Joanne Irby is All Voting is Local’s Chief Operating Officer, charged with overseeing the operational, legal, and financial health of the organization, in service to its mission of advancing free and fair elections at the state and local level.

Joanne brings more than two decades of operations and organizational development experience across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.  She co-founded the boutique public affairs agency Hummingbird Advantage, focusing her work on organizational design and culture. She served as COO of the national public affairs firm Raben, providing vision and leadership to business operations, talent management, strategic planning, and client service delivery. Joanne was also COO of Prosperity Now, a nonprofit leader in the financial opportunity space, where she stewarded the organization through a comprehensive strategic planning process, and transformed its talent management function, recruiting and nurturing a diverse, high performing team.

Earlier in her career, Joanne served in a range of HR roles across sectors, supporting and eventually leading the full lifecycle of HR functions. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell, and holds executive education certificates from MIT and the Kennedy School.