Meet the Staff
Siobhan "Sam" Bennett, President/CEO
Siobhan “Sam” Bennett has served as the President and CEO of The She Should Run Foundation, since March 2009. Under Sam’s leadership, She Should Run's budget has more than doubled and the organization’s programmatic reach has expanded to every state in the country and been featured in national syndications, including USA Today and over 200 AP newspapers.
Sam was instrumental in the founding of Political Parity, a historical non-partisan collaboration of women’s organizations focused on electing dramatically more women to office. Sam also engineered the ground-breaking Name It. Change It. initiative to combat sexist attacks against female candidates by the media, and now serves as its National Convener.
Prior to joining She Should Run, Sam challenged incumbent Charlie Dent for Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District. During her campaign, Sam collected the endorsement of over 40 national organizations and earned more votes than any other Congressional Democratic candidate in the district’s history. In 2001, Sam first ran for political office and nearly defeated a long-term state senator in the Allentown mayoral race. Prior to politics, Sam was a Fortune 500 corporate executive and small business owner with nine apartment buildings and 33 units. Sam is a regular guest on Fox News’ America News HQ, Fox News Radio, Thom Hartmann’s The Big Picture, To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, POLITICO’s Arena, and has appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.
Today, she works with national actors on behalf of women in politics continuing her 25 years of community activism in her hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania’s third largest city. Sam lives in Allentown with her husband, 9-year old son, and has two adult daughters living in California and New York City building families of their own.
Learn more about Sam here.
Erin Cutraro, Managing Vice President
As the Managing Vice President, Erin is responsible for for staff management, for aligning the strategic direction of programs and research, and for the public image of the organization. Before joining She Should Run, Erin designed and implemented a variety of strategic programs for companies, campaigns and organizations that traverse the public policy, non-profit and financial business arenas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Missouri and a master’s degree in Communication from Saint Louis University.
Clare Bresnahan, Programs Director
As Programs Director, Clare oversees the operations, marketing, and outreach for She Should Run programs, including national and local partnerships. She also manages the WCF PAC endorsement application process and WCF’s premier Fellowship Program. She comes to WCF/SSR from the Girl Scouts of the USA, where she served as the Public Policy and Advocacy Associate for their government relations office. Clare led GSUSA’s legislative and public affairs strategies for promoting healthy media images and oversaw grassroots and national partnerships elevating Girl Scouts’ advocacy efforts. Clare graduated from American University with B.A. in Communications, Law, Economics, and Government (C.L.E.G.), and is a graduate of the American University Women and Politics Institute’s WeLEAD bipartisan leadership training program.
Samaia Muhammad, Events Manager
Samaia is a member of the development team and executes event planning. She is involved in all aspects of donor cultivation and fundraising. Samaia is also responsible for handling the schedule of President/CEO Sam Bennett. She began her career with the William J. Clinton Foundation and has a breadth of event management experience. Originally from Little Rock, AR, Samaia holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Juan Garcia, Communications Manager
Juan is responsible for executing all communication aspects of programs, managing the constituent database, and supporting overall online communications. Juan is a graduate of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). An engineer by training, Juan worked for a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the District of Columbia's Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and the National LGBT Bar Association before joining the team in February 2011.
Megan Foster, Development Manager
Megan is responsible for executing general fundraising efforts through managing call time and major donor cultivation, as well as coordinating mass donor communications. Megan originally hails from Michigan and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in International Politics. An alumna of the Fellowship Program, Megan previously worked for the Democratic National Committee as an intern for the Chairman and the Executive Director.
Kimberly Koops-Wrabek, Development Associate
Kimberly is a member of the development team and an alumna of the WCF Fellowship program. She originally hails from the Oregon Coast and holds a B.A. in Politics and Government from Pacific University. Kimberly provides support to the development department in many aspects of fundraising, including major donor outreach and planning key aspects of the organization’s largest event, Parties of Your Choice. Before coming to WCF, Kimberly worked on the Hill as a legislative intern for Senator Merkley and as a Union Organizer with SEIU.
