BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Maggie Brevig, a white woman with straight light brown hair, smiles at you. She is wearing a black and pink shirt and a red cardigan.

Maggie Brevig (she/her) is a CFRE working as a fundraiser for an advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. Maggie became a volunteer for the Harry Potter Alliance in 2012. She has presented at Granger Leadership Academy and LeakyCon on topics ranging from fundraising to fictional organizing to magical governance. Maggie has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Music from Boston College, where she also earned her Masters Degree in Social Work.

Sabrina McMillin, a white woman with curly black hair, smiles at you. She is wearing glasses, a checkered shirt, and a green blazer.

Sabrina Cartan (she/her) is a fan activist, writer, and digital strategist who specializes in mobilizing online fan communities for social justice and civic causes. Sabrina’s most recent projects include organizing the massively successful Geeks for Harris and Gamers for Harris. Sabrina’s campaigns have helped move the needle on issues such as women’s rights, LGBTQ+ equality, ending voter suppression, climate justice, and anti-racist advocacy.

Anna Dardick, a white person with curly brown hair that has a splash of pink in it, smiles at you. They are wearing glasses and a denim shirt.

Anna Dardick (she/her or they/them) is a passionate activist who utilizes her training and experience in public health, electoral politics, and project management to bring about cultural and political change. She has been involved in education and social justice for many years, including (of course!) Fandom Forward, at which she started the first chapter in 2006. Anna is a two-time Chapter Organizer, former Program and Campaigns Director at Imagine Better, and ride-or-die Granger Leadership Academy alum and presenter.

Daniel Etcovitch, a white man with short light brown hair, smiles at you. He is wearing glasses and layered blue shirts.

Daniel Etcovitch (he/him) is an attorney in New York City.  He has been involved in fandom since friends dragged him in over a decade ago (and he’s never looked back). He has worked on and written about a variety of issues involving law, technology, and entertainment, inspired by fandom and the media he grew up loving. After getting his Bachelors in Political Science and Economics from McGill University, he earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

K. Alexandra Mills, a Black woman with wavy brown hair, smiles at you. She is wearing a white shirt and a gold necklace.

K. Alexandra Mills (she/her) is a Motown made and Southern raised  educator, writer, and activist. A HBCU graduate, she has earned  both her BA in English and MFA in Creative Writing. Her career as a K-12 Educator has inspired her to become a staunch advocate for literacy, community equity and engagement, as well as diversity and inclusion. Her after-school activities include: co-host for Accio Politics, a podcast that combines political dialogue and critical readership within the Wizarding World, a fellow editor for Wizards in Space literary magazine, and freelance writer who has contributed to avenues such as Nerdist, Carefree Magazine, and Black Girls Create. When avoiding her to-do list, you can find her on Twitter (@KAlexIsWrite) talking about fandom, trivia, and volleyball. 

Porshèa Patterson-Hurst, a Black woman with curly hair, smiles at you. She is wearing glasses and a black shirt with a bejeweled collar.

Porshèa Patterson-Hurst (she/her) is a researcher, writer, and communications professional who uses her experience to interrogate connections between gender, racial, ability, and economic disparities within societal structures like democracy, immigration reform, and even fandom. She began volunteering with Fandom Forward in 2017 and often utilizes her time in fandom-related spaces like LeakyCon, Granger Leadership Academy, and Black Girls Create to explore her aforementioned interests. Porshéa holds an MA in international educational development at Teachers College, Columbia University, and a BA in political science from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania.

Maddi Porter, a white woman with straight pink hair, looks at you. She is wearing a dark turtleneck.

Maddi Porter (she/her) is a CPA and writer. Fandom has always been an inherent part of her life; she started writing (terrible) fanfiction when she was in second grade. Maddi fell into the nonprofit space via writing when she joined NaNoWriMo as an intern in 2016, where she is now the Development Manager. Maddi’s expertise resides in the limbo space between financial literacy, nonprofit operations, and fandom. She holds a Bachelor’s in English and a Master’s in Accounting, both from UC Davis, where she also joined the local Fandom Forward chapter back in 2012.