Samantha Phillips

Samantha Phillips is the Senior Director of Talent & Leadership Development at Color Of Change. She leads the organization’s efforts to recruit, develop, and retain a talented, powerful, multiracial team capable of winning real-world change for Black people.

Samantha joined Color Of Change in 2015 when the organization had less than 20 employees. Today Color Of Change is home to a dynamic team of more than 140 people with offices in New York City, Washington D.C., Hollywood, Oakland, California and staff working remotely around the U.S. Samantha’s work is deeply rooted in equity and best practices for attracting and nurturing the best organizers and movement leaders. Samantha is a strategic leader focused on driving Color Of Change’s talent development systems as the organization expands to create ever more powerful Black-led campaigns for justice and accountability.

Samantha graduated with a degree in cultural anthropology from Temple University in Philadelphia.