When Women Vote
Let’s Focus on Who Votes,
Not Who Wins.
Our Mission
Improve the voting experience for all voters and make it easier for more women to vote. Because when more women vote, more women get elected, and we prioritize policies that impact women and children. Join us in advancing the mission our suffragist sisters fought for so bravely over 100 years ago.
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When Women Vote highlights the challenges Americans, particularly women, face in the current voting process and the amazing things that happen with reform. We make the case for further voting reform by sharing stories and experiences of women voters and leaders throughout the United States.
About Us
Amber Faye McReynolds
Amber McReynolds is a leading expert on election administration, policy, and innovation. Her professional career has been focused on strengthening democratic institutions to improve the voting experience for all: first as an election official, serving as the director of elections for the City and County of Denver, Colorado; then as a thought leader and founding chief executive officer for a nonpartisan election policy organization; and now serving as a business executive and leader supporting election officials, government institutions, businesses, and nonpartisan organizations across the United States. She has proven that designing pro-voter policies, voter-centric processes, and modernizing technology will improve the voting experience for all. During her time at Denver Elections, McReynolds led efforts to modernize and secure the voting process with: the implementation of a first-in-the-world ballot tracking, reporting, and communication program to increase accountability and enhance security; implementation of eSign, a digital petition collection application; and implementation of a new accessible paper-ballot based voting system. In 2018, Governing Magazine named her as a Top Public Official of the Year for her work to improve the voting process. She was also recognized as a 2020 Top Women in Business in Colorado and awarded the 2022 Alumni Achievement Award by the University of Illinois. Amber was appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the Board of Governors for the United States Postal Service and is currently the Chairwoman. Amber also serves on the National Election Task Force on Election Crises, the National Council on Election Integrity, the advisory board for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Election and Data Science Lab, Courageous Colorado board, Represent Women board, Civic Resolve advisory board, and is a member of Leadership Now and the Colorado Women’s Chamber. McReynolds also served on the 2021 Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission. McReynolds holds a Masters of Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Stephanie F. Donner
Stephanie Donner has spent her career devoted to the development of women and girls. She served as Governor Hickenlooper's Chief Legal Counsel and then went on to be Chief Legal and People Officer for Galvanize, a technology education company with eight campuses across the United States. Stephanie founded the Galvanize Foundation, a 501(c)3) that exists to increase access to tech careers for women and people of color and was recognized as 9NEWS Leader of the Year in 2017 for those efforts. Stephanie is now the Executive Director for Denver’s Emily Griffith Technical College - Colorado’s premier trade and technical college where she is focused on creating opportunities for all who wish to learn and driving diversity across all programs.
Amber and Stephanie met during the 2013 Legislative Session in Colorado when they were both working on the voter modernization legislation and while they were also both pregnant with their second children. They are bonded by their shared commitment to ensure that women have equal representation from the ballot box to the boardroom.
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"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
Harriet Tubman