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LDF Staff Attorneys
New York National Office
Sherrilyn Ifill
Sherrilyn Ifill is the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Ms. Ifill is a long-time... More
Jeffrey Robinson
Jeffrey Robinson is Associate Director-Counsel for Programs and Administration who helps supervises the operations at the NAACP Legal... More
Elise C. Boddie
Elise C. Boddie rejoined LDF in 2011. Before returning to LDF, Elise taught constitutional law, among other courses, at New York Law School... More
Leah C. Aden
Leah C. Aden joined LDF's staff in February 2012 as a NAACP LDF... 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
Veronica Joice
Veronica Joice joined the Economic Justice Group at LDF as a NAACP LDF Fried Frank Fellow in January 2013. As part of the... More
Ryan P. Haygood
Ryan P. Haygood is the Director of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.’s (LDF) Political Participation Group,... 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
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 M. Korgaonkar joined the staff of LDF in 2011 as Assistant Counsel in the Political Participation Group. Her work at LDF... More
Jin Hee Lee
Jin Hee Lee joined LDF’s Criminal Justice Project in July 2008. As Senior Counsel, Ms. Lee is engaged in advocacy to address racial... More
Ria Tabacco Mar
Ría Tabacco Mar joined LDF as Assistant Counsel in the Economic Justice Group in December 2011. Prior to joining LDF, she served as a law... 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 Senior Counsel, Leticia primarily advocates for access to equal educational opportunities at... More
Vincent Southerland
Vincent Southerland joined LDF in August of 2008. He is a Senior Counsel in LDF’s Criminal Justice Practice, representing death sentenced... More
Johanna Steinberg
After working as a paralegal and research director for LDF prior to law school, Johanna Steinberg rejoined LDF Criminal Justice Practice in July... 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
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
Tanay Lynn Maliwaza Harris
Tanay Lynn Maliwaza Harris is a community organizer in LDF’s Criminal Justice Project. Over the past five years Tanay has worked in Philadelphia... 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 has been Counsel to the Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) since 2011. He... More
LDF Staff
Executive Officers
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Sherrilyn Ifill
President and Director-Counsel -
Monique Brizz-Walker
Acting Director of Development -
Jeffrey Robinson
Associate Director-Counsel for Programs and Administration -
Kevin C. Thomson
Chief Financial Officer
Communications
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Kathryn Bowser
Art Director -
Charles Greene
Web Manager
Information Services
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Donna S. Gloeckner
Director of Information Services -
Joon Bang
Manager of Program Operations -
Jacqueline Barbour
Information and Technical Services Specialist
Development
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Monique Brizz-Walker
Acting Director of Development -
Gregory Worley
Annual Giving Manager
Scholarships
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 -
Tyrone Foster
Information and Office Services Clerk -
Julie Lewis
Receptionist
Executive Office
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Eve Anderson
Executive Assistant to the President Director-Counsel/Board Liaison -
Deborah Allen
Executive Assistant to the Associate Director-Counsels