John Schmidt, Engagement Coordinator

John is the Engagement Coordinator for the Civic Listening Corps. He facilitates all of our volunteer events including guided listening shifts, training, and other opportunities for volunteers to combat misinformation.

Prior to his start at the Algorithmic Transparency Institute, John was a staff member of the Stopping Cyber Suppression program at Common Cause, where he trained volunteer social media monitors to identify democracy disinformation in their online networks and beyond, as well as how to use their personal social media platform to push back on disinformation narratives without amplifying them. 

John graduated summa cum laude from George Washington University with a B.A. in Political Science with a Public Policy Focus. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Myra Miranda, Partnerships Manager

Myra is the Partnerships Manager at ATI.  She is responsible for identifying, cultivating, and managing external relationships with partners that seek to engage in misinformation efforts that impact their work. As part of the Civic Listening Corps, Myra is responsible for recruiting and onboarding civil society organizations to incorporate their staff and volunteers into the program. 

Prior to joining ATI, Myra served as the California Civic Engagement Manager with NALEO Educational Fund, spearheading census, elections and COVID-19 campaigns to empower Latino communities. Previously, Myra assisted and led federal, state and local campaigns in key races since 2016. Myra graduated with a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Riverside. 

Kaitlyn Dowling, Senior Analyst

Kaitlyn is ATI’s Senior Analyst, working closely with other ATI staff to analyze content from our Civic Listening Corps volunteers and to elevate emerging misinformation narratives to our partners for action. Previously, Kaitlyn served as the Senior Editor in the Information Disorder Lab, housed in the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. In this role, she managed a team of researchers investigating and reporting on political mis- and disinformation spreading on the social web leading up to the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. Kaitlyn has also worked with a variety of organizations in executing their communications strategies, including Harvard Law School and as Content Director of Women Online, a boutique digital PR and marketing firm. Kaitlyn graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in political science from the University of New Hampshire.