GCV Education Fund Team
Brionté McCorkle
Executive Director
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Brionte’s love of the Georgia environment grew from a striking moment in her childhood:
“When I was ten years old, my family and I got in our car and drove away from our military base in the hot, dry Mojave Desert to start a new life in Warner Robins Georgia. I will never forget waking up in the car after four long days of travel and being blown away by the view outside of my window of Georgia’s thick, green forests blanketing the landscape as far as the eye could see. Before that moment, I had only seen so many trees in textbooks. It was this experience that ignited a fire in me to love, explore and protect the environment.”
Georgia Milteer
HR and Operations Manager
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My love for the Georgia environment began at a young age. My most vivid memories stem from my childhood. My grandparents were school teachers who would visit every summer and Christmas. During the summers, we would visit several places in Georgia such as Ocmulgee Mounds National Park, Okefenokee Swamp, High Falls State Park and the Callaway Gardens, to name a few. My grandfather was a science teacher so many of the trips were lessons about nature. He also would stress the importance of why we should protect and take care of nature. The beauty of these sites always left me in awe, and I developed a great appreciation for nature.
I want to use my professional experiences as well as her personal ones to help the GCV team succeed in promoting conservation and equity for all.
Sara Henderson
Development Director
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In 2012, Sara joined the Georgia House Democratic Caucus as their Legislative Director and went on to also run candidate and issue based campaigns to help engage voters in a grassroots way. During her time with both Feminist Women’s Health Center and the City of Atlanta, Sara continued to work at the state Capitol as a lobbyist and mentor for nonprofit policy advocates. After spending a year working political campaigns at the senate and presidential levels, Sara returned to issue advocacy by becoming Executive Director of Common Cause Georgia. In this role, Sara championed democracy and ethics issues across the state using robust grassroots education campaigns as well as effective media strategies to pass voting machine legislation that led to Georgia adopting a paper ballot voting system.
Throughout her time with Common Cause Georgia, Sara worked to educate voters across the state on a myriad of democracy issues. She incorporated both citizen and professional lobbying to move the needle forward on ethics issues as well. Sara spent time traveling the state to help cities develop and maintain strong ethics programs within their local governments.
For the past few years, Sara has been working with America Votes to help ensure one of the largest voter turnouts in Georgia history in 2020 and 2021. As Program Director, Sara worked with over 60 nonprofit organizations to plan, fundraise, and execute their voter turnout and lobbying campaigns. With over 25 million doors knocked during the 2020 general election alone, Sara and the AV team were instrumental in ensuring every program was successful in reaching its goals.
Sara has both a BS and an MA in Political Science and enjoys hanging out with her three daughters, gardening, and teaching part-time at Clayton Stare University.
Ashley Rodriguez
Digital Communications Organizer
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With a background in Education and a Marketing degree from Clemson University, Ashley Rodriguez is a seasoned professional with a knack for orchestrating engaging events and crafting captivating marketing content. She is committed to addressing environmental challenges and social inequities through her work at GCV. In her spare time she enjoys concerts and exploring new restaurants in Atlanta.
Allie Brown
Political Director
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Allie fell in love with Atlanta’s green spaces at an early age, walking throughout forests in the city and later backpacking and camping in north Georgia. At the University of Georgia, she was introduced to the power of organizing when she joined a group of students to advocate for the shutdown of an outdated and dirty coal boiler on campus.
After college she spent seven years leading clean energy advocacy campaigns with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, successfully opening up access to solar power through a statewide Florida ballot campaign in 2016. Allie then made the pivot to support environmental champions in the 2020 election cycle, serving as the Field Director for Warren for President and Debbie for Congress.
When she’s not working on campaigns, Allie can be found cheering on her favorite Atlanta sports teams and exploring new hiking trails with her dog Tunji.
Christian Emile Dacus
Communications & Marketing Director
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Nic Clark
Field Manager
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Nic has lived in Atlanta, GA and Chicago, IL for the bulk of her young and middle adulthood. She earned her JD from DePaul University in Chicago. Nic has dedicated the bulk of her midcareer to developing and executing winning voter contact and issue-based campaigns, including campaigns to achieve equitable clean energy solutions; she owes her success to her flair for building rapid rapport with under-resourced communities and efficiently pinpointing their values and issues to leverage increased voter turnout and mobilize tenacious policy advocacy. When Nic is not organizing communities, she’s organizing cutthroat game nights for her tight-knit family + friends, listening to true crime + educational podcasts, or relishing her latest adventure. Nic is her partner’s – textile and ceramic artist extraordinaire Zipporah Camille – biggest cheerleader. She must mention her co-pilot Kitty – a male Maltipoo – and Marley her silly, yet brainy Standard Poodle.
Alexis Greenblatt
Development Manager
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Alexis Greenblatt is a graduate of Emory University who is passionate about environmental justice and teaching people how they can advocate for themselves to their elected officials. In 2020, Alexis was the Communications Director for a State House campaign in Marietta which opened her eyes to the world of local politics in Georgia, and showed her that we need to elect outstanding candidates all the way up and down the ballot to ensure that all Georgians can live in a clean, thriving environment. She is excited about working towards a more progressive future and sustainable environment in the South.
