A native of Nashville, Sam Malick-Petschulat holds a B.A. in English and Economics and Masters of Social Work from the University of Tennessee and currently serves as Campaign and Community Coordinator for the Central Labor Council of Nashville and Middle TN. 

His background includes a combination of community organizing, electoral organizing, and program management at organizations including SEIU Local 205, the Missouri Dept. of Human Services, Bernie Sanders 2020, and Workers Dignity. He combines these experiences with a vision of achieving radical economic equity through labor organizing to strengthen the Middle Tennessee labor movement and working families’ communities in Nashville. Off the clock, he can usually be found gardening with his wife Kaitlin,  entertaining his cats Marshmallow and Stu, or reading a good book at Betty’s Bar and Grill.