About the Guests

Meena Yi is a Creative Director currently at The White House where she manages a team of designers to produce all things visual for the President and the White House. She previously served as Creative Director for Cory Booker's Presidential Campaign and worked in consulting where her clients ranged from elected officials such as Ilhan Omar and Hakeem Jeffries to non-profit organizations such as Planned Parenthood and Latino Victory Fund. She got her start in politics at the Democratic National Committee where she led the redesign of democrats.org and launched iwillvote.com. In her free time she's currently learning how to skateboard and biking around the city.

Abbey Pitzer serves as Associate Creative Director at The White House. She's part of the design team that produces and manages brand creative for social media, on-campus events, WH.gov, press briefings, and select print materials. She previously worked as a brand designer for the Biden-Harris Presidential Campaign,leading on icon and illustration design. Before joining The White House, Abbey was a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. Originally from Pennsylvania and Delaware, she graduated from the Graphic Design Communication Program at Jefferson University (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University). When she's not designing, she enjoys checking out new places to eat in DC and playing frisbee with her Australian shepherd, Sophie.

About the Moderator

Lagos-born and DMV-grown, Samuel Adaramola turns his decade of creativity into action. With a notable stint as a Media Producer for Bernie Sanders 2020 the Newhouse School alum now runs his own boutique studio Fufu and Grits. His mission? To craft narratives and strategies that celebrate the Black diaspora and unite marginalized communities, making every story a bridge to understanding.