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Koki Mendis

Communications Director

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Koki Mendis is Communications Director at Political Research Associates. In addition to communications, she has a background in outreach, fundraising, and graphic and brand design.

As a communications professional, she works to underpin strategic partnerships with the interpersonal relationships that drive ongoing collaborations and mutual support. As a graphic designer, she is committed to enhancing nonprofits with vibrant design and iconic branding that builds awareness, strengthens fundraising, and communicates mission.

A former researcher in Generically used to describe factions of right-wing politics that are outside of and often critical of traditional conservatism. Learn more political parties, critical race theory, intersectionality, and refugee studies, Koki holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Florida.

Articles

Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 3: Episode 7
PRA Principal Research Advisor Steven Gardiner provides astute analysis on what has led us to this moment in history—when Donald Trump and the Republican Party have so decisively won the presidency and both houses of congress.
Podcast
Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 3: Episode 6
In this episode of Inform Your Resistance, Koki reads “From Palestine to Atlanta, Outside and Foreign: The Institutional Policing of Dissent” by Habiba Farh, as part of our ongoing From the Archives series.
Podcast
Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 3: Episode 5
This interview with Savera Coalition partners dives into an expose on the influential HAF, as a Hindu supremacist institution masquerading as a civil rights organization.
Podcast