OneAmerica Votes’ staff and board members are located across Washington state. At this time, OneAmerica Votes does not currently post most of our teams’ names and contact information on our website. If you would like to get in contact with someone from our organization, please email the account listed below and it will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
General inquiries:
Email info@oavotes.org.
Chief Executive Officer
Deputy Director
Roxana has 20 years of experience in organizing, advocacy and social justice work with immigrant and refugee populations. Now serving as OneAmerica Vote’s CEO, Roxana started with the organization 12 years ago, first as an organizing intern and then in 2012 as the Education Policy Manager.
In her role leading education work, Roxana built and developed a strategy to improve education for immigrant children and families through local and state policy advocacy, community organizing and leadership development with parents and youth. Which resulted in many policy wins and millions of dollars in additional funding for multilingual education. Over the last decade she moved OneAmerica through a transformational process to get further rooted in grassroots organizing, strategic policy campaigns and political power.
In addition to her role at OneAmerica Votes she is also a clinical instructor at the University of Washington in the School of Public Health. In 2010, after earning her Masters in Social Work at the University of Washington, Roxana was awarded the Bonderman Fellowship which allowed her to travel to twenty countries exploring post-conflict regions, migration trends, and identity. Roxana’s experience as a first generation American informs her passion and commitment to racial equity and immigrant justice.
Languages spoken: Farsi and English
Melissa joined OneAmerica Votes in 2020 and is the architect of how our organizing, leadership development, civic engagement and advocacy programs work together to make lasting, systemic changes for the immigrant and refugee communities in WA State.
Melissa comes from a mixed-heritage, working class family and is dedicated to building power so that all people, regardless of age, race, immigration status and income are able to live full, joyous and thriving lives.
Melissa has been instrumental in building OneAmerica Votes power building program that centers those furthest from power as decision-makers in our electoral and issue organizing work.
Languages spoken: English
