Cassie Robles (she, her, hers)
As an Arizona native, Cassie Robles grew up moving around our diverse state and spent her early adult years going to college as her husband served in the U.S. Army. Through three deployments and while moving around the country, they started their young family before putting roots down in Phoenix. She began working full-time for grass-roots organizations including Cancer Support Community Arizona, Gabriel's Angels, and The Singletons. With nearly ten years of experience in program development, volunteer management, event planning, and fundraising, she went back to school full-time. She finished her bachelor’s degree in communications with a focus on digital media design and a certificate in public administration management from Arizona State University in 2015. Over the years, she saw first-hand many stories of impact that were going untold in the non-profit sector. With an emphasis on digital media storytelling, she found a way to use her experience in the community and her education in photography, design, and writing as an entrepreneur to build awareness and support for non-profits and small businesses. With changes in funding in 2020, she went back to work full-time as the Public Relations Specialist for Higley Unified School District. She recently transitioned into a role with the City of Mesa Transportation Department as the Public Information Officer and Marketing Communications Specialist II. Through her education and work in digital media marketing, her interest in privacy issues, media algorithms and civic discourse began to grow as the political climate continued to become more divisive. She is advocating for change in these areas with bi-partisan efforts like Represent Us. She plans to use this program to help create change that will protect children and individuals from predatory marketing tactics that ultimately shape our behaviors and communities.