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 Co-Director
Molly Biklen
Associate Legal Director
Katharine Bodde
Interim Co-Director
Caroline Cotter
Director of Development
Christopher Dunn
Legal Director
Arthur Eisenberg
Executive Counsel
Brandon J. Holmes
Interim Field Co-Director
Sebastian Krueger
Communications Director
Amreeta Mathai
Director of Strategy and Integrated Programs
Johanna Miller
Director, Education Policy Center
Raquel Murray
Chief Financial Officer
Lanessa Owens-Chaplin
Director, Racial Justice Center
David Pristin
Deputy Executive Director
Staff
Ignacio Acevedo
Hudson Valley Organizer
Lupe Victoria Aguirre
Staff Attorney
Zach Ahmad
Senior Policy Counsel
Aliyah Ansari
Teen Health Strategist
Naila Awan
Interim Co-Director
Jessica Balistreri
Data Analyst
Molly Biklen
Associate Legal Director
Albert Birzh
Senior Accountant
Amy Belsher
Director of Immigrants’ Rights Litigation
Nushin Bhimani
Development Officer, Resources & Data Management
Morgan Blackburn
Deputy Director of Development
Katharine Bodde
Interim Co-Director
Allie Bohm
Senior Policy Counsel
Lourdes Chavez
Senior Paralegal
Ify Chikezie
Staff Attorney
Briana Cole
Major Gifts Officer
Courtney Colwell
Legal Fellow
Caroline Cotter
Director of Development
Stefanie Coyle
Deputy Director
Arianna Fishman
Assistant Director of Communications Campaigns & Strategy
Terry Ding
Staff Attorney
Christopher Dunn
Legal Director
Kaye Dyja
Communications Strategist
Arthur Eisenberg
Executive Counsel
Nasirah Fair
Teen Activist Project Coordinator
Yves Filius
Government Relations Strategist
Ashley Gantt
Lead Organizer, Genesee Valley Chapter
Antony Gemmell
Director of Detention Litigation
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
Interim Field Co-Director
Emma Hulse
Skadden Fellow
Sebastian Krueger
Communications Director
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 for Campaigns and Strategy
Amreeta Mathai
Director of Strategy and Integrated Programs
Simon McCormack
Senior Writer
Marangeli Merced
Junior Accountant
Juan Miguel
Program Associate
Johanna Miller
Director, Education Policy Center
Soleiman Moustafa
Senior Legal Investigator
Isabel Olson
Development Assistant
Robby Olson
Development Officer, Donor Communications
Lanessa Owens-Chaplin
Director, Racial Justice Center
JP Perry
Staff Attorney
Kathryn Sachs
Fellow
Daniel Schwarz
Senior Privacy & Technology Strategist
Rae Shih
Education Counsel
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
Mohamed Taguine
Communications Strategist
Melanie Trimble
Chapter Director
Amanda Waggoner
Administrative Assistant
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
Quintin Cross
Board Member
Douglas Cuthbertson
Board Member
Luna Droubi
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
Nabiha Syed
Board Member
Ronald J. Tabak
Board Member
V. Simpson Turner
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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