Accelerator for America
Ross van Dongen currently serves as the Chief of Infrastructure and Workforce Development and holds various roles at Accelerator for America since July 2019, including Director of Infrastructure and Intergovernmental Affairs and Program Manager for Transit and Infrastructure. Additionally, Ross is the Director at United for Infrastructure since May 2022 and previously worked in political outreach for Mayor Eric Garcetti from July 2019 to January 2022, consulting on all political events and activities. In the past, Ross was a Field Organizer for Beto for Texas and held positions in hospitality as a Floor Sommelier at Jon and Vinny's and Locations Coordinator at Kinetic Content. Ross also gained experience as an actor and interned at NERD, contributing to production development for a television series. Ross earned a BA in Telecommunications and Theatre/Drama from Indiana University Bloomington.
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Accelerator for America
Accelerator for America finds and develops local solutions to economic insecurity and shares them with cities across the country. We support initiatives that connect people with existing jobs, create new opportunities and foster infrastructure development. We are led by an Advisory Council consisting of mayors and leaders from the labor, business and non-profit sectors. Currently, our work is conducted in two specific verticals: Transit & Infrastructure and Economic Development.