AAOP has been a young person-led, mostly femme and queer-led organization since 2016 and while you may have met staff and young leaders in community events, while volunteering for canvassing or even in the past, who are the people behind AAOP? Over the next few weeks, we’ll be re-introducing AAOP staff! Get to know who is part of AAOP, our likes and dislikes, experiences and stories.
First up is Jeffrey, Field Operations Director!
Favorite Part of Your Role: My favorite part of my role is when it comes to hosting activities/events. It’s always a joy to see people engaged and interacting with each other whether that’s meet and greet, tabling at the doors, on the phones, at grocery stores, and more. And then the food, especially the food! It brings people together.
Least Favorite Part of Your Role: Some days are hard to sit and look at a screen for 8 hours a day. I like to move it move it you know.
What inspires your work? My team. Not all superheros wear capes and they rock on so much.
Life motto or quote that inspires you: Ball is life!!!!
Share a story or a memorable moment that happened while at AAOP: Hearing volunteer/canvasser/staff stories canvassing for 2021 GOTV. Having already been there and done that, to be able to hear their stories of enjoyment was pretty sweet.
Testimonies from other staff:
Jeffrey’s presence brings so much positivity to the space. I can always rely on him to think of activities that are needed in the moment whether that is a game, time to stretch, or moment to reflect. – Clara
Jeffrey always reminds us to take care of our needs, whether that’s stretches or staying hydrated… He always takes the time to bring fun and positive energy to our meetings too! I remember Jeffrey would bring his soccer ball to the office and just dribble it from place to place. Ball is life… truly. – leyen
I still can’t believe he broke down his front door. But besides that Jeffrey is super chill and lay back and he’s really easy to approach and talk to. First time I met Jeffrey was at the office and offered him cookies cause no one else was in the office and I didn’t know what to do. Jeffrey is also a really great listener and I think he’s also really good with vocalizing and wording together the things he want to say. – anonymous
