{"id":6509,"date":"2025-07-14T14:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T18:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/?page_id=6509"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:26:25","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/team\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Our Team<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/office-group-header.jpg);background-position:45% 52%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"breakout\" style=\"background: #eeeeee\">\n<div class=\"content-width\">\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"about us\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-about-us\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-6985\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6985\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6981\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6981\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/our-history\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6982\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6982\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/team\/\">Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6983\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6983\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/our-partners\/\">Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6984\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6984\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/funders\/\">Funders<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7482\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7482\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/contact-us\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breakout\" style=\"background: #c0ddf2\">\n<div class=\"content-width\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric clear  \"><span>3<\/span><span>PhDs in Industrial &#038; Systems Engineering<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric clear  \"><span>8<\/span><span>Master\u2019s in Systems Engineering<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric clear  \"><span>40<\/span><span>Undergraduate Researchers<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric clear  \"><span>3<\/span><span>Colleges across URI: A&#038;S, Engineering, CELS<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Engineering for Democracy Institute is, at its core, a team of engineers and STEM professionals working to support election planning and operations nationwide through direct collaboration with election officials. This unique perspective enables EDI to address a broad range of issues across voting types &#8212; <span class=\"pill pill-teal\">in-person<\/span>, <span class=\"pill pill-pink\">vote-by-mail<\/span>, and <span class=\"pill pill-peach\">post-election<\/span> &#8212; and to develop <span class=\"pill pill-slate\">tools and technology<\/span>, as well as <span class=\"pill pill-gold\">training<\/span> at various levels. To grow and maintain these services for election officials, we also have team members who assist with <span class=\"pill pill-stone\">administration<\/span>, <span class=\"pill pill-lilac\">communication<\/span>, and <span class=\"pill pill-gold\">community outreach<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"our team\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-our-team\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-6531\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6531\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/team\/\">Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6532\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6532\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/team\/students\/\">Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6533\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6533\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/team\/alumni\/\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PhD<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/leonie-otte\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1292\" height=\"1292\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leonie Otte\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie.jpg 1292w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/leonie-1280x1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/leonie-otte\/\">Leonie Otte<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">PhD Student in Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f4c0d1;color:#72243e;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;\">vote-by-mail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masters<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/nathan-jolicoeur\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Nathan-Jolicoeur.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nathan Jolicoeur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Nathan-Jolicoeur.jpg 860w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Nathan-Jolicoeur-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Nathan-Jolicoeur-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Nathan-Jolicoeur-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Nathan-Jolicoeur-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Nathan-Jolicoeur-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/nathan-jolicoeur\/\">Nathan Jolicoeur<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">MS Student in Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f4c0d1;color:#72243e;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;\">vote-by-mail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/edgar-andrade\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/edgar-andrade_pop.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Edgar Andrade\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/edgar-andrade_pop.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/edgar-andrade_pop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/edgar-andrade_pop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/edgar-andrade_pop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/edgar-andrade_pop-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/edgar-andrade_pop-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/edgar-andrade\/\">Edgar Andrade<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f4c0d1;color:#72243e;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;\">vote-by-mail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/adriana-esposito\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Adriana-Esposito_pop.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adriana Esposito\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Adriana-Esposito_pop.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Adriana-Esposito_pop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Adriana-Esposito_pop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Adriana-Esposito_pop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Adriana-Esposito_pop-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Adriana-Esposito_pop-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/adriana-esposito\/\">Adriana Esposito<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f4c0d1;color:#72243e;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;\">vote-by-mail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/oluwatosin-okele\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tosin Okele\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Tosin-1280x1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/oluwatosin-okele\/\">Oluwatosin Okele<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f4c0d1;color:#72243e;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;\">vote-by-mail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/jayci-tickner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/jayci_pop.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jayci Tickner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/jayci_pop.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/jayci_pop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/jayci_pop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/jayci_pop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/jayci_pop-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/jayci_pop-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/meet\/jayci-tickner\/\">Jayci Tickner<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">BS in Industrial and System Engineering and BA in Spanish<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#e6e4dc;color:#2c2c2a;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;\">administration<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Engineering for Democracy Institute does not ask anyone to surrender their membership in or affiliation with any political party or political viewpoint. While Engineering for Democracy Institute\u2019s staff may hold individual political beliefs, such beliefs are independent of, and have no impact on, their work for the Engineering for Democracy Institute.<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n<div class=\"breakout\" style=\"background: #eee\">\n<div class=\"content-width\">\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/EDI-CheckMark-Full-sgc-cyc-b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6280\" 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