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
Co-Director of Policy
Molly Biklen
Legal Director
Katharine Bodde
Co-Director of Policy
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
Chief of Special Initiatives & Education Policy Center Director
Raquel Murray
Chief Financial Officer
Lanessa Owens-Chaplin
Racial Justice Center Director
Staff
Francesca Abruzzo
Development Assistant
Ignacio Acevedo
Hudson Valley Organizer
Aliyah Ansari
Senior Education Strategist
Naila Awan
Co-Director of Policy
Jessica Balistreri
Data Analyst
Molly Biklen
Legal Director
Albert Birzh
Senior Accountant
Amy Belsher
Supervising Attorney
Nushin Bhimani
Senior Officer, Development Operations & Analytics
Morgan Blackburn
Deputy Director of Development
Katharine Bodde
Co-Director of Policy
Allie Bohm
Senior Policy Counsel
Quinn Martha
Education Strategist
Brice Catalano
Development Associate
Ify Chikezie
Staff Attorney
Briana Cole
Development Officer
Ari Conte
Senior Strategist for Artist Engagement
Caroline Cotter
Director of Development
Stefanie Coyle
Consultant
Kaye Dyja
Senior Communications Strategist
Arthur Eisenberg
Executive Counsel
Arianna Fishman
Director of Media & Communications Campaigns
Michael Gressel
Archives & Records Manager
Susan Gottehrer
Chapter Director, Nassau County
Perry Grossman
Director, Voting Rights Project
Elizabeth Gyori
Senior Staff Attorney
Beth Haroules
Director of Disability Justice Litigation
Drea Herrera
Senior Organizer
Bobby Hodgson
Deputy Director
Brandon J. Holmes
Director of Field
Marie Holmes
Staff Writer
Emma Hulse
Education Counsel
Dr. Marsha Jean-Charles
Organizing Manager, Eastern New York
Wafa Junaid
Staff Attorney
Sebastian Krueger
Chief Communications Officer
Keith Kole
Development Database Manager
Daniel Lambright
Director of 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
Senior Data & Research Analyst
Santiago Lopez
Paralegal
Monxell Mariano
Teen Activist Project Coordinator
Jake Martinez
Deputy Director, Education Policy Center
Amreeta Mathai
Director of Strategy and Integrated Programs
Simon McCormack
Editorial Manager
Juan Miguel
Senior Program Associate
Johanna Miller
Chief of Special Initiatives & Education Policy Center Director
Soleiman Moustafa
Senior Legal Investigator
Claire Molholm
Staff Attorney
Thomas Munson
Legal Fellow
Eman Naga
Legal Fellow
Lanessa Owens-Chaplin
Racial Justice Center Director
JP Perry
Senior Staff Attorney
Charlotte Pope
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Megan Porter
Staff Attorney
Bernadette Rabuy
Senior Policy Counsel
Medha Raman
Policy Counsel
Veronica Salama
Senior 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
Assistant Director, Legal Operations
Nathan Stewart
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Muneeba Talukder
Mark and Rita Sakitt Fellow
Melanie Trimble
Chapter Director
Stevie Vargas
Organizing Manager for Central and Western New York
Anya Weinstock
Richard Feldman Legal Fellow
Annie Zegers
Senior Digital Strategist
Board of Directors
Wendy Stryker
President
Julie Kowitz Margolies
Vice President
Deborah H. Karpatkin
Board Co-General Counsel
Anil K. Vassanji
Treasurer
Jonathan Askin
Board Member
Claudia Angelos
Board Member
Mayo Bartlett
Board Member
Wesley Caines
Board Member
Jennifer Carnig
Board Member
Rob DeLeon
Board Member
Waaqas Fahmawi
Board Members
Daeyna Grant
Board Member
Mary Hedahl
Board Member
Jonathan Horn
Board Member
Nina Lauro
Board Member
Stephanie Miller
Board Member
Terry M. McGovern
Board Member
Ademola Oyefeso
Board Member
Shaireen Rasheed
Board Member
James Silas
Board Member
Daniel Stewart
Board Member
Corey Stoughton
Board Member
Meg Thompson
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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