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

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

Major Gifts 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 Stegemoeller 

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

Anne Keenan

Secretary

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

Theresa McGovern

Board Member

Carlin Meyer

Board Member

Ademola Oyefeso

Board Member

Lynnise E. Pantin

Board Members

James Silas

Board Member

Daniel Stewart

Board Member

Ronald J. Tabak

Board Member

James Vasile

Board Member

Eve Wachtell

Board Member

Virgil Wong

Board Member

Ellen Yaroshefsky

Board Member

Robin Yates

Board Members