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Our Work
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Our Issues
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Staff
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Leadership
Abdi Soltani, Executive Director
Shilpi Agarwal, Legal Director
Candice Francis, Communications Director
Ashley Morris, Director of Administration
Cori Stell, Director of Development
Elise K. Traynum, General Counsel
Administration
Nanci Baccei, Principal Accounting Assistant
Monica Bright, Staff Accountant
Kelly Creps, Principal Maintenance Technician
Christina Finc, Human Resources Manager
Roslyn Foy, Senior Executive Assistant
Janet Mendoza, Human Resources Coordinator
Michelle Miller, Senior Operations Coordinator
Ashley Morris, Director of Administration
Debra Rosacker, Controller
Pauline Schindler, Senior Executive Assistant
Communications
Candice Francis, Communications Director
Tammerlin Drummond, Principal Communications Strategist
Kevin Fonseca, Communications Administrative Specialist
Gigi Harney, Principal Communications Strategist-Creative
Carmen King, Senior Communications Strategist
Virginia Reinhart, Deputy Communications Director
Lisa P. White, Principal Communications Strategist
Development
Cori Stell, Director of Development
Julie Grant, Deputy Director of Development
Melissa Hernandez, Administrative Specialist
Renée Johnson, Senior Administrative Coordinator, Donor Relations
Suzanne Kleid, Principal Coordinator, Development Data & Systems
Allison Macari, Individual Giving Officer
Pauly Pagenhart, Grant & Development Writer
Claire Richards, Deputy Director, Development
Prid Vilassakdanond, Senior Prospect Development Manager
Emma McCool, Leadership Gifts Associate
Legal
Shilpi Agarwal, Legal Director
Angie Alas, Senior Paralegal
Hannah Beazley, Investigator
Katie Bettendorf, Civil Liberties Intake Manager
Brandee Calagui, Paralegal
Minju Cho, Senior Staff Attorney
Sara J. Cooksey, Senior Paralegal Manager
Kassie Dibble, Senior Paralegal
John Do, Senior Staff Attorney
William S. Freeman, Senior Counsel
Avi Frey, Deputy Director, Criminal Law & Immigration Project
Emilia Garcia, Senior Investigator
Yoel Haile, Director, Criminal Law & Immigration Project
Lisa Hathaway, Managing Attorney
Adriana Herrera, Legal Fellow
Nick Hidalgo, Senior Staff Attorney
Emi MacLean, Senior Staff Attorney
Samantha May, Senior Paralegal
Shaila Nathu, Senior Staff Attorney
Isir Said, Legal Fellow
Angélica Salceda, Director, Democracy, Speech, & Technology Project
Maricela Sanchez, Senior Investigator
Neil Sawhney, Director of Appellate Advocacy
Jacob Snow, Senior Staff Attorney
Chessie Thacher, Senior Supervising Attorney
Dylan Verner-Crist, Lead Senior Investigator
Allyssa Victory (Villanueva), Senior Staff Attorney
Emi Young, Senior Staff Attorney
Grayce Zelphin, Senior Staff Attorney
Organizing
Tanisha Humphrey, Interim Organizing Director
Cyera Boone, Senior Organizer
Tammy Kreznar, Senior Organizer
Carlos Montes-Ponce, Senior Organizer
Sana Sethi, Organizer
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