Principals
"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution."
—Emma Goldman
Melissa Torres-Montoya, JD/MPH and Jenni Kotting, PhD provide rapid response support in policy, communications, and design for nonprofits, government agencies, and other institutions. They are as devoted to building strong relationships as they are to shaping political change and can bring your vision into reality with efficiency and care.
Melissa Torres-Montoya, JD/MPH
Melissa Torres-Montoya is a strategic political thinker who is comfortable with the multi-faceted and various avenues to shape political change. For nearly a decade, Melissa has worked at advocacy nonprofit organizations advancing policies at local and national levels of government. Her unique and varied experience ranges from working in state and federal government, traditional legal settings, and nonprofits.
She has dedicated her professional career to addressing the lack of affordable quality healthcare in the United States and advancing sexual and reproductive autonomy. Melissa has gained extensive experience conducting legislative research, tracking, and analysis while developing expertise in translating dense policy into accessible language to prompt greater political engagement.
Melissa earned her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and is admitted to practice in the state of Maryland. She also has a Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University.
Melissa is as devoted to building strong relationships as she is to shaping political change.
Jenni Kotting, PhD
Jenni Kotting is a Communications consultant and graphic designer who devotes her career to supporting culture shift and grassroots organizing for political change. She brings more than a decade of experience in collaboratively producing strategic messaging, branding, narrative change, and innovative media through a strong racial justice lens. Jenni has been behind the scenes in crafting the brands, websites, and graphics for many organizations and networks doing work in reproductive, racial, youth, and birth justice.
She defended her PhD in Cultural Geography at the University of Minnesota in 2012 and her academic background inspires her commitment for social justice. Jenni is a multi-talented self-starter, an engaging facilitator, and a productive collaborator. Her professional background includes a proven ability to build organizational strategy, and execute and complete projects with resourcefulness and attention to deadlines. She's just as powerful in rapid response mode as in long term, big picture planning.
Jenni makes ideas real, bringing your visionary thinking from ether to earth.
