DeJuana  Thompson is  Partner at Think  Rubix, LLC, and the  creator of Woke Vote.  Thompson has over 15 years’ worth of diverse experience serving  as a fierce community activist, political  strategist and consultant.

Prior  to joining  Think Rubix,  Thompson served  as National Deputy  Director for Community  Engagement and the National  African American Engagement Director  for the Democratic National Committee  (DNC), where she managed relationships with  national allied organizations on key strategies  to engage various constituency groups.

Before  working at  the DNC, Thompson  was appointed by the  White House to serve as  a Senior Advisor in the U.S.  Small Business Administration (SBA)  managing the agencies' national allied  programming and outreach strategy particularly  focused on increasing  opportunities for minority-owned  small businesses.

Thompson  also has significant  experience working in Democratic  politics, holding director level positions  with Senator Cory Booker’s Senate Campaign;  the 2013 Presidential Inauguration; serving on  senior level staff for both of the Obama Presidential  campaigns.

The  Birmingham,  Alabama native  is a proud graduate  of Berea College and is  dangerously good in the kitchen.