LDF Leadership

Janai Nelson

President and Director-Counsel

Sam Spital

Associate Director-Counsel

Todd Cox

Associate Director-Counsel

Claude M. Johnson

Chief Development Officer

Demetria McCain

Director of Policy

Deuel Ross

Director of Litigation

Christopher Kemmitt

Director of Litigation

Karla McKanders

Thurgood Marshall Institute Director

Natalie Thigpen

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

Jin Hee Lee

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Aashka Merchant

Chief of Staff

Kevin C. Thomson

Chief Financial Officer

LDF Staff

Litigation

Evelyn Anderson

Scholarships Coordinator & Executive Assistant to the Director of Litigation

Jason Bailey

Assistant Counsel

Shruti Banerjee

Data and Research Analyst

Colin Burke

Yale Public Interest Fellow

Jory Burks

Assistant Counsel

Assistant Counsel

Elizabeth Caldwell

Assistant Counsel

Lauren Carajal

Assistant Counsel

Brittany Carter

Assistant Counsel

Candace Caruthers

Assistant Counsel

Austin Drimal

Legal Assistant

Alfreida Edelen

Executive Assistant, Office of Director-Counsel & Admin Liason

Hannah Ferguson

Legal Assistant

Victor Genecin

Of 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

Jason McGaughy

Deputy General Counsel

Kaisha Oliver

Paralegal

Victor Olofin

Marshall Motley Scholar Program Fellow

Anne Oredeko

Senior Counsel

Amira Perryman

Economic Justice Fellow

Romario Ricketts

Legal Research & Strategic Communications Fellow

Sara Rohani

Redistricting Fellow

Angie Shin

Paralegal

Diane Simmons

Legal Assistant

Cassandra Volcy

Legal Assistant

Clare Walker

Research and Intake Associate

Breanna Williams

Assistant Counsel

Veronica Williams

Legal Assistant

Joseph Wong

Senior Counsel

Strategic Initiatives

Rachel Carter

Field Coordinator, Black Voters on the Rise

Anthony (DeMetris) Causer

Legal Fellow, Black Voters on the Rise

Alexandra Fosbury

Program Associate, Black Voters on the Rise

Dillon Jules II

Field Coordinator, Black Voters on the Rise

Donya Khadem

EPI Counsel, Equal Protection Initiative

Ashley Lawrence

EPI/ Pro-Truth Associate

Charles McLaurin

Senior Counsel

Kacey Mordecai

Senior Counsel

Mide Odunsi

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Terin Patel-Wilson

Liman Fellow, Black Voters on the Rise

Michelle Peters

Executive Assistant for Strategic Initiatives Department

Kimberly Saltz

Legal Fellow, Justice in Public Safety Project

Larnee Satchell

Field Coordinator, Black Voters on the Rise

Avatara Smith-Carrington

Assistant Counsel

Nia Warren

Program Associate, Black Voters on the Rise

Policy

Louis Bedford

Policy Counsel

Imani Brooks

State VRA Fellow

Christina Das

Policy Counsel

LaTreshia Hamilton

Policy Counsel

Martin Harris

Policy Associate

Sarah Seo

Law and Policy Fellow

Senior Policy Counsel Co-Manager EPI

Thurgood Marshall Institute

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

Kesha Moore

Manager of Research

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

Miracle Stewart

Administrative Assistant, Community Organizing

Donavon Taveras

Community Organizer

Jordan Thompson

Community Organizer

Communications

Natalie Thigpen

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

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 Original Content/ Editor in Chief

John Guzman

Communications Strategist - Police Accountability

Julia Hartnett

Associate Editorial Director, Political Participation and Policy

Kaye Lee Johnston

Principal Designer and Brand Manager

Chloe McKimmie

Communications Assistant

Lindsey Norward

Senior Staff Writer

Maya Rhodan

Director of Editorial and Executive Communications

Nigel Stinson

Communication Strategist - Economic Justice

Development

Rowhan Baptiste

Manager of Institutional Giving and Special Projects

Allison Bennett

Special Events Associate

Jake Cassell

Development Associate, Institutional Giving

Cynthia Diaz-Nieves

Development Operations Coordinator

Lauren Dubin

Development Coordinator, Individual Giving

Laura Fino

Executive Director, Institutional Giving

Rosalind George

Director of Corporate Giving

Kirsten Hansen

Donor Relations Manager

Laura Howard

Development Operations Associate

Martha Lauria

Development Operations Administrator

Darice Liguidi

Development Operations Analyst

Grace Madeja

Director of Individual Giving

Brian Marone

Special Events Manager

Marilyn Montoya

Manager of Gift Administration

Bernardo Ortiz

Manager of Development Services

Katherine Pooser

Director of Planned Giving

Sean Ransom

Development Operations Coordinator

Briana Rheubottom

Manager, Individual Giving

Tal Segal

Development Operations Analyst

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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