Bridgette Rongitsch is the national coordinator for the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network (NVEN) at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). Bridgette has been working in community organizing and public policy for over 8 years, with much of her work focused on nonpartisan voter engagement. As civic engagement organizer for MCN, Bridgette was a coordinator of the Minnesota Participation Project(MPP). Prior to joining MCN, Bridgette served as the public policy and program manager of Rainbow Families, a regional nonprofit dedicated to advocating for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender(LGBT) families and their children. Bridgette continues to work as a visual arts curator for Intermedia Arts, a nonprofit arts organization working to build understanding among people through art.