Adzi Vokhiwa is the Vice President of Policy at Community Justice, where she leads the planning and execution of federal and state policy and advocacy campaigns, as well as public awareness initiatives to mobilize stakeholders. Prior to her current role, she served as the Federal Affairs Director at GIFFORDS, the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, where she designed and executed the organization’s federal legislative strategy to advance gun safety legislation, managed relationships with leadership offices in Congress, federal agencies, and the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.  During her tenure at GIFFORDS, she was twice recognized as a top lobbyist by The Hill.

Previously, she was the Events Manager at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies responsible for planning bipartisan gatherings with Members of Congress, Cabinet and Administration officials, leading policy experts, and state and municipal elected officials. Prior to her work at the Joint Center, Adzi was the Senior Program Associate at Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND), where she managed WAND’s professional development program for women state legislators. 

Adzi earned a BS in Public Policy from Georgia State University and an MPS in Political Management from The George Washington University. Raised in Atlanta, Adzi now resides in the Washington, DC area with her family.