Who We Are

Board of Directors

Meet the Board of Directors of BDC

Their leadership shapes our vision and their wisdom and experience contribute to our effectiveness. We are grateful for their support and their shared commitment to workers and just communities.

Rafaela Rodriguez, President

Director of Partnerships, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Network.

Merle Payne, Treasurer

Co-Director, CTUL

Brittany Scott, Secretary

Senior Research Strategist, Partners for Dignity and Rights

Jennifer Arnold

Director, Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia

Scott Nova

Executive Director, Worker Rights Consortium

Rod Adams

Executive Director, New Justice Project, Minneapolis

Executive Director

Rev. Doug Mork

Doug’s passion for organizing and workers’ rights began during the P-9 strike in Austin, MN in the 80s. He spent many years organizing garment and textile workers in the South and packing workers in the Midwest. He has served as a pastor in several Twin Cities churches for more than 20 years and has been active in faith and labor organizing and the worker center movement throughout that time. He served on the national board and as Interim Director of Interfaith Worker Justice in Chicago.