National

Will Arensmeyer is Small Business Majority's Engagement Assistant, responsible for building and maintaining relationships with small business owners, conducting interviews and meetings, and helping to manage the organization's small business database. His work supports Small Business Majority's efforts to amplify the voices of small businesses within its network.

As Small Business Majority's Outreach Coordinator, Dalton assists in planning and conducting events, providing essential logistical support and marketing to ensure successful and well-attended National and State level events. He helps foster relationships with new small business and partner contacts and engages in proactive outreach to support a spokesperson program across multiple states. He is adept at interviewing small business owners and helping share their stories.

Matt Brandenburger is Small Business Majority's engagement coordinator, working to build and maintain relationships with small business owners, contributing to the organization's small business database and conducting interviews with small business owners. Additionally, he supports the development of Small Business Majority's spokesperson program. Previously, Matt was an International Security Assistance Intern at CRDF Global in Arlington, V.A. supporting their Partnership for Nuclear Threat Reduction-Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (PNTR-NDF) team. 

Connor supports Small Business Majority’s government affairs work through the organization’s relationships and advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill, federal agencies, and the White House. Prior to joining Small Business Majority, Connor was an Assistant Policy Officer at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), where he supported policy advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill to expand and strengthen federal affordable housing and community development policies.

Alexis manages Small Business Majority’s government affairs work through the organization’s relationships on Capitol Hill, the administration, federal agencies and the White House. Alexis ensures Small Business Majority’s national network of entrepreneurs and partner organizations stay up to date and actively involved in all relevant federal affairs developments, including legislative and regulatory developments as well as coalition engagement, to achieve the organization’s federal policy goals.

Ira Gotliboym is Small Business Majority’s Research Analyst. He helps conduct research on public policy issues surrounding small businesses, assists with developing questions for surveys and polls, analyzing research findings, and helps with managing research vendor relationships. 

Elena Ellingson-Cosenza serves as Small Business Majority’s Policy Communications Associate. She supports the organization’s policy communications on the state and federal level and writes research reports. Prior to joining Small Business Majority, Elena worked in the Office of Majority Leader Steny Hoyer as a Speechwriting Fellow and interned at CLS Strategies. She also holds a Master’s degree in Political Communication from American University.

Sara Thibodeau writes and reports on grants for Small Business Majority. In addition to previously working as a grant writer and project manager for a series of Boston-based workforce development initiatives, she has held management positions at two tech startups. Sara is passionate about entrepreneurship and has often volunteered her time to advise small businesses, both in the U.S. and while traveling and living abroad. Sara earned her bachelor's degree in International Relations and her master's degree in International Business from the University of Denver.