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Stephanie Valencia is a national leader and innovator at the nexus of politics, technology, and leadership development. She is the co-founder of Equis, a set of organizations working to create a better understanding of Latino voters and investing in new approaches to reach and engage them while building the infrastructure and leadership bench to advance this important work.

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She has spent her career working in Congress, the White House, Google, and advised entrepreneurs like Reid Hoffman and Penny Pritzker.

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She serves on the boards of Planned Parenthood for America Action, Community Change Action, and is a founding member of Poderistas, with Eva Longoria & America Ferrera.

Carlos, a co-founder of Equis, is a researcher and strategist.

He is frequently cited for his data-driven analysis of voting trends. His work draws on two decades of behind-the-scenes experience in government, politics and advocacy, spanning the 2008 presidential campaign, the White House Office of Political Affairs, New Organizing Institute and the Florida Alliance. In a prior life, he managed communications for AlleyCorp, a group of New York-based internet start-ups, and GALA, an arts non-profit in DC.

Carlos is proudly from Miami and now lives in New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.

Nick Ahamed joins Equis as Managing Director, bringing more than a decade of experience leading high‑impact teams at the intersection of progressive politics, strategy, and data. Most recently, he served as Deputy Executive Director at Priorities USA, where he oversaw analytics, research and political partnerships, supported organizational strategy, and managed large interdisciplinary teams and multi‑million‑dollar budgets.

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Nick has a strong track record of mentoring diverse teams, forging strategic partnerships, and developing innovative tools used across the digital movement. A Gates Cambridge Scholar with an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and an Honors BA from Stanford University, his academic research examined voter access, Islamophobia, and mixed‑race politics. Nick is deeply committed to building power in communities of color and translating that into electoral impact.