History and Mission

In the election of 2008 Travel for Change sent about 400 volunteers to swing states to work for the Barack Obama campaign, using over 11,000,000 airline miles. Now, Travel for Change is continuing to travel. We are working with the No on Question 1 campaign to send volunteers to Maine to work for marriage equality. In addition to raising funds and airline miles, our team of 12 volunteer travel coordinators are:

• guiding Volunteer Vacationers through the travel process,
• matching them with other travelers to share cars and rooms and
• helping to make sure their skill set finds the right place in the No on 1 campaign.

Who We Are

	Jay Jonah Cash, Director Travel for Change Founder Jay Cash coordinated the Northern California travel program for Obama for America. The program dispatched approximately 7.000 NorCal volunteers to battleground states for the general election. Jay has degrees in Journalism and Political Philosophy from Michigan State. He worked in the tech world before becoming a “do-gooder” as an advocate for poor and homeless people at a faith-based nonprofit in San Francisco.
	Alisa Whitfield, Managing Director Alisa ran the TravelforChange website during the Obama campaign, and also volunteered in five different states. She spent the most time in Colorado where she helped manage out-of-state volunteers. She has a BA from Stanford University and is currently applying to law school.
	Devin Sok, Senior Coordinator Devin helped coordinate the TravelforChange website during the Obama campaign. He graduated with a degree in chemistry at Stanford University and is now pursuing a Ph.D. at The Scripps Research Institute.
	Prerna Lal, New Media Director Prerna is a new media consultant and blogger, and takes care of the backend work at TFC. Prerna also serves as a Managing Editor of The Sanctuary, which recently won the Best Blog in Ethnic Media award from the New America Media. Currently, Prerna has an MA in International Relations and applying to law schools.