> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Protect Our Care - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/protect-our-care/ - Published: 1999-01-02T22:45:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-03T22:02:39.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization **Protect Our Care** is an American 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. It is a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund and New Venture Fund, and is affiliated with the Protect Our Care Education Fund (POCEF).[\[1\]](#fn1)[\[2\]](#fn2) ## History In July 2024, Protect Our Care hired social media influencer Awa Sanneh to create a "warning video" about [Project 2025](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Project-2025) and President Donald Trump's second term agenda. Protect Our Care co-wrote the video script.[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4) ## Organization | Name | Position | Notes | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Leslie Dach | Founder and Chair[\[3:1\]](#fn3) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services) (HHS), [World Resources Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Resources-Institute) (WRI), Walmart, Walmart Foundation, Sunrun, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) | | Brad Woodhouse | Executive Director[\[5\]](#fn5) | Correct the Record, [American Bridge 21st Century](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Bridge-21st-Century), Americans United for Change, Obama for America, [Democratic National Committee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Democratic-National-Committee) (DNC) | | Luke Albee | Legislative Affairs Senior Advisor | Mark Warner, Patrick Leahy, Ricchetti Incorporated, Phi Beta Kappa | | Tanya Bjork | States Director and Senior Advisor | Biden for President, Hillary for America, Obama for America, Jim Doyle, EMILY's List, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) | | Tara Brooky | Communications Manager | NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland | | Joi Chaney | Policy and Health Equity Senior Advisor | J.O.I. Strategies, National Urban League, Kirsten Gillibrand, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, [Democratic National Committee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Democratic-National-Committee) (DNC) | | Erin Donald | Deputy Director of Development | \- | | Ellen Doneski | Legislative Affairs Senior Advisor | Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller | | Sean England | Digital Director | [Democratic National Committee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Democratic-National-Committee) (DNC), [American Bridge 21st Century](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Bridge-21st-Century), World War Zero, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Demand Justice | | Kelsey Evans | Research Assistant | SBDigital | | Matt Farrey | Chief Development Officer | Pew Research Center, Families USA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Alliance for Better Campaigns, League of Women Voters | | Jesse Ferguson | General Strategist | Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Hillary for America | | Jason Ferrante | Press Assistant (former)[\[6\]](#fn6) | Coronavirus War Room, Center for Climate, Health and Equity, Bob Casey Jr. | | Yvette Fontenot | Policy and Legislative Affairs Senior Advisor | White House Office of Health Reform, United States Senate Committee on Finance | | Mitch Harle | Development Manager (former)[\[6:1\]](#fn6) | [American Bridge 21st Century](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Bridge-21st-Century) | | Andrea Harris | Director of Policy Programs | Lauren Underwood, [United States Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services) (HHS), United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) | | Francisco Hernandez | Digital Content Producer | Made to Save | | Adam Hoyer | National Organizing Director | Obama for America | | Vaishu Jawahar | Deputy Director of Policy Programs | Waxman Strategies, Office of the Vice President of the United States | | Ashlyn Kelly | Communications Manager | Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey | | Brandon Lighty | Research Associate | Human Rights Campaign, Democratic Party | | Joe Miller | Research Associate | \- | | Tega Orhorhoro | Digital Strategist | \- | | Rebecca Parks | Research Director | Obama for America, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), [American Bridge 21st Century](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Bridge-21st-Century) | | Iris Riis | Deputy Communications Director (former)[\[6:2\]](#fn6) | Wisconsin Organizing Director 2020, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin | | Anne Shoup | Communications Director | Center for American Progress (CAP) | | Maddie Twomey | Deputy Communications Director | Center for American Progress (CAP) | | Ezekiel Uriel | Digital Strategist | Jon Ossoff for Senate | | Trinity Wedel | Development Coordinator and Special Assistant | \- | ## External links - [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/protectourcare.bsky.social) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ProtectOurCare) - [InfluenceWatch](https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/protect-our-care/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/protect.our.care/) - [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/ProtectOurCare) - [OpenSecrets](https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/protect-our-care/C30003164/summary/2020) - [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@protect.our.care) - [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@protectourcare) - [Twitter](https://x.com/ProtectOurCare) - [Website](https://www.protectourcare.org/) --- 1. *Donate.* Protect Our Care. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. *2023 Impact Report.* Protect Our Care. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. Kent, J. L., & Kaplan, M. (2024, August 6). *Democrats turn to influencers to help share their message on social media.* CBS News. [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1) 4. Awa Sanneh \[@*awasanneh*\]. (2024, September 5). *Awa on Instagram: “The video that launched the political shill allegations, a video about conserving our democracy. Well, I would do it again. Project 2025 is an abomination to the foundations this country was built on and we have something to say about; at the ballot box! #protectourcarepartner (ad).”* Instagram. [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Meet Our Team.* Protect Our Care. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *Meet Our Team.* Protect Our Care. Retrieved April 21, 2021, from [↩︎](#fnref6) [↩︎](#fnref6:1) [↩︎](#fnref6:2)