Beth Huang, she/her

Executive director

Beth is the Director at the Massachusetts Voter Table and works with over 25 community organizations to increase voter turnout and civic leadership in communities of color and working-class people in Massachusetts. As the Director of MVT, Beth serves on the Steering Committees of Raise Up Massachusetts and the Election Modernization Coalition and convenes Drawing Democracy Coalition, the grassroots redistricting coalition. Prior to joining MVT as the Field Coordinator in 2016, Beth worked at Jobs With Justice as the National Coordinator of the Student Labor Action Project. Beth is a senior trainer with the Midwest Academy.

Beth serves on the boards of directors of State Voices, Better Future Project, the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, and Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts.

She hails from Wisconsin, where she became politicized through fights for workers' rights and racial justice, and holds a bachelors of science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jordan Brandt, he/him
Data and targeting Director

Since September 2013, Jordan Brandt has served as the Data Manager of the Massachusetts Voter Table and of Mass Alliance. Prior to working with the Voter Table and Mass Alliance, Jordan worked as the Targeting and Data Director of the Montana Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign, where he oversaw all data operations for one of the major US Senate races in the country, as well as other local and statewide races. Prior to that, he had been the Data Director for Mass Uniting in Massachusetts. Before focusing on targeting and data, Jordan spent 6 years as an organizer for political campaigns and organizations, including as Regional Field Director for the Nevada State Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign, Regional Organizer for the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, and Minnesota State Field Director of Rock the Vote.

Saffiyah Coker, She/Her

Tisch scholar

Saffiyah Coker joined the Massachusetts Voter Table in September 2021 as the current Tisch Scholar through the Tufts University Tisch Scholar Program. Saffiyah grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where she learned the value of community activism and the strength of the BIPOC community. While at Tufts University, she plans to major in International Relations & Economics. Since high school, Saffiyah has served her local community through non-profit work. She is passionate about advocating for and advancing all marginalized communities. In addition to the Tisch Scholars Program at Tufts, Saffiyah is a current Democracy Representative with JumboVote, a member of Tisch Council for Philanthropic Leadership, Women in International Relations, and a Student Consultant for 180 Degrees Consulting. Saffiyah’s dedication to improving life for students of color has led her to serve as the Co-Coordinator for the Tufts University Black Womyn’s Empowerment Conference. For Saffiyah, civic empowerment means actively working to rectify the injustices you see in the world and working as an active force of change.

Kendra Patterson, she/her
Field coordinator

Kendra is an experienced organizer who has managed field teams for political races in every region of the United States (Nevada, Missouri, Michigan, Georgia, and Massachusetts.) Most recently, she served as the Field Coordinator for Yes on 1 for A Better Budget and Field Director for Mayor Kim Janey’s Campaign. She started her journey as a student organizer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Law & Justice with minors in Chinese and Political Science. Kendra is incredibly passionate about voter participation in BIPOC communities, and she is eager to transition her campaign experience to create community strength with the Massachusetts Voter Table and partner organizations.