ABOUT US
Democracy Security Project (DSP) was launched in 2024 to give organizations, leaders and advocates the training, tools, and support they need to stay safe while making a difference.
We offer a combination of resources including one-on-one assessment, training, and direct services to those facing harassment, disruptions to your work,including online and offline threats.
We do this work because we know how dangerous this ever changing threat environment can be. We have managed non-profit organizations, campaigns, government agencies and other entities that have come under attack by domestic and foreign actors, rebuilt programs after data breaches, managed legal threats, and even faced down firearms, bomb threats , and death threats in our work.
DSP is here to serve anyone in cultural and civil society. Since our founding, we have worked with people in a variety of industries and sectors, including civil servants, authors, labor organizers, educators, faith leaders, healthcare professionals, journalists, elected officials, and more.
TEAM
JESS O’CONNELL
Co-Founder
MAJU VARGHESE
Co-Founder &
Executive Director
TEISHA GARRETT
Managing Director
MICHELLE MCGRORTY
Senior Advisor
BLANCA GAMEZ
Training & Research Director
NANDI MILLS
Program Coordinator
MO SHATARA
Founding Director
ASHLEY MARVEL
COO
STEVE ALFARO
Creative Director
JULI URANGA
Founding Director
TRAVIS BROCK
Advisor
NOREEN KASSAM
Advisor
REBECCA MARQUES
Advisor
DIONE FRIENDS
Advisor
KRYSTAL ORTIZ
Advisor
MIKE SAGER
Advisor
JULIE COPELAND
Advisor
ASTRID SILVA
Advisor
SANDRA JAUREGUI
Advisor
JUDE HUSEIN
Advisor