Staff

Executive

Taifa Smith Butler

President

Joseph DiNorcia

Chief Financial & Operations Officer

Kalin Drzewiecki-Sezer

Chief of Staff

Angela Hanks

Chief of Programs

Communications

Anoa Changa

Director of Communications

Gwyn Ellsworth

Associate Director, Digital Engagement

Ilana Novick

Speech & Content Writer

Lesley Williams

Senior Digital Content Manager

Advancement

Vanessa Fernandez

Director of Advancement

Caitlin Furio

Advancement Content Manager

Kaitlin Kerwin

Senior Manager, Foundation Relations

Monique Richards

Advancement Associate

Democracy

Estee Konor

Associate Director of Litigation

Ashley Tjhung

Policy Analyst, Democracy

Economic Justice

Udochi Onwubiko

Director of Economic Justice

Lebaron Sims

Associate Director of Economic Justice

Daniella Zessoules

Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Justice

Movement Building

Carol Lautier, Ph.D.

Director of Movement Building

Candace Bond-Theriault

Associate Director of Movement Building

Joshua Harmon

Movement Building Associate

Operations

Elida Rivera

Director of Operations

Ava Cates

Senior Operations Associate

Marsha Sasmor

Salesforce Analyst

People & Culture

José Gonzalez

Director of Talent & Equity

Francis Lightburn

Executive Assistant, Office of the President

Victoria Wright-Mosby

Executive Assistant, Chief of Communications & Advancement

Joean Villarin

Executive Assistant, Chief of Programs & Chief of Staff

Finance

Jonathan Braver

Director of Finance

Jasmine Perez

Senior Finance Associate

Benjamin Taylor

Senior Grants and Budget Manager

Yvette Velez

Senior Accounting Manager