Career
Chitlik was a field organizer during the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign,where she led general election operations in Loudoun County,Virginia. [2] She subsequently joined the Obama administration,working as a strategist in the U.S. Department of Labor and in priority placement at the White House. [1] [4]
She later served as chief operating officer of The Future Project,a nonprofit education startup company,overseeing an $11 million budget and leading growth initiatives. [2] Chitlik has also engaged in philanthropy and impact investing,focusing on woman-owned businesses in the health and wellness sector and supporting initiatives aimed at increasing equity for underrepresented entrepreneurs. [2] [1]
In Durham,North Carolina,where she moved in 2017,Chitlik co-founded Tend,a company dedicated to supporting individuals through pregnancy and birth. [4] She also collaborated on the development of Aya Birth &Community Wellness,which aims to become the first Black-owned birth center in North Carolina. [1]
During the 2024 election,Chitlik ran for the 22nd district. She emphasized policies addressing education,healthcare equity,and support for working families. In the March 2024 Democratic primary,she defeated three-term incumbent Mike Woodard with 57.55% of the vote. [1] [4]
Personal life
Chitlik has lived in Durham since 2017. She is a mother. [1] [2] Chitlik has lived in Los Angeles,Boulder,Budapest,Hungary,and Tel Aviv,Israel,and has done business in Israel. [7] [8] Chitlik attended New York University (NYU),majoring in Political Community Building. [8] She is the winner of Jewish for Good's 2021 Young Leadership Award and is active in her synagogue,Beth El. [9] She is married to Ben Abram,an energy company executive and the grandson of Morris B. Abram. In March 2025,the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission alleged Abram's former company,American Efficient,had operated a fraudulent energy efficiency scheme and proposed fines of $722 million in civil penalties and $252 million in restitution against the company. [10]
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