Liz Dupee is a movement leader, lawyer, and policy advocate with a decade’s experience in policy analysis and community organizing. As the Youth Engagement Fund’s Impact & Learning Analyst, Liz works to uncover best practices and trends in youth civic engagement – and leads research to increase investment in youth of color-led organizations in the South and Southwest.

Liz comes to this work as a daughter of a Nigerian immigrant and is informed by her childhood experiences with poverty and discrimination. Before joining YEF, Liz was the Director of Research & Strategy at Win|Win Network in Seattle, WA, where she founded the Washington Democracy Hub, leading movement strategy. Liz has also organized for housing justice, sustainable design, food access, agricultural reform, and economic justice. She has degrees in Human Resources Management from Joliet Junior College and African American Studies from Western Illinois University. She earned her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 2017. She now lives outside of Detroit with her family.