Our Team

Zye is an Atlanta, GA native and a graduate from Spelman College. After college, she found herself truly enthralled in the work of content creation and seeing goals come together as a result of creative and purposeful work. Zye joined American Promise because she believes in a government by the people and not big money corporations. She knows the importance of a strong digital presence and as an advocate for social justice, wants to use her skills to provide insight on the 28th Amendment as an institute for change.

Brian lives in central Massachusetts where he oversees his family-owned insurance brokerage and serves on his town’s finance committee. Before becoming a small business owner, Brian was a litigator in a national law firm and clerked on the Massachusetts Appeals Court. He earned his BA from Harvard College and his JD from Cornell Law School. Brian is passionate about cross-partisan efforts to improve our constitutional democracy and is excited to contribute to American Promise’s mission.

Julie is a Massachusetts lawyer and member of the American Promise Finance Committee. She previously served as the Program Administrator for the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School and prior to that the MIT/CALTECH Voting Technology Project based at MIT. She began her legal career as an Associate at Hill & Barlow before moving on to other large law firms in Boston. She holds a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and an A.B. from Georgetown University. Julie is passionate in her belief that the survival of American democracy depends on keeping big money out of our politics.

Jacob Brown hails from Rockville, MD outside of Washington, DC, and is a graduate of the University of Maryland. Jacob’s interests include astronomy; political theory; international relations; environmental, racial and indigenous justice; as well as geographic information systems. Currently, his passion lies with helping others which drives him to work in the non-profit world. After trying a few positions around DC, he moved to Denver and worked for the Anti-Defamation League. Jacob joins the team after over a year of fundraising for ADL and looks forward to bringing his skills and acumen to American Promise to support the passage of the For Our Freedom Amendment and to empower individuals and communities around the nation.

Chris Cayer is the Field Manager for American Promise. He is a grassroots organizer from Maine where he has worked on a number of campaign finance and electoral reform campaigns. He is a person in recovery from Substance Use Disorder and he is passionate about harm reduction and recovery advocacy. Chris believes in the value of community building and direct engagement with the public. He brings his organizing experience to the American Promise political team where he will help build out the national field program. He believes the 28th amendment is the most important reform of our time and is hopeful for a government that prioritizes people over profit. 

Jeff serves as President of American Promise. He has practiced law for three decades in public service and private practice, and is the author of Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money & Global Corporations. He is also the founder of Whaleback Partners LLC, which provides sustainable financing to businesses in the local agriculture economy. Previously, Jeff has been a partner in a major Boston law firm and served as Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the public law enforcement bureau in the Attorney General’s Office in Massachusetts. Jeff has helped to start and been a board member of many non-profit organizations and businesses.

Twitter: @ClementsJeff

Kenny Colston is the new Senior Digital Marketing Manager for American Promise. For the last few years, Kenny has worked as a digital fundraising and communications expert, directing messaging and online fundraising for his clients. Kenny has worked with clients all over the U.S., including his home state of Kentucky, Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, California, Wisconsin and New Mexico, helping them win campaigns, ballot initatives, and raising millions of dollars from small dollar donors collectively in the process. He’s excited to take his experience and help American Promise achieve it’s mission of passing the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution! When Kenny isn’t working, he enjoys time with his wife, son, and dog, and obsessing over his alma mater — the University of Kentucky — basketball and football teams.

Randi Feinberg is the Chief Operating Officer of American Promise. She has worked with mission-driven organizations in both line and consulting roles for over two decades. Most recently Randi was the Chief Operating Officer at the Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance, an organization that supports corporate executives who believe in a new kind of capitalism – one where business is used as a force for good. Prior to that, Randi was a consultant at Education Resource Strategies, a non-profit dedicated to helping urban school systems organize people, time, and money to create great schools at scale. Earlier in her career, Randi was a consultant with the firms Bain & Company and Booz Allen Hamilton. Randi received her BS from Tufts University and her MBA from Yale University.

• Devra Feshbach-Meriney came to American Promise as the Finance and Administration Manager, with over 20 years of non-profit finance and human resources experience. Originally from New Jersey, she has lived in Massachusetts since the 1980’s. Devra received her MBA in nonprofit management from Boston University and was most recently the Human Resources Administrator at Nashoba Brooks School. She is happy that she gets to support the vital work that American Promise is doing.

• Jere Halligan serves as Digital Director for American Promise. First inspired by the graphics and messaging developed during the fight for resources and respect for people with AIDS in the early 1990s, Jere has become a recognized expert in digital marketing and developing transformative communication strategies. Previously, he was the founder of Avenir Thinking and LeaseLabs, two successful digital marketing agencies. Jere has served on the board of and advises many small businesses and nonprofit organizations. 

Dr. Jessica Hare serves as the Vice President of Outreach at American Promise. Dr. Hare is a native of Manning, SC, and attended public schools in Clarendon County District 2. Dr. Hare received her Doctor of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California. She is also an Alumna of the University of South Carolina where she received her Master of Social Work degree and Winthrop University where she received her Bachelor of Social Work degree.

