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Welcome to the Team
Ishita Srivastava
Vice President of Cultural Strategy
Ishita is a cultural strategist, narrative change
practitioner, and multimedia producer with 15 years
of experience working at the intersection of social
justice movements and culture. As the Vice
President of Cultural Strategy at FrameWorks, Ishita
will be using FrameWorks9 research to develop
strategy focused on leveraging media,
communications, art, and pop culture to shift
cultural mindsets in ways that make societies more
just and equitable.
Rae Jereza, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
Rae Jereza is a Senior Researcher at FrameWorks.
They are an anthropologist whose academic
research focuses on digital labor, (far) right politics,
and discourse on online racism in the U.S. Their
work at FrameWorks is informed by a commitment
to social justice and a critical lens that seeks to
reveal 3 and dismantle 3 longstanding power
dynamics and forms of oppression.
Melissa Peña
Director of Development
Melissa has served in fundraising and nonprofit
management roles for over ten years and has
worked with institutional funders and individuals to
raise significant funds for healthcare, education, and
the intersection of economic, racial, and
environmental justice. She is passionate about
shifting philanthropy from charity to justice, building
power around progressive solutions, and supporting
meaningful social change.
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