DeNora Getachew previously served as Vice Chair of the Higher Heights board and brings a wealth of experience as an advocate and nonprofit executive leader with a demonstrated ability to build coalitions, fundraise, and position organizations to deliver on their missions. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of DoSomething.org, the largest nonprofit dedicated exclusively for young people and social change.
Getachew has dedicated her career to improving democracy to make it more accessible to all Americans, including especially those in historically marginalized communities. She has led these efforts at the local, state and national level, including most recently as the New York Executive Director of Generation Citizen, a national nonprofit transforming how civics education is taught in our country’s secondary schools. Getachew also led issue campaigns at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law; and Citizens Union, a 100-year-old New York good government group, and directed policy for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.
Throughout her career, Getachew has shaped state and local law and policy on a diverse set of issues, including campaign financing of elections, education, economic development, ethics, police accountability, social services, and voting reform.