Merissa Kovach joined the ACLU of Michigan in 2008 and has held roles that include field organizer and legislative director. In her current role as the Political Director, she is responsible overseeing the organization’s statewide political and advocacy program and enhancing the political capacity and effectiveness of the ACLU by developing and implementing multi-disciplinary, high-impact campaigns and programs that use a combination of legal, legislative, public education, and organizing tactics to achieve ACLU policy priorities in state and local government.
Merissa graduated from Michigan State University’s James Madison College in 2008 with a B.A. in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy. She is a 2016 graduate of the Michigan Political Leadership Program through Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research.
