Meet our Advisory Board
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Lavora Barnes
Political Strategist
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Greg Beswick
Political Strategist
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Connie Britton
Actor, Producer and Activist
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Josh Charles
Actor and Activist
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Billy Crudup
Actor and Activist
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Laura Dawn
Founder & Chief Creative of Art Not War
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Joel de la Fuente
Actor and Activist
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Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Virginia House of Delegates
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Jason George
Actor, Producer and Activist
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Whit Jones
Activist & Founder of Lead Locally
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Paul Kogan
Software Engineer
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Edward Norton
Actor, Filmmaker and Activist
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Steven Pasquale
Actor and Activist
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Piper Perabo
Actor and Activist
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Mark Ruffalo
Actor, Producer and Activist
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Phillipa Soo
Actor, Author and Activist
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Peter Salett
Musician & Founding Chair
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Tracey Scott Wilson
Playwright, Screenwriter, Producer
Meet the Energizers
Hometown Energizers are well known cultural leaders (such as artists, actors and athletes) who volunteer their time to participate in local politics and initiatives in their Hometowns. Whether in-person at a community event or online through heightened visibility on social media, the engagement of Energizers provides an expanded platform for local voices to be heard and inspires a more active, engaged, educated electorate.
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Erika Alexander
Philadelphia, PA
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Kevin Allison
Cincinnati, OH
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Chris Barron
Princeton, NJ
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Matt Berninger
Cincinnati, OH
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Leslie Bibb
Richmond, VA
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Crystal Bowersox
Toledo, OH
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Betsy Brandt
Auburn, MI
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Connie Britton
Lynchburg, VA
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Danielle Brooks
Simpsonville, SC
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Cocoa Brown
Newport News, VA
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Yvette Nicole Brown
Warrensville Heights, OH
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Lynda Carter
Phoenix, AZ
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Tom Colicchio
Elizabeth, NJ
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Carrie Coon
Copley, OH
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David Cross
Atlanta, GA
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Billy Crudup
Florida, NC
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Patch Darragh
Birmingham, MI
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Abena Koomson Davis
Hartford, CT
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Joel De la Fuente
Evanston, IL, NJ
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Liz Carey
Toledo, OH
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Michael Chernus
Rocky River, OH
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Lily Collins
Los Angeles, CA
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Danny DeVito
Asbury Park, NJ
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Rosemarie Dewitt
Hanover Township, NJ
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Beth Dover
Tampa, FL
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Jack Falahee
Arbor, MI
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Paul Feig
Clinton Township, MI
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Melissa Fumero
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Josh Gad
Hollywood, FL
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Jason George
Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach, VA
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Selena Gomez
Grand Prairie, TX
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Emily V. Gordon
Winston-Salem, NC
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Judy Greer
Livonia, MI
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Evan Gregory
Radford, VA
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Adrian Grenier
Santa Fe, NM
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Danai Gurira
Grinnell, IA
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Kathryn Hahn
Cleveland Heights, OH
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Jon Hamm
Normandy, Creve Coeur, MO
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Jenny Han
Chesterfield, VA
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Rachael Harris
Worthington, OH
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Brian Tyree Henry
Fayetteville, NC
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Dulé Hill
Sayreville, NJ
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Brian Holden
Traverse City, MI
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Ernie Hudson
Benton Harbor, MI
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Boris Kodjoe
Richmond, VA
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Eric Kripke
Toledo, OH
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Judy Kuhn
NYC, NY
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Padma Lakshmi
City of Industry, CA
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Reggie Lee
Strongville, OH
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Laura Linney
New York, NY
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Ron Livingston
Cedar Rapids, IA
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Lisa LoCicero
Grosse Point, MI
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Lisa Loeb
Dallas, TX
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Joe Lo Truglio
Margate, FL
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Eli Maiman
