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Sarala S. Morusupalli is the founder of EmpowerLife, an organization that works to achieve gender equality. One of the initiatives she is presently working on is the development of a campaign against domestic and gender violence in consultation with the Government of India. She was a recipient of the White House USOW Change-makers Award in 2016
She also has experience in law, election security and politics, and has worked on numerous political campaigns in the U.S, including the Hillary for America presidential campaign. In 2017, she was elected as Legal Counsel for the Democratic Party Abroad (Democrats Abroad India) and in 2018, she served as Director of the Minnesota Election Protection Program for the Democratic Party (MN-DFL). Her work at present focuses on ensuring voter rights and American interests are protected at home and abroad, and on advancing the security of the 2020 U.S. elections. In addition to this, she is a Disability Rights/Youth Epilepsy Awareness Advocate for the Epilepsy Foundation of America, a Chicago Council of Global Affairs NextGen leader, and in the past has worked for organizations like the Israel Democracy Institute and The Advocates for Human Rights and has published her research arguing for a stronger NATO/BRICS alliance. She has used her experiences to speak and represent the U.S. at various events globally, and loves to help elevate women and youth voices. She hopes to continue to advocate for young people, and to focus on the positive impact that strong human and gender rights can have on election security and democracies.
