08/22/25: Rania Batrice is a first-generation American, born to Palestinian parents who moved to the United States in pursuit of a better life for themselves and their family. She founded Batrice & Associates, a communications, mediating, organizing, and legislative strategy firm that advises elected officials, candidates, non-profits, and companies in the United States and around the world.

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