Who is VPC?
The Voter Participation Center (VPC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 2003 to help members of the New American Majority register and vote. Since then, the organization has helped more than 5.7 million people register and cast ballots.*
Data Driven
Collaborative
High Impact
Our Leadership
Tom Lopach
VPC’s President and CEO
He is an experienced leader and veteran strategist who has served as Chief of Staff to a U.S. Senator and the Montana Governor. A Montana native, Tom also served as a senior adviser to the Governor during his presidential campaign.
We’re a 501(c)(3)
The Voter Participation Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing voter registration in the United States among young people, people of color and unmarried women.
Board
Denise Juneau, Chair
Jill Alper, Secretary-Treasurer
Aaron Frank
Addisu Demissie
Brynne Craig
Dan Sena
Gibby Waitzkin
Staff
Lionel Dripps, Vice President
Alexa Shaffer, Director of Communications
Ben Deufel, Senior Director of Innovation, Learning and Impact
Caryn Pavlak, Senior Director of Development
Elbert Hairston, Chief Financial Officer
Eva Bonime, Director of State & Partner Engagement
John Malloy, Senior Director of Data Management, Systems & Analytics
Karuna Koppula, Managing Director of Program
Katie Werner, Senior Director of Digital Programs
Nancy Leeds, Senior Director of Mail Programs
Paul Wells, Director of Human Resources and Board Affairs
Work at VPC
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Tom Lopach
VPC’s President and CEOHe is an experienced leader and veteran strategist who has served as Chief of Staff to a U.S. Senator and the Montana Governor. A Montana native, Tom also served as a senior adviser to the Governor during his presidential campaign.
We’re a 501(c)(3)
The Voter Participation Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing voter registration in the United States among young people, people of color and unmarried women.
Board
Staff
Work at VPC
See active job listings at VPC.
*Combined lifetime efforts of the Voter Participation Center, Center for Voter Information and predecessor/partner organizations.