Dr. Hare has over 15 years of professional social work experience that ranges from child welfare, military social work, medical social work, and school social work. Dr. Hare is an active member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women and prides herself on upholding the organization’s mission and vision. She has proven to be committed to the empowerment of black women and girls while advocating on their behalf to promote leadership development and gender equity in the areas of health, education, and economic empowerment. She also volunteers as a designated speaker for the Domestic Violence Speaker’s Bureau and has been chosen as the keynote speaker for many domestic violence events. Dr. Hare is also an active member of the National Association of Social Workers serving the Georgia Chapter and is a member of the Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE) committee.

Dr. Hare plans to continue utilizing her social work knowledge and skills to stand against social injustice while empowering not only oppressed populations but all populations. In her downtime, she enjoys exercising, traveling, and spending quality time with her children Morgan (13) and twins Nicholas & Megan (7).

Travis Harris, originally from Nebraska, is a business owner, veteran, and lifelong volunteer. Throughout his career, Travis has led teams in software development, counter-intelligence, and disaster relief. Having worked in both the political and non-profit sectors for years, Travis joined American Promise to address issues he has seen with the influence of money in the political sphere. Travis is also a farm-owner, utilizing his background in biochemistry to help develop an indoor agriculture project in southern Colorado.

As a former Development Director, Director of Foundation Support and Major Gifts Officer, Liz has worked in a range of roles at Massachusetts non-profits, supporting efforts to connect individuals and organizations with impactful causes. Most recently, Liz was the Associate Director at the Concord-Carlisle Community Chest where she oversaw marketing and development communications efforts and special events. As the Development Manager at American Promise, Liz looks forward to helping to address the outsized influence of money in politics and engaging, and inspiring others to join the effort.

Kaitlin LaCasse is the Deputy Executive Director at American Promise. She has worked on three campaigns for Governor, serving as deputy campaign manager for two. Kaitlin also led the successful effort to pass semi-open primaries legislation in Maine, for which she designed and executed the campaign strategy, enlisted and organized partner organizations, stakeholders, grass-top supporters and volunteers, and managed communications and press outreach. Most recently, Kaitlin has been serving as the campaign manager for the Protect Maine Elections citizens initiative and she will continue overseeing that effort as part of her portfolio at American Promise. Kaitlin lives in Maine with her husband and three children.

Alan LaPolice is a lifelong educator, a 5th Generation Kansas farmer and a combat veteran. Alan has run for the 1st Congressional District seat a total of three times, as Republican, Independent and Democrat. In each subsequent race, he garnered more and more bi-partisan votes without ever changing a word of his people-centered platform. His political insight comes from Kansas where partisan politics have shifted most substantially and his worldview comes from having lived around the globe and returned back to the heartland to help shift Kansas (and the nation) back to its historical moderation and dignity. Alan is deeply concerned for the future of our nation due to hyper-partisanship and has dedicated his energy to exposing the corrupting influence money has on all aspects of politics. He was an advocate for the 28th Amendment long before he had the incredible privilege of learning about American Promise. He is now fully committed to collaborating with American Promise in the vital work of restoring American Democracy and saving the Republic.

John is thankful to dozens of great clients, and hundreds of co-workers, and thousands of employees, for an exciting 30+ years fulfilling enterprise IT services projects across many domains. Now is time for John to both give back and help propel our country forward to enhance a level playing field where businesses flourish on the value they bring to market. John has 30+ years in business as a dynamic General Manager in the Computer Consulting Business in the Washington, D.C. Commercial /Federal marketplace. He led three successful start-ups: Founder and General Manager of a highly profitable technology consulting practice, growing it to more than $50 million in annual sales. Recent GM of a privately held IT consulting firm, growing business from $1.1 million to $8 million in 1.5 years, and the 2016 sale of Achieve-it to the Viateq Corporation.

Mike Monetta serves as Vice President of Volunteer Advocacy and Training for American Promise. He has over a decade of experience in the 28th Amendment movement, previously serving as National Director and Organizing Director for Wolf-PAC. He has helped to build volunteer teams all across America, lobbied in over 20 statehouses, and testified at dozens of committee hearings on the dire need to end the corrupting influence of big money in American politics. He is excited to bring his experience and perspective to American Promise and the fight for the For Our Freedom Amendment.

A New Hampshire native, Corinne got her start in the political sphere working on a US Senate race. Motivated by her experiences engaging with community members and hearing their stories, she went on to work with volunteers for issue-based environmental campaigns across the country. Most recently, she organized with the ACLU’s non-partisan effort to bring key civil liberties into the conversation in the 2020 presidential primary. Seeing the challenges presented by allowing big money to control how we elect officials, she is excited to join the fight for campaign finance reform. Corinne is a graduate of Wesleyan University, where she studied English and Government.

Born and raised in Michigan, Isabel first entered the political world as a campaign volunteer in the 2018 gubernatorial race. From there, her experience includes regulatory affairs, political fundraising, and nonprofit development. Isabel earned her MA from Michigan State University and her BA from the University of Michigan, before joining American Promise in 2022. Isabel has always been driven to make meaningful change through her work and is excited to join the inspiring fight for campaign finance reform at American Promise.