Zo Tobi

As Director of Communications, Zo is in charge of telling the story of MVP’s work in such an effective way that people see it and say, “YES! This is what I’ve been looking for!”

Zo’s portfolio includes brand strategy, marketing, narrative and messaging, digital presence, content development, earned media, and public relations. His philosophy around communications is to “make the work sing” – to craft every message in a way that lets the brilliance of MVP’s on-the-ground partners shine.

Zo has studied with renowned organizer Marshall Ganz, visionary fundraiser Lynne Twist, master coach Maria Nemeth, and scholar-activist Joanna Macy. As an organizer in the earlier days of the youth climate movement, he helped envision and execute a campaign of 50+ organizations turning out hundreds of thousands of climate voters in 2008. As a leadership coach since 2010, he has supported hundreds of progressive leaders, from organizers to managers, executives, funders, fundraisers, & board chairs, in organizations including ACLU, Sunrise Movement, Sierra Club, & 350.org. He also served as Director of Communications for the Academy for Coaching Excellence, where he was also on faculty as a course leader and mentor coach.

Zo is a singer-songwriter, sci-fi geek, and irreverent humor nerd, and lives in New Hampshire with his wife Kelly & daughter Ayla.