

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Volunteer in New Jersey

Brad joined Headcount in Fall 2011 as a volunteer. In February 2015 Brad became the Team Leader for Atlanta. Born and Bred in the Dirty South Brad has lived in Atlanta his entire life. He attended Georgia State University where he studied Biology. His passions are biotechnology, bacteriophages, and Live Music. His favorite band to see live is Widespread Panic. Brad also loves Argentinean dream-pop and some of his favorite bands are Las Kellies, Mandiboola, and Betty Confetti & The Tropical Assembly. He hopes to help grow the thriving Atlanta Music scene and to spread love and awareness in the community.

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Volunteer in Atlanta

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

After participating in the 2008 voter registration campaign, John signed up to try his hand at team leading with his partner in crime, Meryl. They have been team leading together since 2011. They’ve enjoyed registering voters from small community events to large music festivals. When they are not registering voters, Meryl is a high school education teacher, and John works as an attorney. Go U.S.A.!

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Volunteer in Boulder

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 Houston

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 

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

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.

Brian joined HeadCount in 2013, with the Made in America Festival as his first show. After two long, hot days of registering voters, Brian knew he wanted to be more involved with HeadCount. Being apart of something that adds to a positive social change, while being around live music, is what drives Brian to be a Team Leader.

Brian earned his B.S. in Neuroscience from Temple University and is currently working on his B.S.N. at Drexel. He resides just outside of Philadelphia with his wife Meghan. When he is not at a show or in school, he can be found in his veggie garden.

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Volunteer in Philly

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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Jason likes to think of himself as a living balance of contrasts. A strong-willed New Yorker by birth, Jason has found his niche in the laid back Pacific Northwest, calling it home for the last six years. By day he’s a responsible teacher and role model to high school students, but by night he’s a live music fanatic who loves to dance full throttle. He’s a devoted political junkie who’s spent countless hours reading anything and everything with a political angle, but is also a complete nerd when it comes to movies like “The Lord of the Rings” and “Star Wars.” If you see him out at a show, dance on up next to him and ask him to demonstrate his impressive Wookie yell. Jason believes that if variety is indeed the spice of life, he’s living a well-seasoned existence.

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Volunteer in Portland

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

Shayla is a Cleveland, OH native currently living in NYC (Harlem!). Formerly a stage actor and singer she currently spends her time working in Public Policy for a San Francisco-based tech company and lamenting her (temporary) exit from the stage. An avid consumer of the arts she spends a lot of time at museums, art shows, theaters, and music venues both at home and while traveling.

One hot day in June of 2016 while waiting anxiously to see Arcade Fire she stumbled upon the HeadCount table and found a perfect marriage between going to shows and civic engagement. She’s ready to get people excited about voting and being involved in local elections!

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Volunteer in NYC

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 the 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 coming through Music City, so many of which are HeadCount events! Yancey is a high school Business teacher, Celia connects educators to education policy via the non-partisan non-profit Hope Street Group, 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

A Headcount volunteer for many years, Drew Hackney has finally leveled up to Team Leader for Asheville. 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 to Asheville from Chicago, and thanks to Mother Nature, hasn’t noticed much of a difference.

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Volunteer 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

Eric joined HeadCount in 2012 as a Boston Team Leader, a dream role that combines his passions for live music and political action. He would love to register you to vote, and please, don’t stop dancing. Eric has worked on several political campaigns, interned for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, and served on the board of directors of the Peace and Justice Center in Burlington, VT. Besides going to as many shows and festivals as possible, Eric enjoys cooking, traveling, and crossword puzzling. He is also on a quest to discover the most delicious beer in the world and will just have to keep on tasting them until he does. Eric holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Vermont.

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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

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

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

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

Wendy is new to the HeadCount family, and is ecstatic to join the organization. Wendy is a native to Orlando, FL. She earned her MA in Counselor Education at the University of Central Florida.  She currently teaches at a University where she encourages students to speak their mind and use their passion to help stimulate positive change (and growth). Working with HeadCount gives her the opportunity to combine both her passion for live music and the importance of always staying involved to better the community. Wendy is a firm believer in working and playing hard. When she isn’t working, she is usually traveling, going to concerts or listening to her vinyl collection while hula hooping and dancing around the house!

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Volunteer in Orlando

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

Madison is a Long Island native currently studying Journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has an incredible love and passion for music, and has been attending concerts and other music events since before she could walk. She holds a strong belief that music has the power to draw people together and connect us in a powerful way. In her spare time, Madison enjoys listening to and playing music, hiking, running, hula hooping, and spending time with her friends and family.

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Volunteer in Boulder

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

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

Tori Marsh is a recent addition to the HeadCount family and is very excited to get her start as a Team Leader. Born and raised on Orange County, CA, she headed south and earned a degree in Political Science from San Diego State University (class of 2013). Tori is a self-described music addict with an affinity for reggae, punk, bluegrass, country, classical, electronic, funk, rock…you get the picture. When she’s not at shows, she enjoys snowboarding, camping, wakeboarding, and long road trips. Tori is looking forward to getting out, meeting people, and making a difference in our political system!

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Volunteer in Orange County

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

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

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

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

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

Nicholas Osley was born and raised in Connecticut. Nick joined HeadCount as both a Team Leader and Intern in 2015. He loves loves music and has a passion for raising awareness about social issues. In his free time Nick enjoys hiking, theater, electronic music, and traveling. Nick will pursue a degree in communications in the spring  and will change the world one day at a time.

