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Management Team

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Simone Bell
Southern Regional Director
Atlanta
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James L. Bennett
Chief Development Officer
Chicago
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Dorothee Benz
Chief Communications Officer
New York
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Christopher Clark
Midwest Regional Director and National Pro Bono Director
Chicago
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Jon W. Davidson
Legal Director and Eden/Rushing Chair
Los Angeles
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Shedrick Davis
Western Regional Director
Los Angeles
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Sharon McGowan
Director of Strategy
Washington
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Judi O'Kelley
Director of Leadership
Seattle
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Adrian Ogle
New York Regional Director & National Community Engagement Director
New York
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Lawson Shadburn
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
New York
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Rachel B. Tiven
CEO
New York

Legal

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Cheryl Angelaccio
Senior Litigation Analyst
Chicago
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Tara Borelli
Counsel
Atlanta
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Sasha Buchert
Staff Attorney
Washington
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Paul D. Castillo
Senior Attorney and Students’ Rights Strategist
Dallas
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Carl Charles
Transgender Rights Project Law Fellow
New York
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Michele Clanton
Legal Assistant/Office Manager
Dallas
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M. Currey Cook
Counsel and Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project Director
New York
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Tyleis Davidson
Legal Assistant
Atlanta
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Shaday Delgado
Help Desk Analyst
New York
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Francisco Dueñas
Director of Diversity and Inclusion & Proyecto Igualdad
Los Angeles
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Shontiece Epps
Help Desk Analyst
Atlanta
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Jamie Farnsworth
Legal Assistant
Los Angeles
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Kaitlyn Gentile
Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project Coordinator
New York
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Omar Gonzalez-Pagan
Staff Attorney
New York
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Demoya Gordon
Staff and Transgender Rights Project Attorney
New York
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Hayley Gorenberg
Deputy Legal Director and General Counsel
New York
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Bruno Huizar
Help Desk Analyst
Los Angeles
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Kara Ingelhart
Skadden Fellow
Chicago
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Elissa Jeffers
Legal Assistant
Chicago
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Stefan Johnson
Senior Legal Help Desk Attorney
Los Angeles
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Yuvraj Joshi
Fair Courts Project Fellow
New York
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Erin Kelley
Legal Assistant
New York
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Huong Lam
Help Desk Attorney
Los Angeles
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Eric Lesh
Fair Courts Project Director
New York
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M. Dru Levasseur
Senior Attorney and Transgender Rights Project Director
New York
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Beth Littrell
Counsel and Racial Justice and Low-Income Advocacy Strategist
Atlanta
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Karen Loewy
Counsel and Seniors Strategist
New York
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Nancy Marcus
Law and Policy Senior Attorney
Los Angeles
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Melinda McKew
Help Desk Analyst
Dallas
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Omar Narvaéz
Texas Policy Coordinator
Dallas
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Gregory R. Nevins
Counsel and Employment Fairness Project Director
Atlanta
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Alexis Paige
Legal Assistant
Chicago
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Kyle Palazzolo
Staff and HIV Project Attorney
Chicago
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Jennifer C. Pizer
Senior Counsel and Law and Policy Director
Los Angeles
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Ryan Rasdall
Legal Assistant, Transgender Rights Project
New York
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Peter Renn
Senior Attorney
Los Angeles
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Ethan Rice
Fair Courts Project Attorney
New York
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Richard Saenz
Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist
New York
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Scott Schoettes
Counsel and HIV Project Director
Chicago
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Amy Shapiro
Legal Administrative Manager
New York
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Holiday Simmons
Transgender Rights Project Trainer
Atlanta
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Susan Sommer
Associate Legal Director and Director of Constitutional Litigation
New York
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Camilla Taylor
Senior Counsel
Chicago
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Sklar Toy
Legal Assistant
Los Angeles
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Kenneth D. Upton
Senior Counsel
Dallas

Communications

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Jonathan Adams
Senior Public Information Officer
New York
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Alberto Galindo
Associate Editor and Spanish Content Specialist
New York
Ariel Goldberg
Deputy Digital Director
New York
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Graciela González
Public Information Officer
Chicago
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Lisa Hardaway
Communications Director
New York
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Joseph Hartmann
Web Manager
New York
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Angelo Ragaza
Content and Editorial Director
New York
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Juliana Vanderlee
Digital Associate
New York
Kristina Villarini
Digital Director
New York
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Tom Warnke
Media Relations Director
Los Angeles

Development

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Mack Campbell
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Dallas
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Allen Clutter
Senior Director of Corporate Giving & New England Major Gifts Officer
Cleveland
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Fran Cohen
Director of Database
New York
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Brian Derrick
Major Gifts Officer
New York
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Willard Dumas
Director of Leadership Gifts
Chicago
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Bryant Dunbar
Director of Major Gifts
Chicago
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Jay Epps
Development/Administrative Assistant
Chicago
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Maura Leahy
Director of Member Services
New York
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Art McDermott
Foundation Relations & Grant Agreements
Los Angeles
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Jonathan Menke
Associate Director of Legacy Giving
New York
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Kathy Paspalis
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Los Angeles
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Thai Pham
Deputy Director of Development
New York
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Megan Pickarski
Online Database and Constituent Associate
New York
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Seth Rosen
Senior Major Gifts Officer
New York
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Jeff Souva
National Events Director
Chicago
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Jessica Stephens
Database and Reports Manager
New York
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Neela R. Taub
Member Services Associate
New York
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Sally Troncoso
National Events Coordinator
New York
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Megan VanKuiken
Major Gifts Officer
Los Angeles
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Matthew Zaccagni
Major Gifts Officer
New York

Administration and Finance

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Ramesh Alfred
Accounting Manager
New York
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Terence Caldwell
Office Manager
Atlanta
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Christopher George
Staff Accountant
New York
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Kevin Lee
Director of Information Technology
New York
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Carla McKinzie
Administrative and Development Assistant
Dallas
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Geneva Musgrave
Senior Manager of Community and Professional Engagement
New York
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Darren Nimnicht
Human Resources Director
New York
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Joan Pierson
Office Manager and Development Assistant
Chicago
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Giorgio Rosi
IT Support Specialist
New York
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Anthony Shallenberger
Executive Assistant
New York
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Shonda Simpkins
Human Resources Manager
New York
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Wasif Sindhi
Director of Finance
New York
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Marisol Velazquez
Office Manager
New York
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Deborah Williams
Receptionist
New York
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Erik Wilson
IT Coordinator/Office Manager
Los Angeles