Hearken Staff
Hearken staff hail from a variety of sectors including journalism, higher education, NGO and corporate.
We are a women-founded, women-owned and women-majority company.
Hearkeners
Hearken Board

Jennifer Brandel
she/her/hers

Tasha Henderson
she/her/hers

Nile Johnson
she/her/hers

Paul Pagel
he/him/his

Mara Zepeda
she/her/hers
The Hearken Team

Jennifer Brandel, co-founder & CEO
she/her/hers

Tina Hart, Chief of Staff
she/her/hers

Kieran Hanrahan, Project Manager
he/him/his

Alison Jones, Full-Stack Developer
she/her/hers

Kendall Maples, Customer Success Manager
she/her/hers

Wainani Paikai, Democracy SOS Project Manager
she/her/hers

Meredith Turk, Engagement Strategist
she/her/hers

Breon Wilson, Sales Development Representative
he/him/his

Sam Withrow, Sr. Software Architect
he/him/his

Malii Watts Witten, Citizens Agenda Facilitator
Hearken Europe Team

Peter Skov Kragh Halling, CEO, Hearken Europe

Christian Hougaard, CCO, Hearken Europe
Hearken Support Team

Yvonne Afable & Jill Villanueva, Accounting

Ilya Zlatkin, Jen Wong, Legal
Hearken’s visual brand is thanks to the tremendous talents of:
- Melissa Small – Hearken Logo
- Nadine Nakanishi and Nick Butcher (Sonnenzimmer) – Website Banners
- Smith + Connors – Collateral and Brand Extension
Hearken Inc. is governed by a board of directors.