About Us

Rebecca Maxie is the Director of Grassroots Advocacy for the United Nations Foundation, serving as a strategic advisor for a variety of advocacy campaigns working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Prior to joining the UN Foundation, Rebecca spent over a decade working on or managing political campaigns and causes through leadership roles in national political consulting firms. Rebecca earned her B.A. in Political Science from the University of the Pacific in California, her M.P.S. in Political Management from George Washington University, and is also alumna of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University. Rebecca moved to Washington, D.C. in December of 2014 from Las Vegas, Nevada, where she was heavily involved in her community. She was elected as the youngest President in the history of the Women’s Democratic Club of Clark County, Nevada’s oldest political club. Rebecca also has a passion for travel, and has lived abroad in Odessa, Ukraine and Florence, Italy.

Brian joined the United Nations Foundation in 2015 and serves as Director of Global Health Advocacy, where he oversees government relations strategy for the Shot@Life campaign. He also leads UNF’s U.S. government advocacy strategy related to the Global Health Security Agenda. Prior to joining the Foundation, Brian served for five years in the health policy office of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), chaired by Senator Tom Harkin. His portfolio included global health, infectious disease, vaccine development, and biosecurity. Brian received his bachelor’s degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, with a year studying abroad at the London School of Economics. He earned his master’s degree in Global Health Security jointly through the American University School of International Service and the George Washington School of Public Health. His research focused on the implementation and evaluation of the International Health Regulations.

Brent Nagel is the Communications Officer for the Shot@Life campaign. Previously, he served as communications officer at the Social Progress Imperative, a global development nonprofit that publishes the Social Progress Index, a leading measure of wellbeing. Brent holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, where he studied philosophy and Spanish literature, and a master’s in politics and international studies from the University of Cambridge.

Lindsay Cobb is a longtime Shot@Life volunteer, turned current Senior Associate on the Shot@Life Campaign. Lindsay supports the day-to-day functions of the grassroots advocacy team and its network of advocates across the United States. She graduated from the University of Iowa with bachelor’s degrees in global health and human physiology and was a grassroots advocacy intern/fellow with Shot@Life during her senior year of college. After graduation, she worked as a Tuberculosis Program Coordinator on USAID’s Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance project before returning to Shot@Life.

Holly Pappano is the Communications Associate for the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign. Holly has previously worked with United to Beat Malaria, Shot@Life’s sister campaign; Kinesso of Interpublic Group; the University of Seoul’s linguistics department; and more. She graduated from Miami University in 2023 as a triple-major in East Asian studies, applied linguistics, and psychology, and has also studied at Xiamen University, the University of Glasgow, and the University of Seoul. She is now pursuing her master’s degree at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.

Bridget Dotson is the New Member Outreach Associate for the United Nations Foundation. In her role, she leads advocacy efforts and engagement with freshman Members of Congress and their staff across the foundation’s signature global health campaigns, United to Beat Malaria and Shot at Life, as well as the United Nation’s Association (UNA-USA) program, in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Prior to joining the UN Foundation, she served as a public policy professional for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Also, a former titleholder of the Miss America Organization and two-time contestant at Miss Indiana, she served as an advocate for women’s personal and professional leadership development, goodwill ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network, and holds communications and PR experience in front of and behind the camera. Bridget earned a dual bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management and Policy, and Spanish, from Indiana University, including abroad studies at the University of Salamanca, Spain, and Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic.