Jared Gay, Advocacy

Jared Gay is studying communications with an emphasis in public relations at Brigham Young University. He assists FairVote's communications team by implementing communications and social media, developing blog content, and working closely with the fellows at FairVote in advocacy work. Jared has spent the last two years actively involved in the BYU chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America and is serving as this year’s chapter president.

Kathy Pahel, Learning Democracy

Kathy Pahel is an undergraduate at the University of California, Davis majoring in Political Science with a minor in Education. She is involved in multiple areas of UC Davis’s Campus Recreation department and spent the last year teaching the gardening elective at West Sacramento Early College Prep Charter School. At FairVote, she serves as part of the communications team and will be developing resources for our Learning Democracy Program.

Joe Witte, Research

Joe Witte joined FairVote January 2012 to support research projects, including choice voting. He is a recent Public Policy Analysis graduate from Pomona College, and plans to continue his education with research work experience and a Master's in Public Policy. Prior to joining FairVote, Joe has pursued a wide range of research and analysis work experiences, including an internship at the Los Angeles Unified School District Research Unit and work as a proctor in Professor John Hibbing's biopolitics lab at the University of Nebraska. Joe is also as a literacy tutor working for for award-winning SES provider The Literacy Lab.