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CareForce
The CareForce is a cross-sector collaborative of over 350+ builders, advocates, founders, storytellers, and researchers in care. CareForce members get access to monthly programming and a private Slack Group with opportunities for connection, collaboration, and community-building.


Our mission is to transform how we care for people using multidisciplinary ideas and cross-sector tactics. CareForce encourages knowledge-sharing, bridge-building, and radical collaboration among our members to reach our goals for narrative, public policy, political, and private sector social change. Our areas of focus:
- Advancing Paid leave
- Advocating for quality, affordable childcare and eldercare
- Careworker advocacy
- Inviting men into care conversations
- Encouraging employer leadership
- Reimagining the care narrative
- Challenging the status quo of unpaid labor
- New solutions to persistent problems around care

Join us as we all build the future of care together.

The CareForce is a driving force in reimagining how we care.
We are a group of 350+ builders, advocates, funders, storytellers, and researchers across public, private and social sectors.
Our mission is to work together to transform and elevate care in all of its forms. We seek to do this through narrative and political change, care research, care policy, and the care economy.
This is a group that encourages knowledge-sharing, bridge-building, and radical collaboration among our members.

Is the CareForce right for you?
We are accepting members whose professional life is 50% or more devoted to advancing care in some form. If your “day job” does not directly relate to care, we welcome you to join if you have a significant additional project that fits within the care movement, such as writing a book, creating an advocacy group, etc.
If you are interested in the care movement but don’t fit this criteria, we welcome you to join our public-facing virtual events, which we host several times yearly.
Our Members
Jen Bradwell
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFilmmaker,Areas of InterestPolicyMediaNon-profitAdvocacyKate Mangino
LocationWashington, DC, USAPositionAuthor, AuthorAreas of InterestResearchMediaShadiah Sigala
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionCEO, KinsideAreas of InterestTechPolicyEntrepreneurshipGloria Riviera
LocationWashington, DC, USAPositionHost, No One is Coming to Save Us,Areas of InterestMediaJeanne Sun
LocationNew York, USAPositionWealth Management Leader,Areas of InterestPolicyCorporateNon-profitResearchAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipLiat Krawczyk
LocationNew York, USAPositionSenior Advisor for Workforce Strategy and Head of Child Care, U.S. Department of Commerce CHIPS Program OfficeAreas of InterestTechPolicyCommunityEntrepreneurshipCorporateResearchDeborah Widiss
LocationIndiana, USAPositionJohn F. Kimberling Professor of Law, Indiana University MaurerAreas of InterestPolicyResearchAdvocacyHeather McCulloch
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionSenior Fellow, The Aspen InstituteAreas of InterestPolicyMediaNon-profitTechCommunityCorporateResearchAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipGrassroots CampaignsLeslie Forde
LocationMassachusetts, USAPositionCEO & Founder, Moms Hierarchy of NeedsAreas of InterestResearchEntrepreneurshipCommunityMary Beth Ferrante
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFounder & CEO, WRK/360Areas of InterestCorporateAdvocacyPilar McDonald
LocationNew York, USAPositionCo-Founder and Co-Director, Project MatriarchsAreas of InterestCommunityAdvocacyGrassroots CampaignsNate Hilger
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionResearcher,Areas of InterestPolicyNon-profitResearchTechMediaKristine Cherek
LocationIllinois, USAPositionAuthor and Keynote Speaker , AuthorAreas of InterestCorporateLucie Prewitt
LocationColorado, USAPositionSurvey Methodologist / The Care Board, University of KansasAreas of InterestResearchPolicyTiffany Anclaire
LocationHamburg, GermanyPositionProducer & Host,Areas of InterestCommunityMediaNon-profitAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipTechSilvia Vieria
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionCo-Founder & CEO, CoexistAreas of InterestTechEntrepreneurshipStephanie Tholand
LocationOntario, CanadaPositionSocial & Behavior Change Strategy Consultant,Areas of InterestMediaNon-profitCara Pollard
LocationIllinois, USAPositionFounder and CEO, Cara Pollard CoachingAreas of InterestCommunityTet Salva
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFounder | Executive Director, MomWarrior, Tala TherapyAreas of InterestTechCorporateResearchAdvocacyPolicyMediaNathaniel Robinson
LocationPositionFounder & CEO, TrustworthyAreas of InterestEntrepreneurshipTechAmy Beacom, Ed.D.
