Alexis Mansanarez has a BA in Communications, with an emphasis in Journalism, and Political Science from the University of Washington. She has a decade of communication experience across journalism, the non-profit sector, and campaign management. Alexis’ professional and personal work center liberation for all. As a journalist, she covered the WNBA for The Athletic, now part of the New York Times, and the rise of athlete activism during the 2020 uprisings and beyond for various publications. As a campaign manager, Alexis worked to elect Teresa Mosqueda to King County Council as the first Latina to hold the position and on State Senator Rebecca Saldaña’s campaign both at the statewide and county level.