Driven by our mission and values, and to amplify our effectiveness in serving the community, our nonprofit has also assembled a diverse group of professional thought leaders, advisors and consultants, who serve as available resources to our leadership team.
Teresa Purcell – Founder/CEO
For over 35 years, Teresa Purcell has been unafraid to take on what others deem impossible to build a democracy, government and economy that works for all of us. Renowned for working to build power for women, rural and BIPOC voices across the nation, Teresa has worked in 38 states championing innovative strategies, communications, mobilization, data and capacity building tools. She pioneered the use of data analytics in vote-by-mail programs, voter engagement modeling, and list enhancement to challenge assumptions and increase efficacy of voter engagement programs.
Teresa is a sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator, and expert communicator. She is a respected news and radio contributor. She hosted Building Bridges on conservative talk radio for four years and is currently rural affairs editor for Pacifica Radio’s We Decide: America at the Crossroads with Jenna Flanagan.
Teresa is committed to listening, learning, leading and building dynamic teams of people – as co-workers, consultants, partners, allies, investors and clients. Teresa’s unique perspective is shaped by living in a rural community and her broad network of contacts working at the local, state, and federal levels of democracy and governance across the country. These relationships and experience enhance her ability to advise non-profits, foundations, unions, donors, press, colleagues, candidates, state parties, caucuses and county parties across the country. She brings a deep understanding of evolving technology, regulatory landscapes, communications, and organizing tools. A strong advocate for robust testing and evaluation, she seeks to ensure smart, durable investments.
In 1992, she led U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s first campaign, electing Washington State’s first female U.S. Senator. Teresa has continued to be a visionary strategist and communicator. In 2022, she served as Senior Advisor for Rural Engagement at the DNC and as a volunteer advisor to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s Congressional campaign. Committed to mentorship, she has trained and coached hundreds of women candidates and nonprofit leaders.
Teresa has had a consulting practice for over 27 years and is the Founder/CEO of Long View Action, a 501 c 4 organization with the flagship Rural Strong Network.
In 2007, Teresa returned to her rural hometown, where her family has lived since the 1940s. Shocked by its decline, she ran for State Legislature in 2016, losing by just 559 votes out of 57,000 cast in a Trump-wave election in Southwest Washington. Since then, she has sought to engage national stakeholders in the necessity of grassroots power-building across geographies to drive durable progress on critical issues.
Based in Longview, Washington, Teresa lives in the house where she grew up out in the woods. She loves to play with her dogs and cats, ride her horse, garden and host family and friends at her home.
Hector Hinojosa
Mr. Hinojosa is a member of the Long View Action Board of Directors. He is a community leader and prominent professional who has led and advised nonprofit organizations for over 20 years. Mr. Hinojosa has been deeply involved in Clark County organizations and helped to found numerous nonprofits and civic organizations – including SW WA LULAC Council (League of United Latin-American Citizens), and the Vancouver Metro LULAC Council in 2024, the second council in Clark County. Mr. Hinojosa also serves as WA State LULAC Director for the Elderly.
In addition to these impactful organizations, Mr. Hinojosa also founded Stone Soup Community Meal, and in collaboration with other community advocates, founded the Community Roots Collaborative (“C-Roots”), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of building low barrier cottage home neighborhoods for the unhoused. To date, C-Roots has successfully built 28 homes, and has refurbished a 4-bedroom home and a group home with 14 bedrooms.
Mr. Hinojosa was also Chair of Slow Foods Southwest Washington and was a Board Director with the Columbia River Mental Health Foundation, and a Board Member of Vancouver Farmers’ Market. Most recently, he joined the Board of Mount Saint Helen’s Institute and is the current Chair of the Board of Directors.
In recognition for his positive impact in the community, Mr. Hinojosa was the recipient of the distinguished Ryan Woods Community Award, given by the Ryan Woods Grassroots Community – a nonprofit organization that supports local communities through various grassroots initiatives. He also received Citizen of the Year awards from the Clark County Association of Realtors (2024) and Washington Realtor (2024).