LocationPositionFounder and CEO, Center for Parental Leave LeadershipAreas of InterestEntrepreneurshipAdvocacyPolicyCorporateValerie Recore
LocationColorado, USAPositionProductivity coach, Certified Fair Play Method Facilitator, Stride ProductivitySarah Johal
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFounder, CareSprintAreas of InterestCorporatePolicyAdvocacyMediaResearchTechNon-profitCommunityKatie Mayshak
LocationMassachusetts, USAPositionChief Growth Officer, Neighborhood VillagesErin O'Connor
LocationNew York, USAPositionProfessor and Co-founder , New York University and Nested Institute for FamiliesAreas of InterestPolicyCommunityNon-profitResearchAdvocacyGrassroots CampaignsHaley Swenson
LocationUtah, USAPositionWriter and Researcher, Better Life Lab / New AmericaAreas of InterestPolicyMediaResearchAshley Brichter
LocationNew York, USA, Utah, USAPositionFounder + CEO , BirthsmarterAreas of InterestCommunityAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipGrassroots CampaignsStephanie Fornaro
LocationTexas, USAPositionCEO, Hello NannyAreas of InterestAdvocacyCommunityEmily Phipps
LocationWashington, DC, USAPositionSenior Manager of External Affairs, The National Women's Law CenterAreas of InterestPolicyAdvocacyCommunityEntrepreneurshipGrassroots CampaignsCorporateNon-profitLisa Sibbett
LocationWashington, USAPositionDr.,Areas of InterestCommunityMediaGrassroots CampaignsResearchJulie Kashen
LocationMaryland, USAPositionDirector, Women's Economic Justice, The Century FoundationAreas of InterestPolicyDenise Lacona Stern
LocationVirginia, USAPositionCEO, Let Mommy SleepAreas of InterestMediaPolicyEntrepreneurshipAdvocacyKeisha Blair
LocationNew York, USAPositionFounder, Institute on Holistic WealthAreas of InterestPolicyAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipResearchPooja Lakshmin MD
LocationTexas, USAPositionFounder & CEO, Gemma, Physician specializing in women's mental health, GemmaAreas of InterestMediaLynn Perkins
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionCEO & Founder, Urban SitterAllison J. Applebaum, Ph.D.
LocationNew York, USAPositionDirector, Center for Caregiving Science; Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAreas of InterestPolicyResearchJen Saxton
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFounder & CEO, Tot SquadAreas of InterestTechEntrepreneurshipVicki Shabo (she/her), J.D., M.A.
LocationWashington, DC, USAPositionSenior Fellow for Paid Leave Policy & Strategy and Founder/Director, Entertainment Practice, New America, Better Life LabAreas of InterestPolicyNon-profitAdvocacyMediaResearchElissa Strauss
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionAuthor & Journalist, AuthorAreas of InterestMediaKatie B. Garner, PhD
LocationIllinois, USAPositionExecutive Director, IAMASAreas of InterestNon-profitResearchAdvocacySarah K Peck
LocationNew York, USAPositionCEO, Startup ParentAreas of InterestMediaCommunityEntrepreneurshipTechRebecca Joy Tromsness
LocationOntario, CanadaPositionFounder / Job Search Coach,Areas of InterestAdvocacyEmma Johnson
LocationVirginia, USAPositionFounder, Author, Wealthy Single MommyAreas of InterestAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipTechMediaTina Cartwright
LocationMaine, USAPositionFounder + Brander + Mom , Rebranding MotherhoodAreas of InterestCommunityMediaEntrepreneurshipMegan Trask
LocationColorado, USAPositionCo-Founder + CEO, TULA Life BalancedAreas of InterestTechEntrepreneurshipCommunityAnna McKay
LocationTexas, USAPositionFounder & Coach, Parents PivotAreas of InterestAdvocacyCommunityMediaEntrepreneurshipShannon Amspacher, SPHRi
LocationPennsylvania, USAPositionCEO & Founder, Potluck,Areas of InterestEntrepreneurshipAdvocacyCommunityMediaTechTara Ryan
LocationNew Hampshire, USAPositionFounder, InfiniDEI, Fair Play MethodAreas of InterestPolicyCorporateAdvocacyTechNicole Jorwic
LocationVirginia, USAPositionChief of Advocacy and Campaigns, Caring Across GenerationsAreas of InterestPolicyCorporateNon-profitSuzanne Slaughter
LocationPositionProduct Marketing Lead (current), Alchemy (currently), about to be unemployed working on a project tangential to care (more details below!)Areas of InterestTechCommunityKelley Coleman
LocationPositionAuthor, AuthorAreas of InterestAdvocacyMediaCommunityKate Georgalas
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionDirector Of Partnerships, Hello Nanny!Jac Gamache
