The Shorenstein Center

Erin Zimmer Strenio, a light skinned woman with shoulder length brown hair wears a white shirt with embroidered flowers, in front of a decorative mural.

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Erin Zimmer Strenio

Nonprofit journalism director and civic technologist

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Erin Zimmer Strenio, Executive Director of Conversationalist.org, has dedicated her career to civic tech and journalism rooted in empathy and community. As director of Vote.gov, she led the federal team to a Service to the Citizen Award for accessibility and equity in voting information. She previously served at 18F — improving delivery of SNAP, CHIP, and other public programs — and started her career in food journalism as the managing editor of the James Beard Award-winning site Serious Eats. At the Shorenstein Center, she’s partnering election administrators with lifestyle creators in their regions to share trustworthy, accurate voting information with the public.