Meet the team.
Alphabetical Order
Alexis Harris, Communications Manager, COMS Project
(she/her)
Alexis is a political scientist who completed her doctorate with four concentrations: American politics, African politics, Women in Politics, and International Relations. As a communications expert and former professor, Dr. Harris uses an intersectional feminist framework to convey complex information in a compelling way while amplifying the voices of communities of color. When she’s not working, Alexis is usually streaming a motivational video from her favorite speakers, snuggling up with her kittens, or daydreaming about fun travel plans.
Catherine Lozada, Director, COMS Project
(she/her)
Catherine knows her way around reporters and organizations alike. When she isn’t directing the COMS Project, she is strategizing on the best ways to get our clients’ messages out there. A former reporter and communications director in the mental health field, Catherine also spent nearly ten years at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Her specialties included health, entertainment, and Latino media, including Spanish-language media. When she’s not working, she’s usually playing and reading books with her daughter or creating astrology charts (and yes, she always knows when Mercury is retrograde).
Kelly Sheehy, Communications Manager
(SHE/HER)
A seasoned storyteller and PR expert, Kelly brings her passion for the written word to ConwayStrategic along with a decade of marketing and communications experience in both the corporate and non-profit sectors. She is also a community organizer and advocate with local organizations and coalitions in her hometown related to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, Black liberation, homelessness, reproductive justice, and more. When she’s not out fighting the power in Ohio, she can be found devouring books, playing with her daughter, or writing (and occasionally publishing) poetry.
Mary Alice Carter, Vice President
(she/her)
Mary Alice (aka MAC) has been developing media campaigns, training spokespeople, crafting messages, navigating crisis communications, and going toe to toe with repro opposition for nearly three decades. Her superpowers are crafting quotes that reporters actually want to use and making complex issues relatable and personal. She lives in NJ with her partner, two kids, a duo of shelter dogs and one cat who is less than pleased with the dogs. She is happiest when someone thinks she’s taller than she is.
Margaret Conway, CEO/Founder
(she/they)
ConwayStrategic’s founder and fearless leader, Margaret has a knack for implementing cutting-edge strategies. With a mental Dropbox of movement history and opinion research, Margaret spearheads our creative campaigns on tough issues, while entertaining us with stories of her wife & daughter or pictures of her dogs.
Renitta Shannon, Consultant
(SHE/HER)
Renitta fights stigma and works on behalf of communities that society most often tries to marginalize, using both the tools of communications and policy. A former Georgia State House legislator, Renitta consults as a senior strategist for the COMS Project team and provides message trainings, facilitates working groups, and informs message development for the RHRJ community.
Tara Sweeney, Vice President
(SHE/HER)