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Executive Team

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Marco Chan
Chief of Planning & Program Management
New York
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Samantha Downie
Senior Consultant supporting People & Culture
Atlanta
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Kevin Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
New York
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Bali Lambie
Acting Chief Communications Officer
New York
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Jennifer C. Pizer
Acting Chief Legal Officer
Los Angeles
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Gillian Power
Chief Technology Officer
Chicago
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Josh Pushkin
Chief Development Officer
New York
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John Roane
Chief Operating Officer
Washington
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Amanda Wyatt
Chief Financial Officer
Dallas

Management Team

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Sara Beinert
Deputy Director of Development for Major Gifts
New York
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Avery Belyeu
South Central Regional Director
Dallas
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Percy Brown
Director of Internal Communications
Atlanta
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Shedrick Davis
Western Regional Director
Los Angeles
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Jim Ferg Cadima
Deputy Legal Director for Legal Management & Operations
Washington
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Kristine Kippins
Deputy Legal Director for Policy
Washington
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Brian J. Richardson
Midwest Regional Director
Chicago
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Michael Shutt
Southern Regional Director
Atlanta
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Jeff Souva
Deputy Director of Development
Chicago
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Camilla Taylor
Deputy Legal Director for Litigation
Chicago
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Andre Zax
Director of Leadership Programs
New York

Legal

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Jose Abrigo
HIV Project Director
New york
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Cheryl Angelaccio
Senior Litigation Analyst
Chicago
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Tara Borelli
Senior Counsel
Atlanta
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Sasha Buchert
Director of the Non-Binary and Transgender Rights Project
Washington
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Paul D. Castillo
Senior Counsel and Students’ Rights Strategist
Dallas
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Carl Charles
Senior Attorney
Atlanta
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Michele Clanton
Senior Paralegal
Dallas
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Amy Cook
Legal Administrative Manager
New York
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M. Currey Cook
Senior Counsel and Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project Director
New York
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Jamie Farnsworth
Senior Paralegal
Los Angeles
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Diana Flynn
Of Counsel
Washington
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Omar Gonzalez-Pagan
Counsel and Health Care Strategist
New York
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Nicholas "Guilly" Guillory
Tyron Garner Law Fellow
Dallas
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May Head
Paralegal
New York
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Tia Hollins
Paralegal
Atlanta
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Nora Huppert
Staff Attorney
Chicago
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Kara Ingelhart
Senior Attorney
Chicago
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Huong Lam
Help Desk Attorney
Los Angeles
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Karen Loewy
Senior Counsel and Seniors Strategist
Washington
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Leo Miras
Help Desk Attorney
Los Angeles
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Gregory R. Nevins
Senior Counsel and Employment Fairness Project Director
Atlanta
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Kell Olson
Staff Attorney
Tucson
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Christina Paek
Renberg Fellow
Los Angeles
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Alexis Paige
Senior Paralegal
Los Angeles
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Peter Renn
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles
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Ethan Rice
Senior Attorney, Fair Courts Project
New York
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Richard Saenz
Senior Attorney, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist
New York
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Shelly Skeen
Senior Attorney
Dallas
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Avatara Smith-Carrington
Staff Attorney
Washington
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Sruti Swaminathan
Staff Attorney for Youth
New York
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José R. Turrubiartez
Paralegal
Chicago
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Maia Zelkind
Paralegal for the Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project
New York

Communications

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Jonathan Adams
Communications Director
New York
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Jenna Butz
Web Manager
New York
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Tyleis Davidson
Public Information Officer
Atlanta
Graciela González
Strategic Communications Director
Chicago
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Meryl Green
Email Strategist
Los Angeles
Erika Kramer
Senior Video Producer & Editor
New York
Samy Nemir
Public Information Officer
New York
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Tom Warnke
Media Relations Director
Los Angeles

Development

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Dani Alexander-Burk
Office Manager/Regional Program Coordinator
Atlanta
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Carla Avila
Manager of National Events
Chicago
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Amanda Boyajian
Membership Assistant
New York
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Fran Cohen
Director of Donor Databases
New York
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Willard Dumas
Director of Leadership Gifts
Chicago
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Joe Foster
Director of National Sponsorships
Dallas
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Joel Gonzalez
National Events Manager
New York
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Bianca Hasten
Legacy Gifts Officer
Los Angeles
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Robin Jablonski
Database & Reports Associate
New York
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Mark Labadorf
Senior Major Gifts Officer
New York
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Maura Leahy
Director of Member Services
New York
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Tiko Lieou
Regional Program Coordinator/Office Manager
Dallas
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Ronald Lizcano
Major Gifts Officer
Chicago
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Owen Logios
Database and Reports Manager
New York
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Knox Martin
Major Gifts Officer
New York
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Abel Martinez
National Events Manager
Los Angeles
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Michael McKee
Manager of Corporate Partnership
Los Angeles
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Jonathan Menke
Director of Legacy Giving
New York
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Lianne Pimentel
Director of National Events
New York
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Rachel Rosenthal
Online Database and Constituency Associate
New York
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Andreas M. Schwarz
Director of Institutional Giving
New York
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Neela R. Taub
Member Services Analyst and Stewardship Officer
New York
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Erik Wilson
Office Manager/Regional Program Coordinator
Los Angeles
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Carlyn Worthy
Executive Assistant to the CEO & CDO
New York

Finance & Operations

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Brian Aronson
Deputy Director of Enterprise Technology & Cybersecurity
New York
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Ramesh Alfred
Controller
New York
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Gustavo Gallego
National Operations Manager
New York