Mary Alice Crim is the field director at the Free Press Action Fund. She directs their field efforts, led the campaign to stop the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, and participates in ongoing campaign and policy initiatives through outreach, organizing and public education activities. She also develops, plans, and runs events like the National Conference for Media Reform and leads the organization’s member-engagement work. Free Press Action Fund is national in scope and Mary Alice’s interest in supporting and sustaining media that serve the public interest extends to her work locally and drives her participation on the Northampton Community Television board of directors. She is also involved in shaping the burgeoning Western Massachusetts Media Justice Network. Mary Alice earned bachelor’s degrees in media studies and Spanish as well as a minor in women’s studies from Southern Connecticut State University.