Anne Cardenas is an Oral Historian and Audio Producer. She created the podcast “Grassroots & Hope: Campaigning for Obama” based on the interviews she conducted with 2008 Obama campaign staffers. Her other research interests include folklore, family histories,  Abraham Lincoln and American History. Anne is a proud Obama Administration alum, having worked at the White House & DHS, before moving to New York and working for VICE Media and the UNDP. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University in 2011 and completed her Master of Arts in Oral History from Columbia University in 2020.