Andrea Mercado

Andrea Cristina Mercado is the daughter of South American immigrants and the South Florida mother of two has been working on race, gender and economic equity issues for 20 years and has been recognized for her work leading New Florida Majority, co-founding the National Domestic Workers Alliance, chairing We Belong Together, a national immigrant rights […]

Moné Holder

Moné Holder is the Senior Director of Advocacy & Programs at Florida Rising. Moné has led the organization in the fight for voting rights on the local, state, and national levels and develops strategies to build Black political power in the state. Moné has over a decade of policy experience stemming from her work in […]

Chevalier Lovett

Chevalier Lovett proudly serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Florida Rising. Born and raised on the historic West Side of Winter Park, FL – Chevalier has spent more than 10+ years in executive leadership positions within the nonprofit sector which includes positions with the YMCA, City Year and AmeriCorps in local and national roles. […]

Sheena Rolle

Sheena Rolle is a child of God and a child of the movement.  As the daughter of a pastor and a union president, her faith has always merged with the idea of a just world.  She  is a co-founder of Organize Florida and serves as the Senior Director of Strategy at Florida Rising.  She has […]

Letitia Harmon

Letitia Harmon is the Policy and Research Director. She graduated from the University of Washington and began working on gender-based violence prevention policies in India, Kuwait, and Kenya. Since then, she’s worked as a consultant for Department of Justice projects, including President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, an International Human Rights Consultant, and […]

Ivanna Gonzalez

As our Director of Campaigns, Ivanna Gonzalez coordinates our issue-based organizing work in voting and housing rights, and reproductive, climate, and criminal justice to ensure that Florida Rising’s members are winning equitable investments in our communities across Florida. Ivanna is a first-generation immigrant from Caracas, Venezuela, and was raised in Miami. She began organizing alongside […]

Amy Busefink

Amy is the Director of Movement Politics at Florida Rising. Amy graduated from Florida State University in 2003 with a B.A. in Political Science and has been an organizer in Florida for 11 years.  She has dedicated her career to fighting for Florida’s minimum wage, and developing and executing national voter registration field programs including […]

Linda de la Nuez

Linda is the Operations Director at Florida Rising, and has worked in the nonprofit sector for over a decade. A Massachusetts native and daughter of Portuguese immigrants, she is a first-generation college graduate holding a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Accounting from Fisher College. She has also completed over 200 certifications in […]

Dwight Bullard

Dwight M. Bullard is the Senior Political Advisor of Florida Rising. Leading the organization to bring political education and awareness to underserved and often marginalized communities, he uplifts people in a way that makes them the masters of their own destiny. In 2008, he was sworn into office as representative of District 118 and was […]

Steve Luis

Steve Luis is the Finance Director at Florida Rising, and has been with the organization for over 10 years. He has also managed the financial services for the Miami Workers Center, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Miami Climate Alliance and Florida for All Education Fund. Originally from New Jersey, Steve is a first-generation Cuban American and […]