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7th Annual
1st Amendment 1st Vote
Leadership Action Summit Speakers

Connect with the speakers and mentors you met at 1A1V 2026!

Speakers

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Melina Carnicelli

1A1V Founder, Former Mayor, Auburn, NY

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Michael Burns

Deputy Mayor,

City of Rochester​

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Rochelle Colburn

COO,

Future Caucus

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Gwen Webber-McLeod

CEO,

Gwen, Inc

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Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir

Icelandic Member of Parliament

Women in Government Mentors

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Regional Assistant, U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Altia Robinson

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Alysa Plummer

Mayor, Pittsford, NY

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Amy Thompson

Candidate, Chautauqua. City Legislature

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Bethaida Gonzalez

Syracuse Common Council

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Colleen Meeder

Mayor, Sherman, NY

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Courtney Ball

Regional Director,

U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

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Elizabeth Morabito

Finger Lakes Regional Rep, NYS Dept. of Labor

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Heidi Woika

Deputy Mayor, Fairport, NY

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Holly Park

Village Trustee, Hamburg, NY

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Jamie Hall

South Bristol Town Council Member

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Sandra Lewis

Chautauqua County Legislator

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Julie Domaratz

Mayor, Fairport, NY

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Meghan Fuller

South Bristol Town Council Member

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Sharon Peyus

DHS

Running Start Staff

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Susannah Wellford

CEO & Founder

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Vasundhara Kamath

Chief impact Officer

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Jessica Kelly

Chief of Staff

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Amanda Myers

Program Manager

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Sabrina Gray

Staff Assistant

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