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OUR MISSION: To build a voting block of young and disenfranchised people in PA who wield political power.

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A who’s-who at the PA League

Carly Dobbins-Bucklad

Administrative Director

Carly graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2004 with a BA in Communication and in Political Science. She first became involved with the League as an intern in the fall of 2006, after she had just moved to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia and was looking for a way to get acquainted with her new home base. She helped create the first video voter guide for the PA League in the spring of 2007. From there she slowly got deeper and deeper into the League until she wound up as full-time staff. Before working here, she worked for a PA state representative outside of Philadelphia, was the assistant director at an arts management firm, and ran her campus radio station, and in-between worked at a vintage clothing store and too many restaurants to count.  Email Carly at carly@paleague.com

Mac Booker

Field Director

Mac Booker had political literature in his hand as soon as he was able to grip it, working the polls with his parents in Pittsburgh’s seventh ward. Since then he has had some schooling, thanks to Peabody High School and the University of Pittsburgh. He also has spent time working for various candidates in sundry offices, from Pittsburgh City Council on up. He has been a journalist and a researcher, driven a beer truck, and along the way gotten a good bit taller and marginally less cute than the five-year-old who exhorted his neighbors to pull the lever. What hasn’t changed is his conviction that you need to get out to the polls and make your voice heard. You may see him at your front door one of these days, looking to explain exactly why.  Email Mac at mac@paleague.com

Roxanne Banks - Williams

Director of Education

Roxanne Banks-Williams graduated from Peabody High School in 1999 and from the University of Pittsburgh in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in General Management of business, focusing on Human Resources and Marketing. In the summer of 2003, she earned a Community Problem Solving Fellowship and participated in the 2004 PRICE Summer Internship program. In the years following graduation from Pitt, she earned certifications as an automotive emissions inspector, and then later a personal training certification.

But through all of this, she knew her primary career focus was to be on community activism and social engagement. In May 2006, she joined the League as the Constituency Outreach Coordinator/Events Coordinator. But her real passion comes from organizing and educating young voters which she does as the Director of Education for the League, a position which she began in January 2007. In this role she leads the League’s efforts into High Schools and to other youth programs to educate kids about the importance of participation in the political process.
Contact Roxanne at roxanne@theleague.com

Sam Hawkins

Staff Assistant

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Sam joined us from a youth employment program with the Bloomfield/Garfield Corporation in 2008. After proving himself to be the dependable, intelligent, hard-worker that he is, we decided we had to hire him on! If you’re ever in the office around lunchtime, nothing would make Sam happier than if you went in with him on some Dominos pizza and hot wings.  Email Sam at samhawkins@paleague.com

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Pennsylvania League of Young Voters
6101 Penn Avenue Suite 302, Pittsburgh PA 15206
OFFICE: 412.362.7927
EMAIL: getinvolved@paleague.com

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