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Kitty Block

Early Life and Education

Block received a bachelor's degree in communications and philosophy from University of New Hampshire, and later earned her law degree from George Washington University.

Humane Society of the United States

Block joined the Humane Society of the United States in 1992 as a legal advisor. She worked on efforts to ban the import of dog and cat fur in the EU and United States and on bans of horses for human consumption.

In 1995, Block accused Davis Willis, the head of animal cruelty investigations at the Humane Society of the United States, of unwanted sexual overtures. She and another colleague wrote in to the CEO and President of HSUS that Willis had attempted to kiss them and made offensive comments over a two year period. In discussing their concerns, the women found Willis had additionally fabricated expenses. Willis was indicted for embezzlement in 1998.

Block became vice president of Humane Society International in 2007, and continued to rise through the organization until she became president in 2017, overseeing all international campaigns and programs.

In 2018, Block was appointed acting president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States after the former president resigned during an investigation into sexual harassment. Block pledged to rebuild trust within the organization after the accusations. Block's position was made permanent in 2019.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-humane-societys-sexual-harassment-scandal-just-wont-end/2018/03/23/52b8e996-1647-11e8-8b08-027a6ccb38eb_story.html

Block serves as a member of the United States Trade Representative's Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee.

In xxxx, Block was included in Forbes' 50 over 50 Impact List.

Jess Kutch

Kutch worked SEIU in Washington, DC as online campaigns director.

Kutch founded Coworker.org, a workplace organizing platform, with Michelle Miller in 2013. Kutch and Miller were frustrated with the barriers to joining a union, and wanted to make workplace organizing more accessible. Kutch was particularly inspired by the protests of Gov. Walker's plans to eliminated collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin, and the solidarity for workers' rights even among those not in a union.

In 2015, Kutch was awarded a J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prwize for her work at Coworker.org.

Initially, they focused on online petitions, where workers could list grievances and their coworkers could cosign. Campaigns on the platform successfully inspired policy change at Starbucks, Sketchers, Publix, and Jimmy John's.

The site partners with the Solidarity Fund to provide financial support to tech workers organizing their workplaces.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90737935/tech-employees-organizing-their-workplaces-drew-on-this-mutual-aid-tool

https://www.protocol.com/nonprofit-helps-tech-workers-organize

https://home.coworker.org/meeting-the-moment/