We are fighting for a just, inclusive, and fair democracy — one that works for everyone.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is led by a diverse and talented team of organizers, communicators, lawyers, and advocates who are committed to building an America as good as its ideals.
Executive Office
Maya Wiley
President and CEO
Chris Canning
Executive Vice President and COO
Vanessa N. Gonzalez
Executive Vice President of Field and Member Services
Jesselyn McCurdy
Executive Vice President for Government Affairs
Corrine Yu
Senior Advisor to the President
Interim Executive Vice President of Campaigns and Programs
Addie Whisenant
Chief of Staff
Eunic Epstein-Ortiz
Executive Vice President of Communications
Hannah Bundy
Executive Office Associate
Charlene Dillard
Senior Office Associate & Receptionist
Erika Friman
Senior People & Culture Associate
O’neil Pryce
Senior Operations Manager, Project Management
Tatiana Montalvo
Project Associate
Campaigns and Programs
Steven Almazán
Senior Program Manager, K-12 Education
Meeta Anand
Senior Director, Census and Data Equity
Nadia Aziz
Senior Program Director, Fighting Hate and Bias Program
Anita Banerji
Senior Program Director, Media and Tech
Reginald Belle
Senior Justice Assistant
Tierra Bradford
Senior Program Manager, Justice Reform
Imani Bryant
Senior Assistant, Census and Data Equity
Janay Greene
Campaigns and Programs Assistant
Shekinah Hall
Associate, Education Equity Program
Liz King
Senior Program Director, Education
Frank Nolan
Campaigns and Programs Associate
Scott Simpson
Managing Director of Campaigns and Programs
Bree Spencer
Senior Program Director, Justice Reform
David Toomey
Voting Rights and Technology Fellow
Frank Torres
Civil Rights Technology Fellow
Amy Vertal
Senior Program Manager, Census & Data Equity
Corrine Yu
Senior Advisor to the President
Interim Executive Vice President of Campaigns and Programs
Communications
Sofia Costas
Senior Communications Manager, Coalition Communications and Research
Dena Craig
Director of Media Relations
Nisreen Eadeh
Senior Digital Content Manager
Natalie Goffney
Senior Creative Associate
Mattie Goldman
Senior Communications Manager
Paul Haakenson
Senior Communications Assistant
Evan Hartung
Senior Communications Assistant
Rachel Hooper
Senior Communications Manager
Shalonda Hunter
Digital Director
Patrick McNeil
Senior Writer / Content Manager
Eunic Epstein-Ortiz
Executive Vice President of Communications
Mark Ricks
Web Producer
Erica Southerland
Managing Director of Communications
Development
Tahir Ahmad
Director, Institutional Relations and Development Operations
Adrina Bradley
Senior Assistant, Development
Paz Cisternas
Revenue Operations Associate
Kelsey Edwards
Senior Manager, Foundation Relations
Patrick Farace
Senior Manager, Ind Giving & Major Gifts
Pamela Giller
Vice President, Development
Kristen Hairston
Development Fellow
Erica Jeong
Manager, Donor Relations
Sashia Moore
Senior Manager, Corporate Relations and Special Events
Field and Membership
Yterenickia Bell
Senior Advisor, Voting Rights
Esteban Camarena
Field Manager, Census & Data Equity
Fey Cárdenas
Field Manager
Vanessa N. Gonzalez
Executive Vice President of Field and Member Services
Lisa Haywood
Director of Membership Services & Events
Zaha Khawaja
Field Assistant
Cedric Lawson
Field Director
Aliza Lifshitz
Field Associate
Hillary Medina-Loveless
Field Manager, Education Equity Program
Anjali Thakur-Mittal
Managing Director of Field & Membership
Finance and Administration
Ron Bigler
Senior IT Director
Amy Britt
Data Manager
Michael Clausell
Controller
Ben Goldberg
IT Assistant
Eloy Kapote
Staff Accountant
Andy Meruvia
IT Manager
Carmen Morrison
Grants Accountant
Mohammad Rawof
IT Manager
Wayne Shamblin
Senior Accounting Assistant
Ravi Shankar
Vice President of Finance
Tiara Smallwood
Budget Analyst
Keijon Waters
Staff Accountant
Government Affairs
Bennu Amen
Government Affairs Assistant
Kanya Bennett
Managing Director of Government Affairs
Josh Boxerman
Policy Analyst
Samantha Cyrulnik-Dercher
Senior Manager, Fair Courts
Jesselyn McCurdy
Executive Vice President for Government Affairs
Veena Muraleetharan
Policy Associate
Nahid Paiman
Senior Policy Assistant
Leslie Proll
Senior Director, Voting Rights Program
Peggy Ramin
Policy Counsel, Health/Poverty
Rob Randhava
Senior Policy Counsel
Kylee Reynolds
Policy Counsel, Fair Courts
Chanel Sherrod
Government Affairs Program Manager
Jonathan Walter
Policy Counsel, Media and Technology
Chloé White
Policy Counsel
Jheanelle Wilkins
Director of State & Local Government Affairs
Lena Zwarensteyn
Senior Director, Fair Courts Program
People and Culture
Kristen Booker
Director, People Operations
Taylor Carson
Senior HR Associate
Crystal Smith-Hunt
Senior Benefits Manager
Alicia King
Vice President, People & Culture
Steven Taylor
Senior Manager, Recruitment & Development