How does the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce advocate effectively, track public policy, and provide value for its members? On October 19, Amanda Duerr, the Vice President of Government Affairs at the St. Paul Area Chamber, joined Damola Ogundipe, the CEO and Co-Founder of Plural, to discuss the Chambers’ strategies and how they use Plural to amplify their impact.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Amanda Duerr | Vice President of Government Affairs, St. Paul Area Chamber
Amanda Duerr is the Vice President of Public Affairs for the St. Paul Area Chamber, where she leads the organization’s advocacy efforts at the state and local government level. Amanda is a long-time veteran of the Minnesota State Capitol, having worked in government relations for a corporation, a membership association, and as a contract lobbyist. Throughout her advocacy career, her work has centered around municipal government. Prior to lobbying, Amanda worked for five years in the Minnesota Senate, first as a legislative assistant and then as a researcher/media specialist. Amanda graduated from the University of MN-Morris with a degree in Political Science. She lives in Mendota Heights, MN with her husband (also a lobbyist). In her spare time, she enjoys marathon running, growing cacti, traveling, and true crime podcasts.
Damola Ogundipe | CEO & Co-Founder, Plural
Damola Ogundipe is the Co-Founder and CEO of Plural, which creates cutting-edge software to make it easy for public policy data to be discoverable, interpretable, and collaborative. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Damola and his family immigrated to the US when he was six years old. From a young age, Damola was interested in global perspectives, politics, and how the world is governed. Frustrated by the lack of civic engagement in the US, Damola and his co-founders created Civic Eagle, leveraging public-access data to create easy ways for global citizens to engage and express their opinions on how they want to be governed.
