MPI's Staff

Rob Pfaltzgraff, MPI’s executive director, graduated from Tufts University with a degree in American Studies. He worked for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) from its founding in 1999, designing and creating FIRE’s first website and eventually rising to the position of vice president of development, management, and marketing. He left FIRE in March 2006 to become executive director of MPI, where he is responsible for day-to-day operations, including development, marketing, public relations, and assisting with the production of MPI’s projects. He has executive produced Do As I Say (based on Peter Schweizer’s New York Times bestseller), The Libel Tourist, and The Cartel.

Erin O’Connor, MPI’s director of programs, holds a BA in English from the University of California at Berkeley and a PhD in English language and literature from the University of Michigan. She has years of teaching experience at the university and secondary school level; she also has extensive experience with writing, editing, development, marketing, and consulting within the nonprofit world. Shaping MPI’s mission while also spearheading some of MPI’s most vital program work, she is active in MPI’s production, fundraising, marketing, and acquisition efforts, regularly providing mentoring and editorial guidance for filmmakers as they refine and polish their work. She served as post-production consultant for The Cartel.

Maurice Black, MPI’s director of programs and digital strategy, has extensive development, communications, marketing, and consulting experience across a wide range of nonprofit organizations. Involved with MPI since its founding, he is active in its acquisitions, communications, marketing, and production efforts. He also engages MPI's constituents and promotes its mission through digital and social media. He regularly provides mentoring, script coverage, and editorial guidance for MPI filmmakers and has served as post-production consultant on The Cartel. He holds a BA in English and economics and earned his PhD in English at the University of Pennsylvania.

Adam Guillette, MPI’s director of development, has extensive experience in nonprofit development and donor relations. As founder of the Florida chapter of Americans for Prosperity, he served as state director and head of donor relations. In 2008, he became regional development officer at the Leadership Institute, where he managed donor relations for the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. He has also served as a Leadership Institute distinguished faculty member. While attending the University of Florida, he published the largest student-owned newspaper in the country and stood as a mayoral candidate for the city of Gainesville, FL.

Stacie Fulcher, MPI’s programs and development officer, holds a BA in political science from the University of Georgia. She previously worked for the Club for Growth and Americans for Tax Reform in Washington, D.C., where she managed nonprofit programs, fundraising, marketing, and outreach efforts. A vital contributor to MPI’s program work, she spearheads the Internship Program while advancing fundraising efforts, film promotions, and marketing campaigns.