Kwesi Chappin

Kwesi Chappin is the Senior Political Director at Color Of Change where he is in charge of harnessing the talent and energy of the organization’s 1.7 million members to build Black independent political power. He works to create a political home for Color Of Change members and volunteers, helping them develop the leadership and organizing skills needed to win local campaigns and secure real-world change for Black people.

Before coming to Color Of Change, Kwesi worked as the Deputy Political Director at Center for Popular Democracy and as the Training Director for New Organizing Institute, where he developed the Black Roots New Media Boot Camp, a week-long digital strategy training for people of color. He also briefly served as the Eastern Organizing Manager for the Sierra Club.

Prior to that, Kwesi was Deputy Director at Get Out The Vote and Director for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign in Ohio. Kwesi began organizing for Obama in 2007 in the early primary state of South Carolina and worked to organize supporters in four more states during the primary season. In the general election, he became the Regional Field Director for Cleveland, Ohio.

Kwesi graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in government and politics. He is based out of the Washington D.C. area. In his free time, he loves to DJ and keep the dance floor grooving.