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Ms. April Pedersen Co-Founded of Salsa Labs, Inc. in 2004 and serves as its President. Prior to DIA and Salsa Labs, Ms. Pedersen worked in the technology start-up and nonprofit sectors as an online campaign strategist, writer, organizer, and social entrepreneur for 12 years. She started her career at the intersection of technology and civic
engagement at Policy.com, VoxCap.com, IntellectualCapital.com, and then SpeakOut.com (all now defunct). She launched several new innovative projects for organizing online, created vibrant online communities, and managed online communications and grassroots lobbying for a coalition of 20 national environmental advocacy organizations. Ms. Pedersen serves as DIA's Executive Director. She is a devoted human rights and social justice advocate. She serves on the Board of Directors of CIVIC, an organization that seeks to mitigate the impact of the war and its aftermath by ensuring that timely and effective assistance is provided to victims of conflict. She is a graduate of Friends World/Global College of Long Island University and has lived and worked in several countries in Latin America and Morocco.
