Vera Institute of Justice

Desiré Vincent Levy is a communications strategist and impact producer specializing in advocacy campaigns and impact litigation.

Vincent Levy is an alum of the Vera Institute of Justice, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, and the ACLU of Michigan, where she held various roles in communications, educating the public on issues related to democracy and the criminal legal system. During her tenure at the ACLU of Michigan, Vincent Levy led digital strategy, creative initiatives and communications plans for litigation and legislative hearings related to the Flint water crisis, election protection efforts, illegal tax foreclosure in Detroit, immigrant rights, and other civil rights issues impacting Michiganders, as well as the launch of Promote the Vote, a 2018 ballot initiative that amended the state constitution to vastly expand access to the ballot in Michigan.

Vincent Levy serves as the executive producer and impact producer of the James Beard Award-winning film, Coldwater Kitchen, a documentary that uses culinary arts as a prism to examine some of the most pressing issues in the United States carceral system.

She is the board chair of the Detroit Food and Youth Entrepreneurship Academy, where she drives board engagement to help realize Detroit Food Academy’s vision of a Detroit where youth are powerful—leading, changing, and co-creating the future of Detroit’s food system through culinary arts and food entrepreneurship. Previously, Vincent Levy served as a trustee at the Museum of Food and Drink and as a board director for The Army of Survivors.

Vincent Levy is an alum of the Michigan Political Leadership Program at Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. She resides in the Detroit metro area with her husband, DeAndre, and two daughters.