Shanique Rodriguez, she/her

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Shanique Rodriguez is a political, social, and reproductive justice activist who has dedicated nearly a decade to organizing in BIPOC communities across Massachusetts. With a BS in Criminal Justice from Mount Ida College, Shanique is a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and is a current resident of Springfield. She brings her lived experiences and passion for uplifting and finding justice for marginalized communities like her own to her work. In 2022, Shanique delivered a hard-fought win for the Fair Share Amendment campaign as the BIPOC Community Director. Prior to the Fair Share campaign, Shanique spent 4+ years at Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts working on reproductive rights and justice issues in Western and Central MA as the Manager of Mobilization and BIPOC Organizing.

Layanie Oscar

she/her

field organizer

Layanie is a dedicated community organizer with a commitment to social justice and civic engagement. She joined MVT in March 2022 through the Civic Action Fellowship. At UMass Boston, she organized coalitions focused on social consciousness, collective/decolonized pedagogical practices, and carceral system issues. After graduation, she organized with nonpartisan grassroots coalitions, creating sustainable and accessible materials that empower BIPOC and working-class communities, young people, and new citizens to engage in civic life. At MVT, creates meaningful conversations and initiatives that elevate the experiences of underrepresented groups, ensuring their perspectives shape broader social and political discourse. Her work is centered around fostering inclusive spaces where communities of color can be given the personal histories and tools to lead effective change. She enjoys expressing herself through poetry and short stories, using her creative writing to reflect on her life experiences and social justice work. Through both activism and art, she remains deeply invested in building spaces for critical dialogue and lasting change.

Ben Robinson

he/him

DATA MANAGER

Ben joined the Massachusetts Voter Table in June 2022 and serves as the Data Manager. Ben brings 10+ years in social movement work and research, including 5+ years of grassroots community organizing. He completed his PhD in 2018 where his research focused on the relationships between religion, racism and economic justice. After the police murder of Michael Brown his organizing shifted to the role carceral institutions play in controlling movements for worker power and racial justice. Before transitioning to the data side of movement work, Ben worked for nearly three years with Faith in Texas as a community organizer building power with people directly impacted by the criminal legal system. During his time in Dallas he led dozens of trainings on divesting from policing and imprisonment. He has collaborated with a diverse range of organizations, including the North Texas Immigration Coalition, Jobs with Justice, Fight Toxic Prisons, and In Defense of Black Lives Dallas.

Ben is guided by a commitment to undoing systems of domination and to building a world centered on collective care.

Amy Walsh

she/her

Development Director

Amy M. Walsh joined the Massachusetts Voter Table (MVT) team as the Director of Development in 2024. In this role, Amy develops meaningful partnerships and collaborations with key stakeholders including foundations and individuals. These efforts ensure the MVT has the resources needed to advance civic access, engagement and representation for all people in our state, while also laying the groundwork for future programmatic expansion. Amy has nearly two decades experience scaling programs through strategic fundraising, increasing reach and service of organizations in the Greater Boston area, and across the country. Amy lives in Kingston, MA with her daughter and son, is a fabric artist, making quilts, blankets, embroidery, and dresses as gifts for her family. She enjoys reading with her children, and doing arts and crafts projects with them; they have a dog, two kitties, and are learning to cultivate a freshwater planted aquarium. In addition to her development career, Amy has been trained, and supported friends during childbirth, as a doula. Amy graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2007 (go Huskies!) where she studied English and Economics.

Evan Drukker-Schardl

he/him

Field Director

Evan Drukker-Schardl is an organizer and activist who joined the Massachusetts Voter Table as Field Director in April 2025. Over the past decade, Evan has fought for justice, equity, and democracy for all in city councils, state houses, and in Congress; on college campuses and in Jewish communities; through lobbying, grassroots advocacy, political campaigns, and nonviolent direct action. Evan graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2020 with a degree in Sociology and International Studies. He worked as a Field Organizer for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party during the 2020 presidential election and later was a campus organizer and Public Affairs and Training Manager at J Street. Evan served most recently as Distributed Organizing Director at Climate Defiance. In his free time, Evan cooks and bakes, hikes and bikes throughout New England, and tends to a little herb and native plant garden on his apartment balconies.