D'Seanté Parks
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D’Seanté Parks is a leader in the civic engagement space and the founder and CEO of the civic empowerment platform 1000 MORE.[1]
Early life, family, & education
Parks was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and her family has roots in Shreveport, Louisiana.
She earned a political communication degree from Louisiana State University[2], where she contributed to several publications on the roots of propaganda in America. Parks received her Master of Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. She contributed to various publications while at Harvard, including a handbook to provide political campaigns with the tools to combat misinformation and disinformation.
Career
Parks started her national career at SKDK, working closely with Anita Dunn and Hilary Rosen. While at SKDK, she took meetings at the White House and was involved in historic electoral campaigns. Parks went on to serve in fundraising and partnerships roles on United States Senate campaigns, including those of former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu and Vice President Kamala Harris. Later in her career, she returned to SKDK as Senior Vice President.[3]
Founding 1000 MORE
Parks developed the 1000 MORE civic technology web application[4] as a one-stop shop for constituents. The platform provides short, nonpartisan summaries of legislation coming up for a vote. Users can also find the popular arguments for and against bills, find and contact their elected officials, and crowdfund advocacy on legislation. Elected officials have a separate interface where they can track how their constituents want them to vote on each bill. Advocacy organizations can access a separate interface to crowdfund legislative efforts.
Publications
A Journalist's Diplomatic Mission: Ray Stannard Baker's World War I Diary (From Our Own Correspondent)[5]
The Election Influence Operations Playbook[6]
Awards & Recognition
Echoing Green fellow[7]
Camelback Ventures fellow[8]
Belfer Young Leader Student Fellow at Harvard, where she published The Election Influence Operations Playbook[9]
Slauson & Co x Grid 110 Friends & Family fellow
References
- ↑ "1000 MORE". 1000 MORE.
- ↑ "The Manship School has been the best decision of my life". LSU Manship School of Mass Communication.
- ↑ "D'Seantè Parks joins SKDK as Senior Vice President". SKDK.
- ↑ "1000 MORE platform". 1000 MORE.
- ↑ Baker, Ray Stannard. "A Journalist's Diplomatic Mission Ray Stannard Baker's World War I Diary". Google Books. Louisiana State University Press.
- ↑ "The Election Influence Operations Playbook For State and Local Election Officials" (PDF). Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center. Defending Digital Democracy Project Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Harvard Kennedy School.
- ↑ "2022 Echoing Green Global Fellow". Echoing Green.
- ↑ "2021 Camelback Ventures Fellow". Camelback Ventures.
- ↑ "2021 Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Young Leader Student Fellow". Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center.
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