Madeira, OH
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Aimee Mann
Richmond, VA
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Mary McCormack
Plainfield, NJ
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Erin McKeown
Fredericksburg, VA
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Tim Meadows
Highland Park, MI
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Christopher Meloni
Alexandria, VA
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Natalie Merchant
Jamestown, NY
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Jerry Minor
Flint, MI
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Silas Mitchell
Philadelphia, PA
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Jason Mraz
Mechanicsville, VA
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Kumail Nanjiani
Karachi, PK
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The National
Cincinnati, OH
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Meshell Ndegeocello
Hopewell, VA
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Edward Norton
Columbia, MD
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Tig Notaro
Pass Christian, MS
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Ed O’Neill
Youngstown, OH
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Okieriete Onaodowan
West Orange, NJ
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Joan Osborne
Anchorage, KY
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Patton Oswalt
Sterling, VA
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Danielle Panabaker
Naperville, IL
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Sarah Jessica Parker
Cincinnati, OH
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Steven Pasquale
Harrisburg, PA
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Piper Perabo
Toms River, NJ
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Josh Radnor
Bexley, OH
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Mary Lynn Rajskub
Trenton, MI
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JR Ramirez
Tampa, FL
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Elizabeth Reaser
Auburn Hills, MI
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Sam Richardson
Detroit, MI
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Phoebe Robinson
Solon, OH
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Mark Ruffalo
Virginia Beach, VA
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Sherri Saum
Kettering, OH
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Michael Shannon
Lexington, KY
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Molly Shannon
Shaker Heights, OH
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Phillipa Soo
Libertyville, IL
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Wanda Sykes
Portsmouth, VA, PA
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Toni Trucks
Grand Rapids, MI
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Brian Vander Ark
Grand Rapids, MI
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David Wain
Shaker Heights, OH
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Kate Walsh
Tucson, AZ
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Kerry Washington
New York, NY
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Haley Webb
Woodbridge, VA
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Bradley Whitford
Madison, WI
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James Wolk
Farmington Hills, MI
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Michael Zegen
Ridgewood, NJ
Leadership Team
peter salett
Founder and Advisory Board Chair
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Peter Salett is a Brooklyn based songwriter, composer and activist, who originally hails from Columbia, Maryland.
As a songwriter and composer, his music has been featured in Forgetting Sarah Marshall,Wet Hot American Summer, Keeping the Faith, The Ten, Down in the Valley, and Role Models. He has released nine records on his own Dusty Shoes Music label, and performs live at venues throughout New York City.
In addition to a wide-ranging career in music and film, Peter is involved in political action and advocacy. He has co-produced a comedic video with Moveon.org and Funny Or Die which supported the idea of the public option in health care, and starred Will Farrell and Jon Hamm. Peter is on the Board of the OLP Foundation and is a graduate of Brown University.
Erin Frederick
Executive Director
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As the Founding Executive Director of The Hometown Project Erin's work has always focused on storytelling and social change. After beginning her career in NYC theatre working alongside Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project on The Laramie Project, as well as with emerging, established and acclaimed artists at NYTW, she moved to Los Angeles to work in production at HBO. Erin later went on to Sundance Institute, where she worked closely with Founder Robert Redford and the Board of Trustees. Since 2017, Erin has been leading The Hometown Project using her strengths and relationships across industries to connect artistic change-makers to their local communities.
Amy Diprima
Program Director
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Amy is a Producer and Production Manager working primarily on commercials and short form content. She has also enjoyed being a part of various documentaries, feature films, and music videos. Amy is proud of the production teams she has assembled throughout the years. Her favorite aspects of production are teamwork, the dedication of crew members and the sense of community. In addition to production, Amy engages in her community through volunteer work. This has included work with Sweet Hope Chicago, Children's Memorial Hospital, her local PTA and various political campaigns. Amy admires the hard work and heart that local candidates put into their campaigns and their communities. Now in her sixth year as Program Director, Amy loves making connections and lending support to these candidates through her work at The Hometown Project.
Amy originally hails from the Chicago area and has called many places home including Delaware, Boston, New York City, and currently Montclair, New Jersey.
Hometown Team 2026
Institutional Giving Associate: Tasho Wesley
Individual Giving & Communications Coordinator: Jenna Moore
Producer and Head Writer: Grace Critchfield
Social Media: Ry Armstrong
Graphic Designers: Kimmy Tsai and Willem LLC/Dan Madinabeitia
Programming Interns: Kourtney Wright, Chloe Mister
Video Editors: Justin Cannon
Web: Rachel Rosenthal, Let’s Make a Website®!