LocationIllinois, USAPositionDEI/ESG Merch Expert, Boxed SourcingMisty Heggeness
LocationKansas, USAPositionAssociate Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, University of KansasGemma Hartley
LocationNevada, USAPositionAuthor & Speaker,Areas of InterestMediaResearchAdvocacyStew Friedman
LocationPennsylvania, USAPositionEmeritus Professor of Management Practice, The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaJenn Younker
LocationWashington, USAPositionCOO, Fair Play Policy InstituteAreas of InterestCommunityMediaResearchPolicyNon-profitLydia Fogo Johnson, MS, ACC
LocationTennessee, USAPositionFounder & Coach, ThriveCulture CoachingAreas of InterestCorporateKirsten Swinth
LocationNew York, USAPositionProfessor of History, Fordham UniversityAreas of InterestResearchPolicyCourtney Masterson
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionAssociate Dean, University of San FranciscoAreas of InterestResearchCommunityCorporateGrassroots CampaignsMediaAdvocacyDr. Wendy Wagner Robeson
LocationMassachusetts, USAPositionSenior Research Scientist, Wellesley CollegeAreas of InterestResearchPolicyNon-profitKim Rohrer
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFree Agent, Patchwork PortfolioAreas of InterestCommunityCorporateMediaPolicyTechTiffany Green
LocationWisconsin, USAPositionAssistant Professor, Departments of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology , University of WisconsinAreas of InterestPolicyNon-profitJenna Arnold
LocationNew York, USAPositionActivist & Author & Co-Founder, ORGANIZEAreas of InterestPolicyCommunityMediaNon-profitDebi Yadegari
LocationNew York, USAPositionChief Empathy Officer, VillygeAreas of InterestCorporateTechCommunityMediaNancy Folbre
LocationMaine, USAPositionProfessor emerita of economics,Areas of InterestPolicyResearchSiran Cao
LocationNew York, USAPositionCEO, Hey MirzaAreas of InterestPolicyTechEntrepreneurshipMolly Dickens
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFounder, Writer, The Maternal Stress ProjectAreas of InterestResearchAdvocacyRhonesha Byng
LocationNew Jersey, USAPositionCEO, HerAgendaAreas of InterestCommunityMediaAmy Merrill
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionCo- Founder & Digital Director, Plan CAreas of InterestCommunityAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipGrassroots CampaignsErin Erenberg
LocationSouth Carolina, USAPositionFounder and CEO, Chamber of MothersAreas of InterestPolicyCommunityAdvocacyNon-profitGrassroots CampaignsSade Dozan
LocationNew Jersey, USAPosition,Areas of InterestNon-profitCommunityAmelia Pleasant Kennedy
LocationMichigan, USAPositionCEO + Founder , A Pleasant Solution, Fair Play MethodAreas of InterestCommunityChristy Johnson
LocationWashington, USAPositionCEO, ArtemisAreas of InterestEntrepreneurshipPolicyMediaCorporateGreg Cangialosi
LocationMaryland, USAPositionFounder / CEO, Twilight TechnologiesAreas of InterestEntrepreneurshipTechCourtney Leimkuhler
LocationNew York, USAPositionManaging Partner, SpringbankAreas of InterestTechCorporateFunderBridget Garsh
LocationMassachusetts, USAPositionCOO, FamTech.orgAreas of InterestTechEntrepreneurshipJosé Campi-Portaluppi
LocationWashington, DC, USAPositionDirector of Communications & Advocacy, Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social JusticeAreas of InterestAdvocacyMediaNon-profitGrassroots CampaignsCommunityDoug Messer
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionProject Manager, Social Impact, USC Public ExchangeLaura Danger
LocationIllinois, USAPositionCreator, Domestic Equity Expert,Areas of InterestAdvocacyCommunityMediaGrassroots CampaignsBrian Page
LocationPositionFounder, Modern HusbandsAreas of InterestAdvocacyPolicyVarina Winder
LocationWashington, DC, USAPositionChief of Staff, Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of StateAreas of InterestPolicyAdvocacyElliot Haspel
LocationColorado, USAPositionSenior Fellow, CapitaAllison Venditti
LocationPositionFounder, Moms at WorkAreas of InterestPolicyCommunityResearchAdvocacyGeri Lynn Baumblatt
LocationIllinois, USAPositionConsultant,Areas of InterestTechCommunityPolicyAdvocacyMediaDavid Smith
LocationMaryland, USAPositionAuthor & Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business SchoolAreas of InterestPolicyCorporateResearchAmanda Goodwin
