Isaiah J. Poole joined the Democracy Collaborative in 2018 as editorial manager for The Next System Project. He was previously communications director for People’s Action and for the Campaign for America’s Future, where his responsibilities included serving as editor for the organization’s website and blog, OurFuture.org. He also has more than 30 years of experience in journalism as a local and national political reporter and as an editor. He was a founding member of the Washington Association of Black Journalists and the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association. He is a native Washingtonian with a B.A. in journalism from Penn State University.