Meet the TICO team!
Elliot Zornitzky
Programs Director
Elliot Zornitsky (he/him) is a junior at Dartmouth College pursuing a major in English and minors in Public Policy and Sociology. He loves to garden, hike, and is "into" politics.
Hannah Zimmerman
Director and founder
Hannah Zimmerman (she/her) is a Stanford undergraduate who balances time between serving as New York's youngest elected official, the founder, and director of TICO, and wandering the arctic . She loves to teach, organize, and research community resilience domestically and abroad.
Giulia Becker Miller
Communications Director
Giulia Becker Miller (she/her) is an undergraduate at Marymount Manhattan College. She is currently a passionate intersectional feminist/activist and an aspiring lawyer who looks forward to working in female criminal defense.
Sadie Honcock
Community Engagement Officer
Sadie Honcock (she/they) is a high school senior who has been involved with a number of youth-led organizations and projects surrounding social justice. She's preparing to study Classics and Political Science when she attends college.
Julia Mae Hughes
Digital Democracy Program Manager
Julia Mae (she/her) is a student at Tulane University studying International Development, Digital Media Practices, and Design. She is passionate about gender equity, media, design, and film.
Danielle Healy
Local Government Revitalization Program Co-lead
Danielle Healy (she/her) is a current student at Stanford University majoring in International Relations. She is passionate about effective and inclusive social and political change from local to global politics.
Cheyenne Green
Special Projects Management
Cheyenne Green (she/her) is a recent political science and English literature graduate from the University of Tulsa. Now interning at the public defenders office and planning on starting a joint JD/Masters’ degree in the fall. Aspiring human rights/criminal justice lawyer. Oat milk latte and Parks and Rec enthusiast.
Caitlin Kitson
Internal Development Director
Caitlin Kitson (she/her) was born and raised in New York. She is a senior at Brooklyn Technical High School. Her primary interests are journalism and public policy, and in her spare time, she enjoys drawing, painting, and listening to music.
Emily Liu
Research and Policy Director
Emily (she/her) is a sophomore at Stanford University studying Earth Systems and is interested in environmental justice and clean energy.
In her free time, she likes to bake, listen to music and watch documentaries.
Jamie Roa
Local Government Revitalization Program Co-Lead
Jamie Roa (she/her) is currently a junior at Tulane University studying Public Health and Political Science with minors in Spanish and History on the pre-law track.
Principles of Civic Organizing Program Co-lead
Eliza Schiff
Eliza Schiff (she/her) is a student at Vassar College, studying Environmental Studies, Political Science, and Theater. She intends to explore storytelling as a medium of climate activism. She loves playing frisbee and chatting about Brooklyn, NY (her hometown)!
Principles of Civic Organizing Program Manager
Nora Sweeney
Nora Sweeney (she/her) is a first-year at Swarthmore College interested in making transformative change within and around institutions; originally from D.C., she spends her free time doing crossword puzzles and going on bike rides.
Elizabeth Wilson
Editorial Manager
Elizabeth Wilson (she/her) is a young aspiring journalist who is grateful to be apart of TICO. TICO has provided the opportunity to gain skills of writing, advocacy, outreach, and to build connections in the professional world.
Meet the TICO advisors!
Dustin Liu
Outreach Advisor
Dustin Liu (he/him) is a Taiwanese-American who is passionate about helping young people see their personal magic. He is super thrilled to be doing that through work at TICO!
Allen Wehner
Learning Experience Design Advisor
Allen Wehner (he/him) Allen is a masters student at Stanford studying Management Science & Engineering in order to help teams be happier, learn more, and do great work. He loves user centered design, civic engagement, education, and the arts.