Get to know us, why we love working at GetThru, and as a bonus, the pets you might spot on Zoom.
Paul Klenk is a strategic finance leader with 15 years of experience scaling businesses. At Research Square, he played a key role in the company’s growth, holding leadership positions in product management and marketing before heading the finance team. Earlier in his career, he developed engineering curricula for K-12 students at Duke University, reflecting his lifelong passion for education and innovation. Outside of work, he enjoys skiing, tennis, ultimate frisbee, and hiking. He lives in Durham, NC, with his wife, son, and their dog.
Daniel ran the national texting program on the Bernie 2016 presidential campaign. He came away so impressed with P2P texting that he started his own company! Before Bernie, Daniel was a co-founder of Citizen Engagement Lab, an incubator for online organizing projects. He lives in Glenford, NY with his partner Emily and their two daughters Sasha and Carina.
Prior to joining GetThru, Matt was part of the original team that built Mobilize, the platform that powers most progressive campaign organizing in the US. Before that, he worked in campaigns, advocacy, community development, and philanthropy. He's most passionate about helping people leverage technology to advance social change and social impact. When he's not working you'll find him outside (usually near a body of water or on a bicycle), more than likely with his husband and their dog Charlie.
Tori graduated college with a bachelor's degree in public relations. She worked in higher education fundraising where she used ThruText to run her universities crowdfunding campaigns. She fell in love with the tool so much she decided to go and work for the company :) Now as a salesperson, she finds it rewarding to connect progressive leaders with modern tech tools to empower their grassroots work.
Tori likes all things coffee, dogs, and outdoors. She lives in Cleveland Ohio with her fiance Lexi and their English bulldog Charlie. When she grows up she want to own her own coffee shop.
Matt has been writing software for more than 10 years and has worked with just about every language out there, though he's excited to be working at GetThru in a language he loves (Elixir). Matt's family includes his wife, Leslie, and one daughter, Ava. They have two (rescued) dogs and foster dogs through their local animal shelter. They love camping and their goal is to visit every National Park (52 more to go!). Other passions include music, Reds baseball, and open-source software.
Brian is a Senior Software Engineer at GetThru. He's been a professional software engineer since 2007 and 100% remote since 2012. He loves providing pragmatic solutions to difficult problems. When not writing code, he's playing with his daughters, listening to metal, and gaming. All of these activities are enhanced with one of the family cats on his lap.
Passionate about voter outreach and helping others get involved in the political process, Abby is active in San Diego, CA local progressive politics. When she's not busy leading our support team, you can often find her at a Padres game, sailing, or hanging out with her cat, Toffee.
Fun fact: Before Lindsey started with GetThru, she was a practicing nurse with an interest in the fight for universal healthcare. She now brings that same level of care as she supports GetThru users. Based out of beautiful upstate New York, you can find her outside spending time with her dogs and chickens.
Bilal has worked across many aspects of ThruTalk during his time at GetThru. He originally started as a clicker, and later worked as a list sorter, and joined the Support team full time a few months prior to the 2020 election. Bilal is based in Detroit, MI, and outside of work, you'll find him gaming, bike riding, cooking, and playing sports.
Heather is passionate about providing high quality support. With a background in information technology, she was excited to begin using her experience as a part of the GetThru support team and assist with users’ technical needs. Based in the Portland, OR area, you can often find Heather walking trails with her three chihuahuas and reading in her free time.
Jeaneen brings an innate talent for quickly building a positive rapport with internal and external stakeholders to the GetThru team, and is a numbers enthusiast who enjoys digging into financial data, tackling new challenges, and finding creative solutions. Jeaneen lives in West Virginia and loves spending time with her family, going to karaoke, and gardening.
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