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LDF Staff Attorneys
New York National Office
John A. Payton
Within the last year John Payton, the sixth President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, has led the... More
Debo P. Adegbile
Debo P. Adegbile is Associate Director-Counsel/Director of Litigation and is responsible for supervision of the legal program at the NAACP Legal... More
Jeffrey Robinson
Jeffrey Robinson is Associate Director-Counsel for Programs and Administration who helps supervises the operations at the NAACP Legal... More
Joseph H. Duff
Joseph H. Duff joined the staff of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. in November 2008, as Senior Counsel, assisting the... More
Elise C. Boddie
Elise C. Boddie has rejoined the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (LDF) as Deputy Director of Litigation & Senior Policy Counsel.... More
Melissa Bruijneel
Melissa Bruijneel joined LDF as Managing Attorney/Paralegal Manager in October 2010. As Managing Attorney, she assists attorneys with bar... More
Matt Cregor
Matt Cregor joined the LDF staff full-time in July 2010 after serving as a consultant for LDF’s “Dismantling the School-to-Prison... More
Ryan Downer
Ryan Downer joined LDF’s Economic Justice Practice as a Skadden Fellow in September of 2009. His fellowship project focuses on combating source of... More
Ryan P. Haygood
Ryan P. Haygood is the Director of the Political Participation Group at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. In that... More
Damon T. Hewitt
Damon Todd Hewitt recently re-joined LDF following a leave during which he served as Executive Director of the New York Police-on-Police Shootings... More
Dale Ho
Dale Ho joined the staff of LDF in September 2009 as Assistant Counsel in the Political Participation Group. His work at LDF includes... More
Rachel M. Kleinman
Rachel M. Kleinman joined LDF as an Assistant Counsel in the Education Group in May 2011. Prior to joining LDF, Rachel was a litigation associate... More
Natasha Korgaonkar
Natasha Korgaonkar joined the staff of LDF in March 2011 as Assistant Counsel in the Political Participation Group. Her work at LDF includes... More
Jin Hee Lee
Jin Hee Lee joined LDF’s Criminal Justice Practice in July 2008. As Assistant Counsel, Ms. Lee is engaged in advocacy to... More
ReNika Moore
ReNika Moore is Director of LDF’s Economic Justice Group. As Director, Ms. Moore supervises and coordinates EJ’s litigation, public... More
Johnathan Smith
Johnathan Smith joined LDF’s staff as Assistant Counsel in the Economic Justice Group in October 2010. Prior to joining LDF, Mr. Smith spent... More
Leticia Smith-Evans
Leticia Smith-Evans joined LDF in July 2008 as an assistant counsel. Leticia primarily focuses on ensuring equal access to educational... More
Vincent Southerland
Vincent Southerland joined LDF in August of 2008. He is an Assistant Counsel in LDF’s Criminal Justice Practice, representing death... More
Johanna Steinberg
After working as a paralegal and research director for LDF prior to law school, Johanna Steinberg rejoined LDF as Assistant Counsel in the... More
Christina Swarns
Christina Swarns joined LDF as the Director of the Criminal Justice Practice in November 2003. Prior to joining LDF, Ms. Swarns worked as... More
Ria Tabacco
Ría Tabacco joined LDF as Assistant Counsel in the Economic Justice Group in December 2011. Prior to joining LDF, she served as a law clerk... More
Leah Aden
Leah Aden joined LDF's staff in February 2012 as a NAACP LDF Fried Frank Fellow, working in the Political Participation Group. Prior to... More
Community Organizers
Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele
Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele is the Senior Organizer in LDF’s Criminal Justice Project. He is a community organizer and... More
Marquis Jenkins
Marquis Jenkins is a Community Organizer in LDF’s Criminal Justice Project. In that capacity, Marquis works to support the organizing... More
Washington, DC Office
Leslie M. Proll
Leslie M. Proll is the Director of the Washington, D.C. office of LDF. She has worked for LDF since 1998. Leslie oversees LDF’... More
Joshua Civin
Joshua Civin rejoined LDF as an Assistant Counsel in 2009, after serving as an Arthur Liman Public Interest Fellow in 2004-2005 and as an intern... More
Eric Rafael González
Eric Rafael González joined LDF’s Washington, D.C. office in October 2010. Serving in the new role of Education Policy Advocate, his work focuses... More
LDF Staff
Executive Officers
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John A. Payton
President and Director-Counsel -
Debo P. Adegbile
Associate Director-Counsel/Director of Litigation -
Jeffrey Robinson
Associate Director-Counsel for Programs and Administration -
Joseph H. Duff
Senior Counsel -
Valerie T. Broadie
Director of Development -
Kevin C. Thomson
Chief Financial Officer
Communications
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Lee A. Daniels
Director of Communications -
Kathryn Bowser
Art Director -
Mel Gagarin
Media Relations Manager -
Charles Greene
Web Technical Manager -
Kevin Lewis
Assistant Web Technology Manager
Information Services
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Donna S. Gloeckner
Director of Information Services -
Joon Bang
Information Management Coordinator -
Jacqueline Barbour
Information and Technical Services Specialist
Development
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Valerie T. Broadie
Director of Development -
Lois Henry
Manager of Foundation and Corporate Relations -
Gregory Worley
Annual Giving Manager -
Monique Brizz-Walker
Manager of Special Events
Finance
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Kevin C. Thomson
Chief Financial Officer -
Lito Pernia
Controller
Human Resources
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Monica M. Garcia
Director of Human Resources -
Esme Broderick
Assistant to the Senior Counsel and to the Director of Human Resources -
Earl Cunningham
Information and Office Services Clerk -
Julie Lewis
Receptionist -
Melissa Potter
Assistant to the Director of Human Resources
Executive Office
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Eve Anderson
Executive Assistant to the President Director-Counsel/Board Liaison -
Vincent Di Santo
Executive Assistant to the Associate Director-Counsels