Leadership Team
Our team consists of the following elected officers and board members,
in addition to committee chairs. We are all dedicated volunteers.
Alexandra Khalel
President
Alexandra Khalel (she/her) is committed to equity in education, justice and a mental health advocate.
Melanie Lachs
Treasurer
For the past four years, Melanie (She/her) has been a member of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of
Rebecca Fiore
Board Member
Rebecca Fiore (she/her) is the Operations Program Manager for Digital Hands, a cybersecurity firm
Beau Robichaux
Board Member
Just a few years ago, Beau Robichaux (he/him) knew next to nothing about effective political campaigns. Since then,
Jennifer Hart
Vice President
Jennifer Hart (she/her) is a public school teacher and precinct committee person, leadership member of the DPCTB,
Russell Giambrone
Board Member
Russell (Russ) Giambrone (he/him) has been involved in politics ever since volunteering to work on Jerry Brown’s
Marcus Klebe
Board Member
Before political activism, Marcus Klebe (he/him) spent many years working as a successful corporate attorney,
Nina Tatlock
Board Member
Nina Tatlock (she/her) began her journey as an organizational volunteer in the year 2000 as a Founding Board member and
Cynthia Peters
Secretary
Cindy Peters (she/her) has been an active member of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay since 2018 and
Sharon Graham
Board Member
Sharon Graham (she/her) is Founder and Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Institute for Music Therapy
Vanessa Lester
Board Member
Vanessa Lester (she/her/they/them) has been involved in almost every aspect of community outreach,