Angela Ferrell-Zabala is an American

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, and

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activist who serves as the inaugural executive director of

Moms Demand Action Everytown for Gun Safety is an American non-profit organization which advocates for gun control and against gun violence. Everytown was formed in 2013 due to a merger between ''Mayors Against Illegal Guns'' and ''Moms Demand Action for Gun Sens ...

Career

Ferrell-Zabala's early career included community organizing positions at several social justice organizations, with a focus on outreach to faith communities. In 2011–12, she was the director of the

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's Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom project, conducting reproductive rights outreach on college campuses. Ferrell-Zabala was also an organizer for Community Change, and the Community Voting Project. In 2014, Ferrell-Zabala joined

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as Director of African American Leadership and Engagement. She was subsequently appointed the National Director of Strategic Partnerships for the

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. Ferrell-Zabala joined

Everytown for Gun Safety Everytown for Gun Safety is an American non-profit organization which advocates for gun control and against gun violence. Everytown was formed in 2013 due to a merger between ''Mayors Against Illegal Guns'' and ''Moms Demand Action for Gun Sens ...

, Moms Demand Action's parent organization, in 2019 as Chief Equity, Outreach and Partnerships Officer. After serving in the role for 18 months, she was appointed Senior Vice President of Movement Building for Everytown. Ferrell-Zabala was appointed the Moms Demand Action's first executive director on April 27, 2023.

Personal life

Ferrell-Zabala identifies as Christian and LGBT. Ferrell-Zabala and her wife, Fernanda Ferrell-Zabala live in Washington, D.C., with their four children. In 2022, she shared in a ''

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'' profile about

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families that she had befriended

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Executive Director Emma Ruby-Sachs at a nonprofit leadership retreat in 2016, only to later discover their daughters were

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, having used the same

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References

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