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Volunteer in Portland

Jon first became involved with HeadCount in early 2009 as a volunteer contributor to the blog and couldn’t turn down the invitation to serve as Personal Liberty Issues Editor for the organization. Jon went to school at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire where he earned his B.A. in Psychology and became active in campus organizing and lobbying, specifically around drug policy issues.

For Jon, HeadCount combines his two favorite things: grassroots activism and live music. Currently living in San Francisco, Jon works full time as an outreach director with Students for Sensible Drug Policy. You’re likely to find him registering voters with HeadCount’s Bay Area team at The Fillmore or getting down at any STS9 show under 100 miles from wherever he may be.

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Volunteer in San Francisco

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 

Chris Reed joined HeadCount in early 2009. An itinerant traveler, he found himself relocating to the Washington, DC, area in 2004 to start a job at the Environmental Protection Agency. His first time living near a city with a vibrant music scene, Chris was easily seduced by the allure of DC nightlife.

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 man, the one constant has been his love of music. Chris has a BA in Asian Studies from Oklahoma City University and a MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

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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 

Tania was born and raised in White Plains, NY, a northern suburb the perfect distance from NYC to easily hop on a train and experience live music.  Her concert-going roots began with her older brother who took her to her first show up at SPAC.  With his baby sister in tow, they went to countless shows all over the tri-state area including the summers of 1989 and 1990 when they pretty much saw the entire Jones Beach line-up.  Tania was a frequent under-age patron at the Wetlands Preserve and saw her first Dead show in 1990 –  that’s when she began to understand the power of community and experienced music that could change lives.

Tania worked her very first HeadCount event without even knowing it – she was ushering at the 2012 Benefit show with Bob Weir.  That was her first show working at the Captiol Theatre, site of her first Phish show in 1991, and she’s been a friendly face over there ever since.  Tania is excited to continue those relationships as the Capitol Theatre Team Leader.

When she’s not lost in sweet songs that rock her soul Tania is mom to a teen-age daughter who is also civic minded, knows how to fight for what she believes in, and has started her very own musical adventure – with mom by her side.

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Volunteer in Westchester

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

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

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

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Volunteer in the Bay 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

Meghan discovered HeadCount while registering to vote at a moe. show and instantly became an avid fan of HC’s mission. Originally from Rhode Island, this small state chic moved herself across country to San Francisco, CA where she now leads the SF Bay Area team with her soul mate, Jon Perri.

Meghan often volunteers her spare time to numerous non-profits throughout the area to strengthen civic participation and further the progressive movement. She is an active member of the Thoreau Center’s Green Team, and plays a vital role in raising awareness of green business practices. When she’s not volunteering with HeadCount or other organizations, you can probably find her dancing at the nearest funk show, or eating chocolate cake and watching Woody Allen movies.

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Volunteer in San Francisco

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

Bridgid is a recent graduate from Fordham University with a BA in English Literature. She has been a volunteer with Headcount since 2012 and in 2014, became a team leader. She was born in California but grew up in New Jersey and will be the first person to defend the reputation of the garden state. Her mom introduced her to The Beatles and her dad, The Grateful Dead, molding her particular taste in music from an early age.

Headcount’s dedication to social responsibility and its deep connection with the music industry was what first drew Bridgid in; but it was the amazing people who she met along the way forged her long-lasting relationship with the organization. A music-loving canvasser by day, and a self-proclaimed writer by night, one day she hopes to become the (a) voice of her generation. She says this with confidence because she believes that everyone should be confident about what they’re passionate about. This, she believes, is the most important thing.

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Volunteer in Philadelphia

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

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

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

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

Rebecca grew up in southwest Virginia and has lived all over the country. She worked her way through community college and eventually graduated from James Madison University. Rebecca actively supports a number of causes and is most passionate about healthcare issues. Most recently, Rebecca served as an Americorps volunteer, in various capacities with Virginia State Parks, and as leadership committee co chair with March Of Dimes Share Your Story.

Rebecca became a HeadCount volunteer upon moving to the DC area in 2010. She found HeadCount to be a fantastic way to mix her interest in politics with her love for live music. Rebecca became a Team Leader upon her recent move to Charlottesville. When not dancing to her favorite bands or chasing around her little one, she can be found on a road trip, exploring the outdoors, or lost in a book.

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Volunteer in Charlottesville

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

Graduating from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 2014, Andrea Yeisley has always been involved with entertainment & the arts. With everything experiences ranging from competitive ballroom dance to cosmetology and small business she is an all around music lover. Andrea first became involved with HeadCount in Cleveland, Ohio. Passionate about Music, Dance and Political awareness she hopes to continue to grow community interest since relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada where she currently resides. Andrea is excited to continue working with HeadCount as a New Team Leader. Her mission is to grow a large team of motivated individuals that empower musicians & fans to become conscious, excited and active in their community.

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Volunteer in Las Vegas

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

Chris Reed joined HeadCount in early 2009. An itinerant traveler, he found himself relocating to the Washington, DC, area in 2004 to start a job at the Environmental Protection Agency. His first time living near a city with a vibrant music scene, Chris was easily seduced by the allure of DC nightlife.

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 man, the one constant has been his love of music. Chris has a BA in Asian Studies from Oklahoma City University and a MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

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Mollie Farrell joined HeadCount in 2018 as Artist Director. Before this, Mollie spent years in the concert production and festival artist relations space. Some notable events she’s put on include March for Science, LOCKN’, Outlaw Music Festival Tour, and Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam.

A southerner by birth (her favorite movie is Steel Magnolias), Mollie has very much taken to living in New York City, and is currently on a personal mission to pet every dog in Manhattan. In her spare time she loves seeing stand-up comedy and playing volleyball.

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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.