Kalyani Menon (she/her) is a Senior Director with Masa Group. She has previously worked as a Research Associate at the Center for Law and Policy Research in India on matters relating to constitutional law and human rights. She previously lead the Temporary Protected Status-Deferred Enforced Departure Administrative Advocacy Coalition (TPS-DED AAC). Kalyani was admitted to the Bar Council of India in 2020 after her graduation from Jindal Global Law School in India. She has a Master’s Degree in International Legal Studies and a certificate on International Human Rights Law from Georgetown University. She is a trained Bharatanatyam classical dancer.

Rajani Gudlavalleti (she/they) is a Senior Policy Advisor with Masa Group. She has served as a nonprofit executive director, community organizer, grantmaker, and public health researcher. Rajani has a B.A. in Sociology and English Literature from Willamette University, and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from Johns Hopkins University. For seven years she co-led Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition, overseeing operations and policy advocacy efforts. Rajani is a queer South Indian-American with deep experience in social justice work. Valuing rest and creativity, she loves to read BIPOC sci-fi and explore the woods with her husband.

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Melissa Stek (she/her) is an Advocacy Communications Consultant collaborating with Masa Group and the founder of MountainGem Advocacy & Communications. With experience as a social worker, organizer, educator, congressional staffer, policy advocate, and communications specialist, Melissa brings a robust set of skills, wisdom, and experience to her social justice consulting practice. She has an MSW from University of Michigan and a BSW from Calvin University. She is passionate about immigrant rights, racial justice, mental health, and gender equity. Melissa is the proud great-granddaughter of immigrants, mindful of the privilege and importance of knowing her family history.

Melissa’s issue area is advocacy communications.

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Rachel (she/her) is a seasoned Communications Consultant with over five years of experience in national, state, and grassroots advocacy campaigns. With a talent for project management in high-pressure environments, Rachel guides teams through message development and cultivates enduring internal and external partnerships. Leveraging expertise in digital content strategy, storytelling, and values-based communications, Rachel has contributed to multiple ballot victories, local policy wins, and successful national media arcs in climate and racial justice movements. Learn more about Rachel's work here.