Profiles

Ryan Pitkin is a writer and editor based in Charlotte, where he runs an alternative weekly newspaper called Queen City Nerve. He is also editor of NoDa News, a community newsletter in the neighborhood where he has lived for 15 years.

A lifelong Western Pennsylvanian, Angela Valvano has spent her career organizing and advocating for community concerns in roles both internationally and domestically. As Executive Director of Better PA, she leads the fight for policies that put the Commonwealth’s working families first.

Bob Leipold is a retired Ph.D. chemical engineer who previously worked in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Coleman Poses serves as chair of the Blue Pennsylvania Committee of Philly Neighborhood Networks, and has been an active member in the Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools.

Bonnie Fuller is the former CEO & Editor-in-Chief of HollywoodLife.com, and the former Editor-in-Chief of Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, USWeekly and YM. She’s now a special correspondent for politics and reproductive rights. Follow her on her substack, Bonnie Fuller: Your Body Your Choice.

Lynn Strauss is a recently retired small business owner. From 2010 thru 2024 she was the owner operator of an interior landscaping business in the five county Philadelphia area and northern Delaware. She is married and the mother of three adult children. Lynn became politically active after the 2016 election. She is currently a member…

Susan Miner is a founding member of Chester County Marching Forward, an all volunteer group dedicated to educating, energizing and encouraging fellow citizens to be active voters and civic participants. She is a retired Human Resources management consultant and trainer.