Ani Prakash

My name is Ani Prakash. I am a current undergraduate student at George Mason University majoring in Global Affairs. I am currently the News Director for US onAir and will prospectively serve as the Director and Chapter Leader for our next overseas onAir network, India onAir.

I am working with Democracy onAir because as someone who is keen on studying world affairs and who has developed an interest in domestic politics and foreign policy at a younger age, I have always expressed a passion towards improving the frameworks of our country’s democracy as well as electoral systems that are vital towards preserving the democratic freedoms our nation’s founders have developed.

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Ben Murphy

I am Managing Director for US onAir.

I am a current undergraduate student at George Mason University majoring in international politics with a concentration in International Relations. I am currently involved with the Global Politics Fellows Program and am completing this spring an internship with Democracy onAir.

I believe Democracy onAir is an exciting opportunity because it allows me to work on many different tasks to see what I enjoy and may end up doing in the future.

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Joe Kubicki

I am Media Director for the US onAir Network of 5o state governance and election Hubs. Prior to my current position, I interned with Democracy onAir as part of a Migration Policy and Advocacy Fellowship.  I work on developing and implementing US onAir’s social media strategy including YouTube, Twitter, and other accounts. I am also lead designer for our ‘Learn About videos’ under development (see videos below) and news of the week videos.

Working with US onAir combines my interest in politics and print and electronic media.  I want to use my time at Democracy onAir to help spread awareness for issues that more often go unnoticed because people don’t know that these things are even happening.

I am an undergraduate student at George Mason University majoring in Government and International Politics and also part of  George Mason University’s Honors College.

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Connor Oatman

I am Aircasting Director for the US onAir network.

My interest in government and international politics is tied intrinsically to my experience growing up within the functioning albeit complicated democracy of the United States, and it is my desire to improve our own democracy as well see the advancement of democracy and democratic institutions globally.

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Tim O’Shea

I am on the Board of Directors for Democracy onAir.  Democracy onAir is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social enterprise that manages the US onAir Network and is the founding sponsor of the US onAir Coalition.

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Shuaib Ahmed

I am recent graduate of George Mason University where I majored in information technology.  I am currently a Director of Democracy onAir.  Democracy onAir is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social enterprise that manages the US onAir Network and is the founding sponsor of the US onAir Coalition.

As a member of the GMU Democracy onAir Chapter, I hope to inspire other college students to be better engaged in politics.  I strongly believe that elections have consequences and each and every one of us has a responsibility to be informed citizens in the democratic process.

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James Lillard

I am Operations Director for Democracy onAir.

I am a 2022 graduate of George Mason University, majoring in Global Affairs with a concentration in Global Governance. In the Fall of 2021,  I was a Global Politics Fellow at the Schar School of Policy and Government. I completed a six credit  internship with Democracy onAir as part of the GPF program.

I am a member of Democracy onAir because I believe strongly in the necessity of comprehensive and accurate information being readily available to voters, especially concerning elections and aspects of governance that may not be adequately covered in traditional media.

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US onAir Directors

US onAir Hubs are directed by students who, in most cases, start their affiliation with Democracy onAir as interns. Democracy onAir is the nonpartisan nonprofit overseeing the US onAir network of 50 state governance and election Hubs and this central US onAir Hub. After successfully completing their internships this spring, the George Mason University cohort of students have been appointed US onAir network directors.

The current team of Directors includes:

Executive Director, Ben Murphy
Intern Director, Eve Armstrong
Aircasting Director, Connor Oatman
Speak Up Director, Paul Sullivan
Curation Director, Yatharth Pandey
Chapter Director, Parvin Ghahremani
Media Director, Joe Kubicki
Foreign Policy Director, Ani Prakash

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