Staff and Leadership
For more than five decades, Lambda Legal has been working to change laws, policies, and minds so that LGBTQ+ Americans and everyone living with HIV can live with full equality. Meet the remarkable team of legal, policy, and advocacy experts who make progress possible.
Staff Members
Executive Team
Marco Chan
Chief of Planning & Program Management
New York, NY
Cindi Creager
Chief Communications Officer
New York, NY
Gillian Power
Chief Technology Officer
Chicago, IL
John Roane
Chief Operating Officer
Washington, DC
Amanda Wyatt
Chief Financial Officer
Dallas, TX
Management Team
Percy Brown
Senior Communications Director of Internal & External Campaigns
Atlanta, GA
Doug Curtis
Midwestern Regional Director
Chicago, IL
Andre Zax
Director of Leadership Programs
New York, NY
Legal
Michele Clanton-Lockhart
Senior Paralegal
Dallas, TX
Currey Cook
Senior Counsel, Interim Deputy Legal Director for Policy and Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project Director
New York, NY
Jamie Farnsworth
Senior Paralegal
Los Angeles, CA
Luna Floyd
Equal Justice Works Fellow
New York, NY
May Head
Paralegal
New York, NY
Sonja Kerr
Counsel
Dallas, TX
Huong Lam
Legal Help Desk Director
Los Angeles, CA
John Miller
Help Desk Attorney
Los Angeles, CA
Kell Olson
Counsel
Tucson, AZ
Jennifer C. Pizer
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and Special Counsel to the CEO
Los Angeles, CA
Communications
Jenna Butz
Senior Web Manager
New York, NY
Sam Crowell
Multimedia Content Producer
Washington, DC
Tyleis Davidson
Senior Public Information Officer
Atlanta, GA
Lake Geslani
Senior Content Manager
Washington, DC
Samy Nemir
Director of Strategic Communications
New York, NY
Helen Parshall
Digital Director
Washington, D.C.
Sequoyah Smoore
Social Media Manager
Chicago, IL
Development
Dani Alexander-Burk
Manager of Corporate Partnerships
Atlanta, GA
Carla Avila
Senior Manager of National Events
Chicago, IL
Amanda Boyajian
Liberty Circle Manager
New York, NY
Willard Dumas
Director of Leadership Gifts
Chicago, IL
Westley Ebling
Member Services Assistant
Washington, DC
Joe Foster
Director of National Sponsorships
New York, NY
Hannah Garcia
Senior Major Gift Officer
Dallas, TX
Joel Gonzalez
National Events Manager
New York, NY
Elliott Hobaugh
Office Manager/Regional Program Coordinator
Chicago, IL
Robin Jablonski
Database & Reports Associate
New York, NY
Maura Leahy
Director of Member Services & Direct Marketing
New York, NY
Abel Martinez
National Events Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Lianne Pimentel
Director of National Events
New York, NY
Andreas M. Schwarz
Director of Institutional Giving
New York, NY
Nat Silverman
Donor Database Health Associate
New York, NY
Neela R. Taub
Member Services Analyst and Stewardship Officer
Washington, DC
Liz Ternes
Integrated Marketing Associate
Dallas, TX
Erik Wilson
Office Manager/Regional Program Coordinator
Los Angeles, CA
Finance & Operations
Emily Beller
IT Manager
New York, NY
Nicholas Dowse
Executive Assistant to the COO and CCO
Washington, DC
Shane Smoore
Talent Acquisition Manager
Chicago, IL
Board Members
The members of our board of directors hail from all across the country, giving the gift of their time and expertise to the national effort to defend and advance our community’s civil rights.
