VoteDeis Coalition

The VoteDeis Coalition is made up of students, faculty and staff committed to supporting voter registration and participation among the Brandeis University community.

The VoteDeis Campus Coalition Steering Committee is comprised of students and faculty dedicated to facilitating civic engagement at Brandeis. The committee includes the following individals:

  • Jessica Basile, Assistant Dean, Graduate Student Life
  • LeManuel “Lee” Bitsóí, Vice Provost for Access and Excellence

  • Nova Brent '28, VoteDeis Student Club President
  • Theodore J. Gilman, Director, Brandeis Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
  • Professor Jill Greenlee, Associate Professor, Politics Department and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department

  • Yoni Kahn ’24, Masters of Public Policy candidate at the Brandeis University Heller School of Social Policy and Management, former ENACT Your Vote Campus Student Engagement Fellow, 2024 All IN Student Voting Honor Roll recipient

  • Eileen Kell, Academic Administrator for Graduate Programs in Education and Womens and Gender Studies

  • Professor Dan Kryder, Luis Stulberg Chair in Law and Politics, Politics Department

  • Madeline Leventhal ’26, VoteDeis club member, 2025 All IN Student Voting Honor Roll recipient

  • Michelle Puls, Director of Student Engagement

  • Jeffrey Shoulson, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Dean of Undergraduate Studies
  • David Weinstein, VoteDeis Coordinator and Club Advisor, Assistant Director of ENACT: The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation

The VoteDeis Campus Coalition was co-founded by David Weinstein and Leigh Swigart, Director of Programs in International Justice and Society, International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life (retired) and is organized by the Dean of Students Office and ENACT: The Abraham Feinberg Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation.