Melissa Njoo
As Associate Director of People Operations, Melissa builds and administers strategies to support all ReThink staff and successfully achieve operations-related goals. She is a veteran of the ReThink admin team and has continuously worked to improve the organization’s processes, policies, and systems with an eye towards structure, efficiency, and equity. Prior to joining ReThink Media,…
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Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum
As Chief Operating Officer (COO), Eva focuses on the things that make the organization work better, faster, and more equitably in pursuit of our mission. She oversees the systems, tools, and policies that are our internal connective tissue, including overseeing our People Operations work and liaising with the board. For her first eight years with…
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Mark Reading-Smith became ReThink Media’s Executive Director in October 2023 after previously leading ReThink’s Security & Rights Collaborative from 2009-2014. He returns after nine years at the Sikh Coalition, the nation’s largest Sikh civil rights organization, where he built and ran their communications department before managing the organization’s education, policy, community empowerment, and civic engagement…
Read MoreJasmine Sehgal
Jasmine Sehgal is a Fellow with the Finance and Operations team. She is responsible for maintaining the day-to-day finances and implementing sustainable systems for essential administrative processes. Since joining ReThink Media, Jasmine helped close out 2023’s Quarter 1 financials in record time and was essential to this year’s auditing process. Prior to joining ReThink Media,…
Read MoreBurt Edwards
Burt joined ReThink in fall 2022 as the new Director of Programs. He works as part of the management team to help empower program partners in moving key policy discussions through collaborative, cohesive, and creative communications. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Burt previously worked for over 20 years in Washington, D.C. where he last served…
Read MoreNina Jayashankar
Nina Jayashankar is ReThink Media’s Senior Grants and Partnerships Associate. Her primary focus is supporting the fundraising and sustainability of the organization. She assists in ReThink’s communications and development work by maintaining the data and systems used to manage our grants. Nina also manages the administration of ReThink’s membership program and contract work. Prior to…
Read MoreFadwa Rashid
Fadwa Rashid has served as Director of Finance at ReThink Media since late 2021. They bring almost 20 years of finance and accounting experience with nonprofit organizations and worker-owned businesses. Prior working at Rethink Media, Fadwa was the Accounting Director at nonprofit Power California and PowerCA Action, its sibling 501(c)(4), where they handled lobbying and…
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