Travis Groo is the President of Better Ballot North Carolina. He is a former Executive Committee member for the Libertarian Party of Wake County where he served two full terms as Chair, and one full term as Vice Chair. He earned a B.A. in Communication Arts/Advertising from the University of West Florida. Professionally he’s a Safety Specialist for Old Dominion Freight Line and lives in Greensboro. Travis strongly believes that public office holders should be elected by a majority of all voters without the need for a costly runoff election.

Lee Mortimer is the Vice President of Better Ballot NC, a resident of Durham, and a long-time ranked-choice voting advocate. He was a founding member of FairVote in 1992 and co-chair of FairVote/NC in 2008-09. He served on a General Assembly Election Laws Review Commission and has written numerous articles on election reform for newspapers in North Carolina and elsewhere. He's worked as a journalist, telecommunications marketing writer, insurance inspector and is now retired. Lee majored in history and political science at Western Carolina University and did a year-long study abroad in France. Lee believes elections that fairly represent voters are essential for preserving and strengthening democracy.

Dee Watson is the Secretary of Better Ballot NC and is a former Executive Committee member of the Libertarian Party of Wake County and a former Secretary of the Libertarian Party of NC. She has Bachelors degrees in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Buffalo, spent a decade working as a statistician for Duke University and a decade working as a statistical programmer for pharmaceutical companies. Dee lives in Cary and enjoys spending free time with her husband, 3 daughters, 2 dogs and a bearded dragon. She believes that voting reforms are a key step to increase dialog, new ideas and improve civil discourse.

Viktor Shepelin is the Treasurer of Better Ballot North Carolina and also serves as the Fundraising Team lead. He has a background in finance where he previously built electronic trading products at a global investment bank. A graduate of University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, Better Ballot North Carolina is his first foray into political activism. Viktor is passionate about ranked choice voting and strongly believes that this small upgrade to the way we vote will have a meaningful, positive impact on the political landscape.

Sandy Paternotte is an at-large board member of Better Ballot North Carolina and also serves as an outreach coordinator for our Wilmington regional hub. An alumni of UNC-Wilmington, he's a retired executive from the clinical research and manufacturing industries. Outside of political advocacy, he's a proud family man and in his spare time is a musician, songwriter, arranger, and home studio guy. Sandy is tremendously excited about how ranked choice voting can change our political landscape and help heal our political divides.

Daniel Kemp is a former President of Better Ballot North Carolina and is currently an at-large board member. He teaches high school science, though spent most of his career in sales and management working with educational and insurance products. He graduated from UNC-Wilmington with a B.A. in Political Science as well as a B.A. in Psychology. While there, he was a member of both the Political Science and Libertarian Party clubs. Daniel has always had a passion for civic engagement, so promoting ranked choice voting was a natural fit.

John Underwood is a founding/former executive of Better Ballot NC. Currently an at-large board member, he is also a member of our Data & Technology Team. He majored in Computer Science and Philosophy during college and graduate school and has been a software developer for 25 years. Throughout his life, John has spent time as a Democrat, unaffiliated, and later as part of the Republican Liberty Caucus, both in NC and nationally. John is now a Libertarian Party activist. He believes that Ranked Choice Voting is one of the best ways to give a voice to those who at times have also found themselves disenchanted.

Patti Millar is the immediate past President of Better Ballot North Carolina. Professionally, her background is in learning solutions and organization development. She's led a variety of projects for corporations, small businesses, and government with a focus on strategic planning, performance consulting, and socio-emotional development for adults. Patti cares deeply about democratic processes and believes ranked choice voting is a lever for change that will enable other pro-democracy reforms.

Our mission to bring RCV to North Carolina is also championed by additional organizational leaders around the state who oversee our various functional teams and regional outreach hubs.  Get involved!

To bring Ranked Choice Voting to North Carolina, we need to show our legislators that RCV has wide public support.