About Us

Sean Dugar is a political and non-profit consultant with two decades of experience. Sean has worked with a number of nonprofit “Good Government” and social justice organizations organizing around issues such as police accountability, expanded access to the ballot box, and voting systems like Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). 

To date, Sean has worked on or managed over a dozen candidate and issue campaigns, including coordinating Democratic Party and African American outreach for California State Treasurer John Chiang, organizing faith conversations in support of marriage equality, rallying Bay Area communities in opposition to the death penalty and in favor of criminal justice reform, as well a campaign that registered over 10,000 new voters in Alameda County in 2004.

Contact: ed@morevoicedc.org

Kenyatta Smith is a native Washingtonian & Ward 7, resident. She has extensive experience in Community Organizing, Grass-Roots Mobilization, Project Management, and Education. Kenyatta has led Art, Fashion, and Special Event Projects for multiple organizations. She is committed to education and upliftment through political activism, civic engagement, and art. One of her many missions in life is to uplift the hard-to-reach communities through art education & pure love.

Jaqueline Castañeda is an experienced researcher and advocate. Jaqueline is on the board of the DC Latino Caucus, holds the Deputy Communications Director position, and is the liaison for Rank the Vote DC. As a proud D.C. native, Jaqueline involves herself in activities that will empower and support the city and all D.C. residents.

Sean Dugar is a political and non-profit consultant with two decades of experience. Sean has worked with a number of nonprofit “Good Government” and social justice organizations organizing around issues such as police accountability, expanded access to the ballot box, and voting systems like Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). 

To date, Sean has worked on or managed over a dozen candidate and issue campaigns, including coordinating Democratic Party and African American outreach for California State Treasurer John Chiang, organizing faith conversations in support of marriage equality, rallying Bay Area communities in opposition to the death penalty and in favor of criminal justice reform, as well a campaign that registered over 10,000 new voters in Alameda County in 2004.

Contact: ed@morevoicedc.org

Delvone Michaels is a Senior Strategist with Working Families, where he leads the national organization’s work on criminal justice reform and money in politics advocacy. 

As the founding director of DC Working Families, he led a broad coalition of labor unions, community organizations, and activists to victories that raised the district’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and established the first public financing system in our nation’s capital.  

Delvone received his B.A from Norfolk State University, his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and in 2012 he earned a dual Master’s in Campaign Management and PACs and Congress at the George Washington University.

Khalid Pitts is a seasoned political and public relations strategist with over two decades of experience directing national political and legislative campaigns, non-profit executive management, and leading national advocacy programs. Pitts’ background includes senior level positions at the Sierra Club (national political director); the Service Employees International Union (director of strategic campaigns), USAction (president and board chair) and the consulting firm Democracy Partners (principal).

Pitts is a co-author of several journal articles, commentary pieces and a book. He has built two highly successful small businesses in the District and has consulted with several business trade associations and advocacy groups.