Alfonso Saldaña, Co-Director
Alfonso Saldaña (he/him) is a Co-Director of Move to Amend. He began work with the Move to Amend National as an intern, soon joining the staff team as the Online Communications Coordinator.
Alfonso is a former student from the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley where he earned a degree in English concentrating in creative writing with a minor in literature. In consequence of reading about the corrosive implications that come with wealth accumulation throughout the ages, Alfonso is now together with Move to Amend on a mission to get money out of politics and end corporate constitutional rights.
When not fighting evil conglomerates, he enjoys reading and writing horror and dystopian stories, taking long walks, and running.
Cole Bennett, Co-Director
Cole Bennett (he/him) is a Co-Director of Move to Amend. He worked as a National Fellow with Move to Amend while obtaining a Juris Doctorate from the Georgia State University College of Law, and has since joined the Move to Amend National Team as Political Justice Director.
He chose to go to law school after learning about runaway corporate power and political corruption as an undergraduate at the University of Georgia. Since then, he has devoted his career to rooting out dark money in politics, overturning the disastrous Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision, and making the promise of democracy manifest.
When not lobbying elected officials or canvassing Atlanta neighborhoods, he thoroughly enjoys karaoke, live music, and spending time in nature with loved ones. He also has a love of traveling and wants to see as much of the world as he possibly can.
Jennie Spanos, Co-Director
Jennie Spanos (she/her) is a Co-Director of Move to Amend.
She believes in democracy as a living, breathing practice, something we nurture through our actions, defend with our voices, and pass on to future generations. Every day, she works to help build a genuine democracy rooted in justice, community self-determination, and freedom from corporate rule.
Her path to this work has been shaped by resilience, service, and a deep commitment to people and the planet. As a product of the Department of Defense and the daughter of a military family, she grew up moving from place to place, learning to adapt, build community, and find common ground wherever she landed. Those experiences gave her an early understanding of public service, sacrifice, and the importance of civic participation.
As a single mother, she balanced the demands of raising a family while working on construction sites, at the docks as a stevedore, and producing a real estate radio show while putting herself through school. Today, she is also a caregiver for her mother, a 100% disabled veteran, an experience that deepens her understanding of service, responsibility, and the policies that affect working families and veterans every day.
Her background in journalism gave her a front-row seat to the ways concentrated corporate power can shape public policy, influence institutions, and undermine democratic participation. But documenting these realities was not enough. She felt called to help create change. That commitment led her from reporting on issues to organizing alongside communities fighting for environmental, economic, peace, and social justice. Understanding that these struggles are deeply connected and that lasting democracy requires all of them.
As an organizer and pro-democracy advocate, she works to bridge movements and build collective power, advancing a vision of a society where people ~ not corporations ~ govern. She remains a traveler at heart, finding renewal in nature, time with loved ones, tending the earth, hiking wild places, and soaking in natural springs that remind her what is at stake and what is worth protecting.
Because democracy is not something we simply inherit. It is something we create, strengthen, and defend together.
Katie Krasinski, Co-Director
Katie Krasinski is a Co-Director for Move to Amend. Her journey of fighting corporate greed began during the BP oil spill which ravaged her hometown and impacted her family's livelihood and health. Shortly afterwards, she joined Occupy Pensacola (the longest running encampment in the nation) where she was inspired by the hundreds of activists communing together on public land to address the many different grievances brought on by corporate control of our democracy. This awesome experience changed the trajectory of her life and gave her tremendous hope that systemic change could be made.
Katie studied Fine Arts at University of West Florida and Florida State University. And taught middle school for the Department of Defense Dependents School in Mannheim Germany. After returning from Europe, she opened an Art Studio/Cafe to support and homeschool her legally blind adopted son. During this time, she used her space to host and fundraise for her community. Some of her favorite projects during these years were hosting free summer camps for children in foster care and giving art classes to special needs adults and their caregivers.
Katie currently lives in a multigenerational 120-year-old Queen Anne Victorian with her mother (75), son (30), niece (23), nephew (15) and great nephew (3). She enjoys renovating her historic home, swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, creating art and cross-country adventures with family.
