Board & Staff
STAFF:
 Sara S. Cleveland, Executive Director
Sara Cleveland, a lifelong Texan and longtime supporter of women's rights, joined NPCT as Executive Director in March 2007. Prior to joining NPCT, Sara held various Development positions during her multi-year career with the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Her focus on Major Gifts and Grant Seeking, as well as her dedication to health education and individual rights, prompted her decision to join NPCT. Sara has also worked as a Regional Instructor Manager with ProsoftTraining.com, an Austin-based technical training firm. Sara holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Educational Human Resources Development from Texas A&M University. When not traveling abroad, Sara resides in South Austin.
 Laurie Felker Jones, Deputy Director
A native Austinite, Laurie Felker Jones has spent the last 10 years actively pursuing her passions for access to family planning and fair government. After receiving her B.A. in Government with a minor in Women's Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, Laurie implemented and directed field programs for public interest candidates and issue campaigns on the local, statewide and national levels, including Gloria Steinem’s Voters for Choice PAC during the 2002 electoral cycle, MoveOn.org’s PAC during the 2004 presidential election, and the Jennifer Kim for Austin City Council Campaign in 2005, which resulted in the election of the first minority women to sit on Austin’s City Council. She currently lives in south Austin with her husband, Damon, and beloved dog, Kemah.
 Katie Mahoney, Director of Outreach & Administration
Originally from western Massachusetts, Katie moved to Austin in 2006. Her previous work experience includes a wide variety of community nonprofit organizations, and she has a strong interest in reproductive freedom as a social justice issue. Katie holds a B.A. in French Studies from Wesleyan University.
SUMMER 2008 INTERNS:  Kristen is a 2007 graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in History, Government, and WGS. She is currently working at a non-profit in North Austin. Her enthusiasm for social justice and reproductive rights brought her to NPCT. When she's not sleeping or hiding from cats, she likes to karaoke, read and eat at buffets.  Morgan is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in American studies with a minor in communication and will be graduating in December. Morgan was born and raised in Temple, TX and had planned to attend college in Austin since her early teens. After attending St. Edward’s University from 2004-2006 she then transferred to UT, where she has been for almost two years now. Morgan has always had an interest in American politics and people’s rights since beginning her studies at UT. She hopes to gain further knowledge and experience about women’s issues and the non profit field this spring. In her spare time, Morgan enjoys watching Soap NET, cleaning, playing volleyball, Kraft singles, being outside, Italian food, and speaking Danish.  Nhu Y is currently a junior at Bucknell University, majoring in political science with a minor in legal studies. She is extremely passionate about social justice and women reproductive rights. Over the past few years, she participated in many political rallies in order to draw awareness to the injustices that are still blatant in contemporary American society. Besides politics, Nhu Y enjoys painting, volunteering, spending time with her family and going shopping with friends.  Paige is currently a senior at Southwestern University double majoring in Political Science and Communication Studies. Paige was born and raised in Fort Worth, TX but has really fallen in love with the music, art, and green spaces of the 'weird' city of Austin. While attending college Paige has developed a fervor for reproductive rights and has a long standing interest in American politics and the legal field. She plans to attend Law School in 2009. In her spare time, Paige enjoys watching Comedy Central, playing lacrosse, and rocking either her baby boy or rocking out to music in her car.  Sarah was born and raised in Santa Fe, NM, and she moved to Austin in 2005 to transfer to the University of Texas. Sarah considers this one of the best decisions of her life, as she loves Austin and all the weirdness that makes it unique. This past December, after a long journey, she graduated from UT with a degree in History and a minor in Spanish. Sarah has had an interest in protecting and expanding women’s reproductive rights since high school, and she hopes to have a career in the non-profit field, helping to pursue social justice. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys cooking vegetarian food, renting movies and the occasional TV show from Netflix, and being outside in the warm Austin weather.  Shane is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Government major and African-American Studies and Business minors. He joined us after interning as a legislative liaison for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas for the 2007 legislative session, covering reproductive rights. After leaving his home of Abilene, Texas, Shane became interested in issues pertaining to race and gender and engaged in advocacy concerning both. Beyond political activism, Shane enjoys swing dancing, painting with oils, and volleyball. |