Michelle Riley
Board Chair
Florida
Fred O. Smith
Vice-Chair
Georgia
Kecia Reynolds
Vice-Chair
Washington, DC
Michael Angelo
Secretary
Virginia
Steve Thornton
Treasurer
Florida
Maureen Bennett
Massachusetts
Betsy J. Bernard
Florida
Julius Carter
Illinois
Wendy Chang
California
Dani D'Amico
New York
James R. Dale
New York
Nadia Dugal
California
Linda Elliott
Arizona
Wanda French-Brown
New Jersey
J. Robert Garcia
California
Kevin Hager
New York
William M. Hardin
New York
Angela Lim
California
Elizabeth G. Martin
Texas
Deborah H. McMurray
Texas
Patrick Oot
Florida
Kathleen Pearson
California
John Riccardi
New York
Eileen Amy Ryan
New York
Heather Steans
Illinois
Audrey Stewart
New York
Valerie M. Sullan
Colorado
Steven W. Thornton
Florida
Ian Tzeng
Massachusetts
Richard A. Wester
Illinois
Anne White
Indiana
Tashica Williams-Amirgholizadeh
California
Alan York
Texas
National Leadership Council
The volunteers who make up our National Leadership Council (NLC) play a key role in cultivating the financial resources needed to fund Lambda Legal’s work.
Benson R. Cohen-Chair
New York
Ellen. L Farrell-Vice Chair
Texas
Justin Kingsolver-Vice Chair
Arizona
Frederick G. Knapp-Vice Chair
New Jersey
Robert Ollis-Vice Chair
Illinois
Dimitri Portnoi-Vice Chair
California
Andrew Z. Smith-Vice Chair
Georgia
Jamie D. Pedersen-Immediate Past Chair
Washington
Andrew Parlen
New York
Andrew T. Hall
New Jersey
Bevin Newman
Virginia
Bill Baroni
New York
Brad W. Seiling
California
Brandt T. Roessler
New York
Brian Breheny
District of Columbia
Brian K. Friedman
New York
Brian Jebb
New York
Caroline A. Harcourt
New York
Charles Spiegel
California
Christopher W. Stuart
California
Daniel H. Bowers
New York
David P. Draigh
Florida
Dennis H. Hranitzky
New York
Donald J. Hayden
Florida
Edward H. Sadtler
New York
Edward M. Atkinson
New York
Eileen R. Opatut
New Jersey
Elizabeth B. Davis
Georgia
Ethan Leidinger
New York
F. C. Kirschner
California
Fenimore Fisher
District of Columbia
G. R. Allen
California
Gwendolyn Williamson
District of Columbia
Heath Martin
New York
Jaclyn Pampel
California
James D. McDonough
Michigan
James F. Owens
California
Jason A. Pucci
New Jersey
Jeffrey C. Brodin
Arizona
Jennifer L. Rexford
New Jersey
Jessica Hicklin
Missouri
Joseph A. Hall
New York
Joshua B. Lipsman
New York
Joshua Simmons
New York
Kate A. Kleba
Pennsylvania
Kent Piacenti
Texas
Kyle Levine
Washington
Laura W. Brill
California
Laurie Hasencamp
California
Laurie L. Hill
California
Linda Falcon
Washington
Lisa A. Linsky
New York
Lorie Dakessian
Illinois
Marcy Wilder
District of Columbia
Mark A. Robertson
New York
Mark D. Zumwalt
New York
Mark R. Braun
California
Martin S. Checov
California
Mary Harper
Michigan
Matthew Harris
New York
Matthew L. Moore
New York
Maureen E. Ryan
Washington
Meagan Griffin
Georgia
Michael D. Soileau
Pennsylvania
Michael Gluck
New Jersey
Michael J. Foncannon
New Jersey
Michael Raffaele
New York
Michelle A. Peak
Texas
Mitchell Draizin
New York
Natasha F. Haase
New Jersey
Neil Bagadiong
Indiana
Norman C. Simon
New York
P. W. Seaman
Virginia
Paul M. Smith
Virginia
Peter S. Reichertz
District of Columbia
Peter S. Wilson
Florida
Philip McCarthy
California
Richard M. Segal
California
Roy K. Wesley
Illinois
Russell A. Wetanson
California
Ruth E. Eisenberg
District of Columbia
Samuel R. Castic
Washington
Sean M. Davis
New York
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Georgia
Steven Weinberg
California
Trayton M. Davis
New Jersey
William M. Libit
Florida
Zach Overton
New York