LocationMassachusetts, USAPositionCEO, LogatotAreas of InterestPolicyTechEntrepreneurshipCommunityAdvocacyMediaJessica Patay
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFounder & Executive Director, We Are Brave Together (501c3)Areas of InterestCommunityMichele Veldsman
LocationOxford, UKPositionFounder and CEO, PlayroomAreas of InterestResearchTechCorporateNancy Reddy
LocationNew Jersey, USAPositionAuthor & Professor, Stockton UniversityAreas of InterestResearchDarby Saxbe
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionProfessor of Psychology, University of Southern CaliforniaAreas of InterestCommunityPolicyMediaRachel Drapper
LocationLondon, UKPositionFounder & CEO, Fair Share HomeAreas of InterestEntrepreneurshipTechResearchAdvocacyAnna Steffeney
LocationMaine, USAPositionExecutive Director, FamTech.orgAreas of InterestPolicyTechAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipCommunityKate Washington
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionAuthor, AuthorAreas of InterestMediaPaul Sullivan
LocationConnecticut, USAPositionFounder, The Company of DadsAreas of InterestMediaCorporateDevi Dutta-Choudhury
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionArchitect/Author, AuthorAreas of InterestCommunityKatherine Goldstein
LocationNorth Carolina, USAPositionJournalist, New America Fellow, CareForce Director, The Double ShiftAreas of InterestMediaCommunityPolicyFlory Wilson
LocationNew York, USAPositionFounder & CEO, Reproductive & Maternal Health CompassAreas of InterestNon-profitCorporateResearchChelsea Conaboy
LocationMaine, USAPositionWriter/Journalist, AuthorAreas of InterestMediaPolicyResearchAlex Lebec
LocationFlorida, USAPositionFounder & CEO, Lebec ConsultingAreas of InterestCommunityCorporateNon-profitResearchAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipCarmi Medoff
LocationNew York, USAPositionFounder & CEO, Onsite KidsAreas of InterestEntrepreneurshipLaura Fitzgerald
LocationWashington, DC, USAPositionFounder,Areas of InterestAdvocacyTechCommunityEntrepreneurshipDan Doty
LocationMaine, USAPositionCo-Founder, Fatherhood Unlocked, Fatherhood ReadyAreas of InterestCommunityMediaCorporateEntrepreneurshipKelly Hubbell
LocationOregon, USAPositionFounder, CEO, Sage HausAreas of InterestCommunityLaura Tulchin
LocationNew York, USAPositionChief Strategy Officer, Imagine ELCAreas of InterestAdvocacyPolicyLinzay Davis
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionFounder and CEO, The ParkAreas of InterestPolicyAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipJulia Ticona
LocationPennsylvania, USAPositionAssistant Professor of Communication & Sociology, University of PennsylvaniaAreas of InterestTechKathy Pomer
LocationMaryland, USAPositionCo-Founder, Advocate and Chief, GatherRound ConsultingAreas of InterestAdvocacyCommunityEntrepreneurshipGrassroots CampaignsJessica Hill
LocationPositionFounder, The Parent CollectiveAreas of InterestCommunityEntrepreneurshipAlex Lloyd Hunte
LocationLondon, UKPositionMr, The Dad ShiftAreas of InterestTechNon-profitMichelle Browning Coughlin
LocationKentucky, USAPositionAssistant Professor of Law; founder of MothersEsquire & KWLA, Chase College of Law and MothersEsquireAreas of InterestPolicyAdvocacyTechGrassroots CampaignsCarrie Lane
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionAnthropologist & Professor of American Studies, California State University, FullertonAreas of InterestCommunityResearchAdvocacyMegan L. Hauser, Ed.D.
LocationPennsylvania, USAPositionResearcher and Educator,Cris Tcheyan
LocationCalifornia, USAPositionCo-founder/CPO, Grasshopper KidsAreas of InterestPolicyResearchAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipAkima A. Brown
LocationDelaware, USAPositionFounder , Reel Families for ChangeAreas of InterestPolicyMediaNon-profitGrassroots CampaignsAdvocacySehreen Noor Ali
LocationNew York, USAPositionFounder, TecuraAreas of InterestTechAdvocacyEntrepreneurshipRebecca Clanton
LocationMinnesota, USAPositionCo-Founder and Doctoral Candidate, Back to Human PartnersAreas of InterestResearchEntrepreneurshipCorporateMelissa Nicholson
LocationTexas, USAPositionFounder & CEO, Work MuseAreas of InterestAdvocacyLeslie Borrell
LocationNew York, USA, SpainPositionFounder, CarefullyAreas of InterestPolicyCommunityAdvocacyTechEntrepreneurshipRicha Rudola
LocationNew York, USAPositionFilmmaker, Meals About MotherhoodAreas of InterestGrassroots CampaignsMedia