Executive Director
Abigail Swetz
Abigail Swetz (she/her) is the Executive Director of Fair Wisconsin and comes to this role with an extensive history of policy, communications, public education, and advocacy experience driven by a deep passion for LGBTQ+ rights and queer liberation. Most recently, she served as the Communications Director at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. She is an award-winning teacher, having been named the 2017 Educator of the Year by GSAFE, and has been recognized for her writing and performance at theater festivals. A powerful public speaker, she spoke at the Women’s March on Madison alongside student poets, and is a spoken word artist in her own right. Abigail believes strongly in ensuring that Wisconsin is not only safe and welcoming today, but also a state where LGBTQ+ rights are protected and our community celebrated for many generations to come.
Policy and Advocacy Director
Sean O’Brien
Sean O’Brien (he/him) currently serves as the Policy and Advocacy Director at Fair Wisconsin and brings nearly a decade of experience working in and around Government. Sean first became active in public service during the 2011 Act 10 protests in support of collective bargaining rights for teachers and public employees. In 2016, he worked with For Our Future and interned for State Representative Chris Taylor, shortly before working on Governor Evers’s 2018 campaign and later in his office. He is a proud Eagle Scout and product of Madison’s public schools. Sean was active on his college campus as the founding voice for the Queer Student Center, the President of Edgewood SAFE, Vice President of the Edgewood College Democrats, and Vice President the Edgewood College Pre-Law Society. Sean graduated Magna Cum Laude from Edgewood College with a B.S. in Political Science and a minor in Photography. On April 1st, 2025 Sean was elected to the Madison Common Council to represent the 16th District.
Accountant
Marilyn Beckman
Marilyn Beckman (she/her) is a proud union retiree who brings decades of accounting expertise to Fair Wisconsin, ensuring that every dollar in or out effectively powers our work toward LGBTQ equality.
Statewide Community Organizer
Cait Mallery
Cait Mallery (they/them) is an organizer, communicator, and facilitator, who comes to Fair Wisconsin from a background in reproductive rights/justice and abolitionist organizing. They are passionate about issues of gender justice and health equity, and particularly enjoy working across intersecting movements for equity to build collective power. In their free time, Cait enjoys baking (especially for others) and road trips.
Civic Engagement Coordinator
Adam O.
Adam O.(he/him) is the Civic Engagement Organizer at Fair Wisconsin. He grew up in Whitewater, WI and studied art and technology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In 2016, he founded docMyArt, a small business that offers photography services for hire and a free digital archive of art and artists that he has photographed. He loves storytelling. For over a decade he’s made and exhibited artworks rooted in topics of place, time, community and transness. He has also collaborated with, been in service to, and worked for a variety of arts non profit organizations, art galleries, and art professionals throughout South East Wisconsin. He is dedicated to creating a safe space for LGBTQ+ stories to thrive and forever be shared and celebrated.