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Garlin Gilchrist II
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Garlin Gilchrist IIDirector of New Media |
Garlin Gilchrist II is the Director of New Media at the Center for Community Change, a national nonprofit dedicated to
providing technical assistance and support to community-based
organizations in disadvantaged communities throughout the U.S. He joined the Center in 2009.
Garlin's passion for advocacy, technology and policy guide his actions as a professional, an organizer, and a public servant. Connecting new media and grassroots organizing is the cornerstone of Mr. Gilchrist's work.
During the 2008 Presidential Election season, Gilchrist served as the Social Media Manager for the Barack Obama campaign in Washington. In 2005 he co-founded and contributes to The SuperSpade: Black Thought at the Highest Level, one of the nation's leading Black political blogs. Mr. Gilchrist co-founded blacknetaction, a strategic collective of Black bloggers and online activists who coordinate online campaigns across the country. As a member of the New Organizing Institute's Trainer & Speakers Bureau, Gilchrist has taught activists, candidates, and campaign staffers across the country how to best utilize new media in their work. Garlin is also a Fellow and Senior Policy Analyst for Technology with the Northwest Progressive Institute, a netroots powered strategy center working to advance the common good through ideas and action.
When not working, Garlin enjoys basketball, reading on & offline, and spending time with his wife Ellen.
He has a Bachelor of Science Degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
