About Us
Our team of experts and organizers are working to create Rural Progress in communities across the United States.
We are popular education, participatory research, policy studies, and cultural change organization. We work to empower everyday rural Americans with the nonpartisan movement building tools they need to create resilient, welcoming, and equitable communities.
Our team of organizers and experts
Kate Albright-Hanna
Board Member
Heather Chapman
Digital Communications
Annie Contractor
Policy Director
Brent Edwards
Ohio Director
Matt Hildreth
Executive Director
Rae O'Leary
Board Member
Shawn Sebastian
Organizing Director
Liz Shaw
Board Member
Joe Sudbay
Strategic Communications