Meet our 2024-2025 Executive Board

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Jorge Granados manages two businesses in Gwinnett, an estimator for a restoration company, Board member for a non-profit, a Business Partner for a Local School Council in Gwinnett, and Political Chair for the Sierra Club Gwinnett Group. His political interests include: Attainable housing, Education Reform, Affordable Healthcare, Public Safety, and Clean Energy and Conservation. He enjoys helping out our communities and mentoring the youth to become future leaders. In his spare time, he enjoys going to the gym, reading, learning anything and everything, traveling, and just going out.

 Erica Pope is a married mother of 2, licensed social worker with expertise in maternal and infant health, a community engagement expert,  and HR generalist. Erica is also a former Dacula City Council Candidate. Her political interests include, Women’s Rights, Higher Minimum Wages, Subsidized Housing, Universal Healthcare (To decrease Maternal and Infant mortality), and Public Education. She enjoys volunteering, learning new things, re-visiting history, and advocating for women in politics and leadership. She also loves to spend her time reading, writing, brunching, traveling, and spending time with her family/friends. 

 Akbar Ali is currently a deputy campaign manager and community organizer, while also being a political science and public relations student at Kennesaw State University. His political interests center chiefly around social connectivity in communities, housing development, HOA regulation, and combating political apathy. He also enjoys connecting with and exploring different perspectives, communities, and cultures. While constantly diving deeper into his own as well. He usually spends his spare time writing poetry, playing billiards, and making the most with his close friends and family.

 Meet our Communications Director, Danielle Tuwano. Danielle is an author and entrepreneur, with a background in Journalism. Her political interests include immigration reform, education, women’s rights, and family support services. She enjoys empowering youth to level up, learn new skills, and become future leaders. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.