In her free time, Alexis loves to go to concerts and be outside – she is especially passionate about chasing down a good sunset. She hopes her work will help to amplify GCV’s message to Georgians of all ages and backgrounds.
Jesús Rubio
Government Affairs Manager
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Mia Delamar
Senior Organizer
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For the three years, where she first began as an intern, Mia has worked at The Delamar Firm LLC, a Metro-Atlanta area law firm which specializes in small business litigation, family law and estate planning, Mia served as Senior Legal Assistant to the Managing Attorney.
As a classically trained musician and dancer, commercially trained vocalist, Mia is a professional recording artist, writer and choreographer. She also is an actress who believes in the importance of The Arts. One of her mottos is to “Fail Forward”. She wants to prove that you can have a successful career in entertainment and also fight for causes you believe in that make a difference in people’s everyday lives.
Mia loves the beach and frequents one of Georgia’s close kept treasures, Tybee Island. She believes keeping the environment healthy and clean helps keep Georgia’s natural wonders beautiful for generations to come.
Deborah Opie
Campaign Manager
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She excels in generating ideas, fostering community involvement, and establishing collaborations, particularly within faith-based groups. Deborah’s approach to education as a catalyst for community empowerment underscores her unwavering commitment to driving positive change.
Her adept communication skills enable her to effectively convey intricate ideas and inspire action among diverse audiences. Deborah’s extensive volunteer work and teaching experience highlight her steadfast dedication to making a tangible difference in the lives of others.
In essence, Deborah’s journey is a testament to her unwavering dedication to service, education, and leadership, aiming to bring about impactful change within communities, both locally and globally.
Chassidy Malloy
Campaign Manager
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Chassidy brings with her 10+ years of non-profit professional experience concentrated in organizational development, fundraising, marketing, strategic planning and volunteer program management. Chassidy is active within the Savannah community and serves on various boards and committees notably, Savannah Development and Renewal Authority (SDRA) and the Savannah Downtown Neighborhood Association. She is a recent graduate of the 2020 Leadership Savannah Program.
Her extensive knowledge and appreciation of Georgia’s environmental and vernacular history; commitment to protecting the natural treasures of her home state; coupled with her excitement at building broad community alliances will aid in strengthening Georgia Conservation Voters statewide impact.
Connie Di Cicco
Political Director
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Connie Di Cicco is a proud Georgian, having grown up in Roswell. She earned her undergraduate degree with highest honors from the University of Georgia. Connie then pursued her passion for film and television, obtaining a Master of Fine Arts from the prestigious Florida State University School of Film, Television, and Recording Arts. In her early career, Connie served as the Director of Programming for the renowned Full Frame Documentary Film Festival overseeing the selection process and filmmaker recruitment efforts for the premier documentary film festival in the US. Following several years of freelance editing work in the Atlanta area, she transitioned into the entrepreneurial realm lending her expertise to the management of small companies. After years of volunteering for various candidates and elected officials, in 2018 Connie entered the professional political arena as Chief of Staff for Representative Mary Frances Williams and then Representative Miriam Paris. She dedicated several years to working at the Georgia State Capitol before deciding to run for office herself in 2020. Currently residing in Marietta with her two children, Connie enjoys baking, watching movies, listening to Braves games, and beekeeping in her personal time.
Paul Glaze
Press & Media Manager
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Paul hails from the region around Augusta, Georgia, having lived in Martinez, Louisville, Thomson, and Appling before moving to Gwinnett and Hall County. He learned about community organizing from DACA-mented friends and GALEO while attending Gainesville State College, where he earned a BA in Communications and Digital Media as it became the University of North Georgia. He has managed campaigns for U.S. Congress, Sheriff, and Public Service Commission candidates. As a public relations professional, he’s represented community and movement formations during huge moments. He’s especially proud to have represented undocumented poultry workers in Gainesville following an industrial tragedy in January 2021, Daniel Blackman’s campaign for Public Service Commission during the 2020 Georgia runoffs, New Georgia Project Action Fund for the 2021 and 2022 election cycles, the Press Lead for the Stop Cop City Referendum Coalition, and serving as the inaugural Communications Director at the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund, which runs a guaranteed income program that focuses on Black women across the state. Paul has helped place stories with or worked with journalists from most major outlets in the United States and Western Europe. He currently lives in Decatur with his son and participates in Atlanta’s wonderful theater community.
CiCi Arriaga
Community Organizer
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CiCi Arriaga is a proud daughter of Mexican immigrant parents. She fell in love with Georgia and its natural environment since she arrived in the United States at eight years old. Since graduating from college with a BA Writing and Communication from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, she has become an empathetic and dedicated Community Organizer with a deep passion for helping others and a strong determination to perform great work. CiCi is dedicated to empowering individuals and creating a more inclusive and equitable society for all.
Her passion for organizing stems from her immigrant parents and the values instilled in her by their story: a deep sense of gratitude for the sacrifices made by countless others to afford us this moment, and an understanding that each of us are part of a deeply interconnected community. She believes that when people come together, rooted in these common values, we can transform established systems and build a better world.
CiCi is driven by the love of her family and friends, the vision of a new and different world, the inspiring victories won by people who come together to fight, and her love for avocados too.
Every day, she is motivated to fight for a better future, not just for herself or her family, but for all.
Neil Sardana
Organizing Manager