Board of Directors

Staff

  • DAmy Widestrom, P.h.D (she/her)

    Executive Director

    Amy holds a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University. She has also been the recipient of several awards, including the 2016 American Political Science Association’s Clarence Stone Scholar Award, a Brookings Institution Research Fellowship, and an American Political Association Congressional Fellowship in 2008-09, when she worked for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs as the nation worked to recover from the 2008 economic crisis.

    Before joining the League, Amy was a faculty member at Arcadia University and Chair of the Department of Historical and Political Studies.

  • Sam Anthony (she/her)

    Program Manager

    Sam has worked with the League as the Membership & Operations Associate since 2021. She graduated in 2020 from Temple University with a dual B.A. in Global Economy and German and a Master’s in Public Policy.

    Prior to joining the League, Sam interned with the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Temple University’s Political Science Department. She also worked as marketing coordinator for Global Philadelphia Association.

  • Brianna Rybka (she/her)

    Voter Services Coordinator

    Brianna graduated from Oregon State University in 2021 with a Master’s of Public Policy and a Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Natural Resources, along with a B.S. in Political Science earned in 2017. Before joining the League, she was a Climate Action Organizer at NextGen America, where she cultivated partnerships, trained volunteers, and promoted voter registration drives.

Graduate Fellows

  • Maiya Groff (she/they)

    Maiya recently graduated from Arcadia University with a B.A. in Politics, Government, and Law. During her time at Arcadia, she worked as a research assistant for the Department of Historical and Political Studies. She also interned at a local court, where she developed a passion for studying the law and how it affects individuals in the court system. Maiya plans to further her legal studies by attending law school in the fall.

  • Alejandro Lopez (he/him)

    Alejandro López is a recent graduate of Arcadia University with a B.A. in Politics, Government, and Law. During his time at Arcadia, his capstone research examined the intersection of the Executive Branch and public health policy. Alejandro joins the PA League of Women Voters after working with other Pennsylvania nonprofits on anti gerrymandering efforts during the 2020 redistricting cycle. Alejandro is excited to attend graduate school in the fall, studying Public Policy.