Team
Andy Rasmussen
Field Team - Utah
Andy has over 15 years of experience in Utah politics and policy, specializing in strategic campaigning, communications, and coalition building. He has led major initiatives, including the creation of Utah’s first Watershed Councils and multiple state and federal policy campaigns, helping to shape conservation and water policy in Utah. A skilled communicator, he bridges divides to achieve real policy results.
Audrey hatch
Operations & Logistics
Audrey looks for work that builds common ground and helps people shape the policies that impact them. She's found it in housing, police-community partnerships, and an independent electoral campaign before coming to UTST in 2025. She enjoys knitting and being outdoors.
callie stainbrook
Field Team - South Dakota
Callie resides in the He Sapa (Black Hills) region of South Dakota and serves as the field organizer for the State of South Dakota. She has a B.A. in Psychology and a Masters in Analytical Philosophy and is passionate about empowering communities to be active participants in creating the world they want. Callie’s other passions include backpacking, painting, and spending time with her family.
David Dodge
Research
David brings more than 20 years of experience as a policy analyst, researcher, community organizer, and journalist to United Today, Stronger Tomorrow. During his time with the organization, he has developed and executed media campaigns, led major research projects, and worked with members and leaders to develop policy priorities that will improve the lives of rural Americans.
devin marconi
Field Team - Montana
Devin is a political scientist, organizer, and educator based in Western Montana for the past four years. He has led and contributed to a range of political and academic initiatives, including managing a Montana state legislative campaign, building regional organizing infrastructure, and conducting research on civil society. As a skilled communicator and strategist, Devin combines on-the-ground campaign experience with academic expertise to translate complex political ideas into actionable solutions.
dianne enriquez
Field Team
Dianne Enriquez is the Organizing Director at United Today, Stronger Tomorrow, where she supports organizers across multiple states to build strategic grassroots campaigns, leadership development programs, and powerful organizing infrastructure. With more than 20 years of experience advancing climate, housing, worker, and economic justice, Dianne has led national campaigns, built multi-state coalitions, and helped shape policy alongside community leaders, labor unions, and elected officials. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, she is also the founder of Oxomo Body Care, a handmade natural skincare brand rooted in sustainability, wellness, and accessible self-care. Outside of work, Dianne enjoys yoga, spending time with her dog, and listening to other people’s gossip.
Drew cooper
Strategic Organizing
Drew is passionate about increasing working people’s power to make decisions in their communities. Before UTST, he was the Program Director at the Rural Utah Project where he built and ran voter registration and civic campaigns.
evan schmeits
Field Team - Nebraska
Evan Schmeits has spent his career in labor, politics, and community organizing. He got his start staffing labor legislation in the Nebraska Unicameral before serving as Political Director of the Omaha Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. In 2024, he managed Dan Osborn's independent U.S. Senate campaign in Nebraska. A proud college dropout who has worked in direct care, retail, and the trades, Evan brings a ground-level understanding of what working families are actually up against. He lives in Sarpy County with his wife Abbey and their two young sons, and enjoys hunting, camping, and playing guitar.
Harish bhandari
Communications
For over two decades, Harish has worked with mission-driven nonprofits, foundations, and corporate executives to develop communications— across press, websites, social media, and video—that put real stories at the center and uplift impact.
june mlsna
Field Team - Montana
June has brought her path of community organizing, education, and agriculture work to root in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. While a farmworker in the Bitterroot for the last three seasons, June has simultaneously organized with fellow renters experiencing Montana’s housing crisis (like mobile home owners finding themselves suddenly being priced out by rapidly increasing lot rents) and won real improvements in conditions. She is driven by a deep belief in community power and building connections that last.
kathryn lozada
Field Team - Iowa
Kathryn joined the UTST Team after moving to Northwest Iowa with her husband and dog. Previously, she served as Southern Minnesota Organizer for seven years with statewide organization ISAIAH, bringing together people of faith and shared values to work toward things everyday people need, including paid family leave, affordable housing, and clean energy. She holds a Master's in Public Administration and Policy, and enjoys travel, photography, and teaching Zumba.
matthew montelongo
Fundraising & Operations
Matthew is a professional freelance writer and development consultant. He has helped dozens of projects fine-tune their messaging, draft internal and external communications, and secure millions of dollars in funding.
ollie thomas
Digital
Ollie worked for 2 years as the Colorado Organizer with UTST before switching into a digital position. They bring a decade of electoral and issue-based organizing across the Southwest to the team.
Paul Getsos
Director
Paul has a long history of working with communities across the country to deliver concrete improvements in their lives. He has led campaigns to wins tens of thousands of good paying jobs for his members, expanded educational opportunity for poor children, and worked with environmental organizations and trade unions to win policies that would ensure that new clean energy jobs paid good wages , among a range of issue areas and campaigns. He has trained hundreds of young people to become leaders in their communities across the country and is the author of the widely used book, Tools for Radical Democracy.
shannon lykudra
Field Team - Northeast Nebraska
Shannon brings a diverse background in public service and education to UTST. In addition to working in public schools and with federal organizations like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, she has also served as a local Supervisor, where she saw firsthand how small, community-level decisions can meaningfully shape people’s daily lives. Shannon resides in Nebraska with her husband and two children. She enjoys hiking and practicing yoga.
tanner ewalt
Field Team - Wyoming
Tanner was born and raised in Wyoming and now lives in Laramie, where he attended the University of Wyoming. He has been organizing in the state for many years around issues from property tax to public lands. He managed Karlee Provenza's 2024 reelection campaign.