Corie Dow-Kramer
Ms. Dow-Kramer is also a member of the Long View Action Board of Directors. She grew up in Longview, WA. Currently, she is the Executive Director of Youth and Family Link based in Longview, WA. Youth and Family Link is dedicated to promoting positive changes in the lives of children and families by connecting them with resources aimed at achieving success in education and personal development. Previously, she was the Executive Director at Washington State CASA and also held positions at Cowlitz County CASA and Safe Babies Safe Moms, Children’s Home of Jefferson County, New York. Her passion is supporting youth and families, and she loves supporting the residents of Cowlitz County. Ms. Dow-Kramer has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and a Master of Arts from Antioch University-Seattle.
Cindy Lopez Werth
Cindy Lopez Werth was born in Toppenish, Washington in the Yakima Valley. The oldest of six children, she grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, before returning to the Pacific Northwest to pursue a career in newspaper journalism in 1987 in Albany, Oregon.
In 1990, Cindy started working for The Daily News in Longview, Washington covering local government. She started volunteering for the Ethnic Community Services Center in 1991, joining the board not long after. Today, she is the Ethnic Support Council’s board president and International Festival coordinator.
Cindy’s reporting turned to the police beat, which included court coverage on occasion. In February 1994, Cindy became Longview Police Department’s first woman officer. Currently, she works in the evidence office after 31 years of service. One of her proudest accomplishments was helping a prior chief establish multicultural advisory panels to represent Asian, Black, Latino, Native American and LGBTQ communities. Sadly, the advisory panels are no longer active.
In both her journalism and law enforcement careers, Cindy has strived to give all community members a voice.
Over the years, Cindy has volunteered with dedication to helping underserved populations, including refugees and immigrants. She also has served on anti-drug coalitions.
Lauren Gepford
Lauren Gepford is a political strategist and organizational coach with nearly two decades of experience in Democratic politics and movement building.
From 2021-2025, she served as Executive Director of Contest Every Race (CER) and Vice President at Movement Labs, scaling CER from four to over forty staff and from recruiting candidates in a dozen states to recruiting candidates – and investing $3M+ in 400+ county organizations, across over forty states. She spent her early career mostly in state-level Democratic Party leadership, campaigns, and issue organizations – including three tours at the Missouri Democratic Party as Executive Director (‘19-’21), Data Director (‘16-’17), and Legislative Campaigns Director (‘09-’10), Gov. Phil Bredesen for U.S. Senate in Tennessee (‘18), National Account Executive at NGPVAN, and some roles in local parties, non-profits, and government.
Throughout her career, Lauren has been focused on a central question: How do we build Democratic infrastructure that retains talented people, maintains institutional knowledge, and actually works? Her work centers organizational strategy, leadership development, and sustainable culture-building in high-pressure environments.
Annie Clark
Annie E. Clark is a nationally recognized advocate, co-founder and former Executive Director of End Rape On Campus, and co-author of We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out. A native North Carolinian, she has spent more than 15 years working at the intersection of public policy, organizing, advocacy, and civic engagement.
Annie helped draft the federal Campus Safety and Accountability Act with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and her work has been featured by The New York Times, NPR, the BBC, ESPN, and Good Morning America. She is featured in the documentary The Hunting Ground and was recognized in 2013 alongside President Barack Obama as an influential force in higher education.
Annie attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she played sports and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Political Science. She also holds a certificate in business from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and was selected as a Phillips Ambassador to Asia. She is a former administrator at the University of Oregon.
Her commitment to public service began early. The granddaughter of a Democratic congressman, Annie was raised with a strong belief in civic engagement and the responsibility to serve one’s community. She has canvassed, organized, and led trainings throughout North Carolina’s 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts, working on federal, statewide, and local campaigns, including Barack Obama’s historic 2008 presidential campaign, as well as numerous school board, county commissioner, and other local races.
Annie is also a North Carolina-trained state election official, a role she holds in high regard because of the vital responsibility election officials carry in protecting the integrity of the electoral process and strengthening our democracy.
After spending the past 15 years working nationally from Washington, D.C., and advocating for legislative change across the country, Annie is returning to her roots in the South with a focus on North Carolina and a commitment to bringing her experience in advocacy, organizing, public policy, and civic engagement home.