LDF Leadership

Janai Nelson

President and Director-Counsel

Sam Spital

Associate Director-Counsel

Todd Cox

Associate Director-Counsel

Pamela Giller

Chief Development Officer

Jin Hee Lee

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Aashka Merchant

Chief of Staff

Natalie Thigpen

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

Laura Kadetsky

Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

Demetria McCain

Director of Policy

Tré Murphy

Director of Community Organizing

Kevin C. Thomson

Chief Financial Officer

Christopher Kemmitt

Director of Litigation

Karla McKanders

Thurgood Marshall Institute Director

Deuel Ross

Director of Litigation

LDF Staff

Litigation

Valerie Akinyoyenu

Paralegal

Shruti Banerjee

Data and Research Analyst

Colin Burke

Yale Public Interest Fellow

Jory Burks

Assistant Counsel

Molly Cain

Assistant Counsel

Elizabeth Caldwell

Assistant Counsel

Lauren Carbajal

Assistant Counsel

Brittany Carter

Assistant Counsel

Emmanuelle Copeland

Paralegal

Gabriel Diaz

Senior Counsel

Austin Drimal

Legal Assistant

Alfreida Edelen

Executive Assistant, Office of Director-Counsel & Admin Liason

Hannah Ferguson

Legal Assistant

John Fowler

Senior Counsel & Manager of Professional Development

Kelly Gardner

Deputy Director of Litigation

Jaritza Geigel

Executive Assistant

Victor Genecin

Of Counsel

Alon Goldfinger

Fellow

Hayley Hahn

Assistant Counsel

Shaunell Henderson

Legal Assistant

Todd Hendricks

Data and Research Analyst

Morgan Humphrey

Fried Frank Fellow

Alyson Jefferson

Legal Assistant

Kameron Johnston

John Payton Appellate & Supreme Court Advocacy Fellow

Devin McCowan

Litigation Fellow

Chloe Miller

Fellow

Kaisha Oliver

Paralegal

Victor Olofin

Marshall Motley Scholar Program Fellow

Anne Oredeko

Senior Counsel

Amira Perryman

Economic Justice Fellow

Afiya Rahman

Legal Assistant

Romario Ricketts

Legal Research & Strategic Communications Fellow

Sara Rohani

Assistant Counsel

Sarah Seo

Programmatic Events Specialist

Angie Shin

Paralegal

Diane Simmons

Legal Assistant

Maydrian Strozier-Lowe

Marshall Motley Scholar Program Fellow

Asja Towns

Fellow

Senior Counsel & Co-Manager EPI

Cassandra Volcy

Legal Assistant

Clare Walker

Research and Intake Associate

Breanna Williams

Assistant Counsel

Veronica Williams

Legal Assistant

Joseph Wong

Senior Counsel

Justyce Yuille

Marshall-Motley Legal Fellow

Strategic Initiatives

Rachel Carter

Field Coordinator, Black Voters on the Rise

Anthony (DeMetris) Causer

Counsel, Black Voters on the Rise

Alexandra Fosbury

Program Associate, Black Voters on the Rise

Alyssa Gordon

JPS Project Legal Fellow

Dillon Jules II

Field Coordinator, Black Voters on the Rise

Donya Khadem

EPI Counsel, Equal Protection Initiative

Abigail Langmead

SID Program Associate

Ashley Lawrence

EPI/ Pro-Truth Associate

Charles McLaurin

Senior Counsel

Kacey Mordecai

Senior Counsel

Mide Odunsi

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Michelle Peters

Executive Assistant for Strategic Initiatives Department

Spencer Reynolds

Senior Counsel

Larnee Satchell

Field Coordinator, Black Voters on the Rise

Avatara Smith-Carrington

Assistant Counsel

Nia Warren

Program Associate, Black Voters on the Rise

Policy

Christina Das

Policy Counsel

LaTreshia Hamilton

Policy Counsel

Ashley Harrington

Senior Policy Counsel​

Amalea Smirniotopoulos

Senior Policy Counsel Co-Manager EPI

Special Litigation and Policy Counsel

Thurgood Marshall Institute

Kimberly Barzola

Assistant Archivist

Amanda Benjamin

Digital Justice Fellow

Kimberly Barzola

Assistant Archivist

Jakiyah Bradley

TMI Research and Operations Associate

Donna S. Gloeckner

Director of Archives and Records

Andrea Hill

Assistant Archivist

Reed Jaeger

TMI Project Manager

Kayla Jenkins

Manager of Archives

Dr. Sandhya Kajeepeta

TMI Senior Researcher and Statistician

Ruby Mangum

Archives Administrative Assistant

Carol-Ann Mason

Executive Assistant

Jahdziah St. Julien

Research Associate

Maresi Starzmann

Water Justice Fellow

Ashton Wingate

Manager of Digital Archives

Dr. Ayobami Laniyonu

Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow

Julián Castro

Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow Emeritus

Community Organizing

Obi Afriyie

Community Organizer

Candice Battiste

Campaign Strategist

Candice Battiste

Campaign Strategist

Tiara Cooper

Senior Community Organizer

Jadyn Arii Lynton-Smith

Senior Program Associate

Jahdiel Murray

Community Organizer

Donavon Taveras

Community Organizing

Jordan Thompson

Community Organizer

Tyonna Walker

Executive Assistant

Communications

Natalie Thigpen

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Simbi Akiolu

Media Relations Strategist

Gianna Baez

Digital Project Manager

Troi Barnes

Director of Media Relations

Zemarr Brandao

Social Media Strategist

Frances Bruey

Content Producer

Avery Crocker

Social Media Strategist

Emily Dulcan

Interim Director of Brand and Marketing Operations

Mariel Fernández

Digital Media Strategist

Sarah Friedmann

Director of Editorial, Narrative Strategy and EIC

John Guzman

Senior Communications Strategist

Kaye Lee Johnston

Editorial Manager, Political Participation and Policy

Kaye Lee Johnston

Principal Designer and Brand Manager

Chloe McKimmie

Communications Assistant

Lindsey Norward

Senior Communications Strategist

Maya Rhodan

Director of Editorial and Executive Communications

Nigel Stinson

Editorial Manager, Economic Justice and Narrative Strategy

Development

Pamela Giller

Chief Development Officer

Rowhan Baptiste

Manager of Institutional Giving and Special Projects

Allison Bennett

Special Events Associate

Jake Cassell

Development Associate, Institutional Giving

Lorenza Collins

Development Operations Coordinator

Cynthia Diaz-Nieves

Development Operations Coordinator

Lauren Dubin

Development Coordinator, Individual Giving

Laura Fino

Grants Manager

Rosalind George

Director of Corporate Giving

Kirsten Hansen

Donor Relations Manager

Laura Howard

Development Operations Associate

Martha Lauria

Development Operations Adminstrator

Darice LiGuidi

Development Operations Analyst

Grace Madeja

Director of Individual Giving

Wendy McNeil

Associate Director of Major Gifts

Marilyn Montoya

Manager of Gift Administration

Muna Moushien

Manager of Special Events

Elaine Ofori

Development Associate

Bernardo Ortiz

Manager of Development Services

Katherine Pooser

Director of Planned Giving

Briana Rheubottom

Manager, Individual Giving

Drew Santos

Director of Major Gifts - West Coast

Tal Segal

Development Operations Analyst

Elah Seidel

Director of Special Events

Amanda Siebert

Development Project Administrator

Lauren Treanor

Direct Marketing Manager

Gary Whidbee

Executive Director, Individual Giving

Erica Windwer Gubler

Director of Institutional Giving

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