Our People
We are a passionate, dedicated, and expert team of advocates working to make New York a more just place to live. Our Executive Legal, Policy, Field, Communications, and Development staff are committed to fighting every day to make our state a beacon of freedom for the rest of the country.
Leadership Team
Donna Lieberman
Executive Director
Naila Awan
Interim Policy Co-Director
Molly Biklen
Interim Legal Director
Katharine Bodde
Interim Policy Co-Director
Caroline Cotter
Director of Development
Arthur Eisenberg
Executive Counsel
Brandon J. Holmes
Director of Field
Sebastian Krueger
Chief Communications Officer
Amreeta Mathai
Director of Strategy and Integrated Programs
Johanna Miller
Education Policy Center Director
Raquel Murray
Chief Financial Officer
Lanessa Owens-Chaplin
Racial Justice Center Director
David Pristin
Deputy Executive Director
Staff
Ignacio Acevedo
Hudson Valley Organizer
Lupe Victoria Aguirre
Senior Staff Attorney
Zach Ahmad
Senior Policy Counsel
Aliyah Ansari
Senior Education Strategist
Naila Awan
Interim Policy Co-Director
Jessica Balistreri
Data Analyst
Molly Biklen
Interim Legal Director
Albert Birzh
Senior Accountant
Amy Belsher
Director of Immigrants’ Rights Litigation
Nushin Bhimani
Senior Officer, Development Operations & Analytics
Morgan Blackburn
Deputy Director of Development
Katharine Bodde
Interim Policy Co-Director
Allie Bohm
Senior Policy Counsel
Quinn Carroll
Youth Programs Manager
Brice Catalano
Development Associate
Lourdes Chavez
Senior Paralegal
Ify Chikezie
Staff Attorney
Eryka Anabell Clarke
Administrative Assistant
Briana Cole
Development Officer
Ari Conte
Development Officer, Events and Artist Engagement
Caroline Cotter
Director of Development
Stefanie Coyle
Deputy Director, Education Policy Center
Rubin Danberg Biggs
Skadden Fellow
Kaye Dyja
Communications Strategist
Arthur Eisenberg
Executive Counsel
Arianna Fishman
Director of Media & Communications Campaigns
Ashley Gantt
Lead Organizer, Genesee Valley Chapter
Michael Gressel
Archives & Records Manager
Susan Gottehrer
Chapter Director, Nassau County
Perry Grossman
Director, Voting Rights Project
Beth Haroules
Director of Disability Justice Litigation
Drea Herrera
Senior Organizer
Bobby Hodgson
Assistant Legal Director
Brandon J. Holmes
Director of Field
Emma Hulse
Skadden Fellow
Sebastian Krueger
Chief Communications Officer
Keith Kole
Development Database Manager
Daniel Lambright
Special Counsel for Criminal Justice Litigation
Lisa Laplace
Senior Staff Attorney and Director of Pro Bono Program
Gabriella Larios
Staff Attorney
Jenna Lauter
Policy Counsel
Isabelle Leyva
Senior Organizer
Donna Lieberman
Executive Director
Melissa Avilez Lopez
Data and Research Strategist
Jake Martinez
Deputy Director, Education Policy Center
Amreeta Mathai
Director of Strategy and Integrated Programs
Simon McCormack
Senior Writer
Marangeli Merced
Junior Accountant
Juan Miguel
Senior Program Associate
Johanna Miller
Education Policy Center Director
Soleiman Moustafa
Senior Legal Investigator
Thomas Munson
Legal Fellow
Lanessa Owens-Chaplin
Racial Justice Center Director
JP Perry
Senior Staff Attorney
Megan Porter
Staff Attorney
Veronica Salama
Staff Attorney
Daniel Schwarz
Senior Privacy & Technology Strategist
Christian Singleton
Spring Valley Youth Organizer
Michael Sisitzky
Assistant Director
Irma Solis
Chapter Director, Suffolk County
Tatianna Sosa
Legal Department Manager
Brigid StegemoellerÂ
Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts
Camara Stokes Hudson
Racial Justice Counsel
Mohamed Taguine
Communications Strategist
Melanie Trimble
Chapter Director
Annie Zegers
Senior Digital Strategist
Board of Directors
Wendy Stryker
President
Julie Kowitz Margolies
Vice President
Anne Keenan
Secretary
Anil K. Vassanji
Treasurer
Mayo Bartlett
Board Member
Wesley Caines
Board Member
Waaqas Fahmawi
Board Members
Stephanie Fox
Board Member
Daeyna Grant
Board Member
Mary Hedahl
Board Member
Jonathan Horn
Board Member
Nina Lauro
Board Member
Edwin J. Lopez-Soto
Board Member
Theresa McGovern
Board Member
Carlin Meyer
Board Member
Rachel Noerdlinger
Board Member
Ademola Oyefeso
Board Member
Lynnise E. Pantin
Board Members
James Silas
Board Member
Daniel Stewart
Board Member
Ronald J. Tabak
Board Member
Jasmine D. Vanterpool
Board Member
James Vasile
Board Member
Eve Wachtell
Board Member
Keisha A. Williams
Board Member
Virgil Wong
Board Member
Ellen Yaroshefsky
Board Member
Robin Yates
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