State Voices
Tierra Ragland is an experienced professional in civic engagement and community organizing, currently serving as the Co-Director of State Capacity Building at State Voices since September 2021. Previously, Tierra held the position of Deputy Director at the Virginia Civic Engagement Table from July 2019 to December 2021 and served as Director at the Virginia Progressive Leadership Project from May 2017 to December 2021. Additionally, Tierra worked as a Community Organizing Specialist at Equality North Carolina between October 2015 and June 2016. Educationally, Tierra earned a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from the Charlotte School of Law (2012-2015) and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology from the University of Mary Washington (2008-2012).
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State Voices
State Voices is a national network – built from the states up – that helps grassroots organizations win civic engagement victories and build long-term political power. Since 2008, we’ve been employing the principles of collective impact, building the capacity of partners with data analysis and shared resources, and strengthening our democracy by amplifying the voices of marginalized communities. State Voices sustains a dynamic ecosystem of 23 state tables comprised of 784 partner organizations. We provide the organizations in our network with the data, tools, and support they need to help create a healthy and thriving democracy through a racial equity lens. We advance this work through three national programs: Civic Engagement (voter registration and turnout, issue advocacy and constituency engagement), Civic Access (voting rights and election administration) and Civic Representation (census and redistricting). It’s our collective duty to end the systemic, relentless disenfranchisement targeting communities of color, young adults, LGBTQ people, and single women. That’s why State Voices works year-round to create a more accessible, inclusive, and representative democracy.