Our Team
The work of CivxNow is led by iCivics and guided by experts in the fields of civics, education, history, law, philanthropy, research, and policy who generously give of their personal time, talents, and expertise to help steer our cross-partisan efforts.
The CivxNow Advisory Council of iCivics is comprised of leaders from organizations within the CivxNow coalition who represent a diversity of dimensions of civic education, academia, and philanthropic organizations. The Advisory Council is instrumental in all aspects of CivxNow’s efforts including research, partnerships, thought leadership, and feedback on CivxNow’s ongoing work.
Chief Executive Officer, iCivics
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
Manager, Global Communications, Walmart
Chief Executive Officer, Mikva Challenge
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tisch College at Tufts University
President, Center for Civic Education
Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Advocacy, Girl Scouts of the USA
Strategic Advisor on Civic Engagement, Philanthropy, and Public Policy & Senior Fellow, Bridge Alliance
Director, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
Chief of Youth Civic Programs, Institute for Citizens & Scholars
Chief Policy & Advocacy Officer, Generation Citizen
President, Jack Miller Center
CivxNow’s State Policy Taskforce is an essential resource for grassroots advocacy with the goal of driving lasting policy change. The Taskforce supports the movement for civic education by:
- providing current, state-specific research;
- fostering collaboration among advocates across state lines;
- offering access to vital resources and expertise for effective policymaking; and
- convening state partners for timely technical assistance.
Alabama
- Alabama Department of Archives & History
- David Matthews Center for Civic Life
Arizona
- Arizona Civics Coalition
Arkansas
- Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
California
- Californians for Civic Learning
Colorado
- AllSides Education Fund
Connecticut
- Connecticut Democracy Center
Delaware
- Delaware Center for Civics Education
Florida
- Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at the University of Central Florida
Georgia
- Georgia Center for Civic Engagement
Hawaii
- Hawaii Department of Education
Illinois
- Illinois Civics Hub
Indiana
- Indiana Bar Foundation
Kansas
- Kansas State Department of Education
Kentucky
- Kentucky Civic Education Coalition (Kentucky Council for the Social Studies)
Maine
- Maine Civics Network
Maryland
- Maryland Civic Education Coalition (MD Civics)
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition (iCivics)
Michigan
- Michigan Center for Civic Education
- Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur Institute for Civic Education (UICE)
Minnesota
- National Youth Leadership Council
- Minnesota Civic Learning Coalition (YMCA Center for Youth Voice)
Missouri
- Missouri Civic Learning Coalition (iCivics)
Nebraska
- Civic Nebraska
Nevada
- Nevada Center for Civic Engagement
- Nevada Department of Education
New Hampshire
- NH Civic Learning Coalition (NH Civics)
New Jersey
- New Jersey Civic Learning Coalition (Maher Foundation)
New York
- DemocracyReady NY (Center for Educational Equity – Teachers College, Columbia University)
North Carolina
- North Carolina Civics Coalition (Generation Nation)
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Ohio
- Ohio Council for the Social Studies
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Civic Learning Coalition (Generation Citizen)
Oregon
- Civics Learning Project
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Civics (Committee of Seventy)
- The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Civic Learning Coalition (Generation Citizen)
South Carolina
- South Carolina Council for the Social Studies
Tennessee
- Institute of American Civics, The Baker School at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Utah
- Utah Civic Learning Collaborative (A Place for All Utah)
- Utah 3Rs Project
Virginia
- Virginia Civics
Washington
- Fix Democracy First
- Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Civic Learning Council
Washington, D.C.
- Learning Life
West Virginia
- WV Civics Coalition (West Virginia Civic Education Foundation)
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition
- Legislative Semester
National
- Center for Civic Education
- Citizenship Counts
- Civics Learning Project
- Generation Citizen
- Girl Scouts of the USA
- Next Gen Personal Finance
- Rock the Vote
