Shaniqua McClendon has worked in politics for more than a decade and currently serves as the vice president of political strategy for Crooked Media, home to the popular podcast, Pod Save America. In this role, Shaniqua led the creation of their voter engagement program, Vote Save America, and volunteer engagement program, Adopt a State, which has educated millions of voters, recruited hundreds of thousands of volunteers, and raised millions of dollars for progressive causes and candidates. Prior to Crooked Media, Shaniqua worked on Capitol Hill, serving as a policy advisor to Senator Kay R. Hagan and Congresswoman Alma S. Adams. Shaniqua earned a BA in journalism and mass communications and a BS in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She serves on the Register Her Board and was a fellow at the USC Center for the Political Future.