THE INTEGRITY PROJECT TEAM

SCOTT BROOKS, Executive Director

Executive Director Scott Brooks brings extensive political, technological and communications knowledge to the team at The Integrity Project. After spending years in the world of finance, he became Director of State Government affairs for the Rocket Mortgage Family of Companies, speaking with regulators, Secretaries of State, State Legislatures, Attorney's General and Governors, as well as numerous industry and trade groups. In his time with Rocket, Scott used his prior knowledge and degree from Arizona State University's School of Political and Global Studies to work extensively on complicated technical issues such as Al, algorithms and algorithmic bias, blockchain, smart contracts, and Data Privacy and Security. He now uses this experience to help educate and increase around the issues of misinformation and disinformation that have had such a massive impact on global discourse, affecting all areas of public and private life.

MARK NOTHAFT

Communications strategist Mark Nothaft leverages deep market knowledge with a keen understanding and synthesis of issues to deliver transformative outcomes and shifts in perception for clients. He has developed award-winning communications programs for public and private entities and nonprofits of all sizes including Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, the Arizona Golf Association, the City of Glendale (Ariz.), among many others. Mark is passionate about journalism and the First Amendment, having written for daily newspapers and websites like the East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.), Phoenix Magazine and The Arizona Republic as its ‘Only in Arizona’ columnist. He is also the former editor of the Republic's Who's Who in Business magazine, leading a research and content team celebrating women executives in Arizona.

TALI BERES

Tali Beres is the Project’s 2024-25 J. Blackbourn Media Fellow supporting communications efforts, survey design, e-newsletter execution, event promotion and other important projects. She is currently a senior at Syracuse University in New York where she is studying Political Science with a Media Law concentration. Previously, she established and managed multiple social media channels for Yalla Hotel in Chorefto, Greece, as a marketing intern, significantly expanding its reach within Europe and Asia. She has also written for and promoted University Girl and Moody magazines based in Syracuse. Tali is deeply passionate about media literacy education, fostering civil discussion in the public sphere, and advocating for access to accurate news, information and media outlets targeted toward GenZ and beyond.