Dedicated organizers with a passion for leading and connecting.
Organizers
Reclaim Philadelphia organizers execute the yearly strategic plan, created in collaboration with members, leaders, staff and steering committee.
Kelly Morton
Lead Organizer
Kelly Morton is a founding member of Reclaim Philadelphia. She represented the organization in a citywide coalition to divest from Wells Fargo Bank, was the South Philadelphia field organizer for the Larry Krasner campaign in November 2017 and the organizer for Reclaim’s Committee Person Campaign in Spring 2018. She is a native Philadelphian, a Buddhist and a Flyers fan…all at the same time.
Sergio Cea
Interim Political Director
Sergio Cea became involved with Reclaim when he ran for office in West Philadelphia as part of the organization’s Committee Person Campaign in Spring 2018. He has been a Reclaim Field Organizer for West Philadelphia in the 2018 Gubernatorial General election & 2019 Municipal Primary election. He joined Reclaim staff after the primary and was Co-Field Director for the 2019 Municipal General election. Sergio is a founding member of Reclaim’s Queer and POC Caucuses, and cohosted the first season of Reclaim’s podcast, Our Political Moment. Most recently he supported Reclaim leaders organizing 187 committee person candidates and led public trainings to demystify Philadelphia’s ward system.
Taskforce Leadership
Reclaim Philadelphia taskforces focus on specific issues to drive our vision.
Caucuses are spaces to build community and support coalition efforts on issues outside of our main campaign organizing,
Electoral Strategy Taskforce
Political Director - Sergio Cea
Caucuses:
Climate Justice:
Chair - Mitch Chanin
White Anti Racism Caucus : Chairs - Leah Shepperd and Brigid O’Brien
Steering Committee
Reclaim Philadelphia’s Steering Committee is a group of elected Reclaim members whose collective role is to maintain the longterm health of the organization.
The Steering Committee votes on budget related questions, candidate endorsements and other large organizational decisions.They are also responsible for fundraising for the organization.
The committee oversees our candidate endorsement process - at times making suggestions for endorsement to our member base. Steering Committee members are elected to a 2 year term.
Current Members
Kyra Schwartz (she/her) - Chair
Tess Kerrins (they/them) - Vice Chair
Tammer Ibrahim (he/him) - Interim Secretary
Adams Rackes (he/they) - Treasurer
Tyrell Brown (he/they)
Paige Fernandez (she/her)
Paul Fitzgerald (he/him)
Lev Hirschhorn (he/him)
Sarah Kelly (she/her)