Leadership & Staff
Meet Our Staff
Our talented staff — which includes a number of experts directly impacted by these issues — is a diverse group hailing from many states, countries, and professional backgrounds. What unites us is our shared commitment to improving lives and making America a stronger, safer place.
Ama Akoto
Senior Program Associate
Ana Aldazabal
Informed Immigrant Program Specialist
Jenny Barin
Director of Projects & Systems, Immigration
Daniela Chomba
People Ops & Office Manager
Pamela Chomba
Director of State Immigration Campaigns
Wise Clairvoyant
Multimedia Producer
Chris Coger
Chief Digital Officer
Phillip Connor
Senior Demographer
Liza Cobey
Executive Assistant, CJR
Mark Delich
Director of Congressional Affairs
Precious Edmonds
Project Manager, CJR
Mary Erickson
Operations and Grants Manager
Juan Escalante
Digital Campaigns Director
Luis Espino
Director of Product Management
Andrea Flores
Vice President for Immigration Policy and Campaigns
Rubi Flores
Research and Policy Associate, Immigration
Nana Fobi-Agyeman
Staff Accountant
Mariana Franco
Press Assistant
Ashley Gantt
Manager, Campaigns & Advocacy, CJR
Alida Garcia
Vice President, Advocacy
Zaira Garcia
Texas State Immigration Director
Tinsae Gebriel
Research and Policy Senior Associate, CJR
Jennifer Givens
Human Resources Manager
Josie Halpern-Finnerty
Manager, National Programming
Dawit Getachew
State Campaign Director
Jamil Hamilton
Senior Associate for Outreach and Engagement
Susie Haslett
Director of Immigration Capacity Building
Mackenzie Heneger
Executive Assistant to the President
Shaunice Annette Henderson
Staff Development Manager, HR
Diego Huaman
Social Media Manager
Ted Hutchinson
Florida Immigration State Director
Famata Jalloh
Campaigns Associate, Criminal Justice Reform
Rob Jesmer
Strategic Consultant
Elissa Johnson
Director of Advocacy and Campaigns, Criminal Justice Reform
Alesha Judkins
Mississippi State Director
Rena Karefa-Johnson
Director of National Programming & Strategic Initiatives
Kenzi Laceste
Senior Product Manager
Tiffany Lawrence
Head of Human Resources
Emily Levett
Manager of Planning and Development
Scott Levy
Chief Policy Counsel
Matthew Lochman
Creative Director
Champo Mapulanga
Controller
Leslie Arely Martinez
Informed Immigrant Director
Peter Mayer
Senior Associate, Criminal Justice Reform
Marissa Molina
Colorado State Immigration Director
Julia Monroe
Communications Associate, Immigration
Ivette Morataya
Informed Immigrant Outreach Director
Alessandra Munoz Caceres
Executive Assistant & Special Projects Coordinator
Hemly Ordonez
Head of Digital Campaigns
Juan Pachon
Vice President, Communications
Maria Praeli
Deputy Director Government Relations & Coalit
Ali Procopio
University Program Director
Jaime Rangel
Georgia State Immigration Manager
Jordyn Rinehart
Communications Coordinator
Felicity Rose
Director of Research and Policy
Alexis Sacasas
Director, Organizational Initiatives
Jose Salamanca
Technology Associate
jasmine Sankofa
Policy and Research Manager, Criminal Justice Reform
Todd Schulte
President
Chantel Scott
Office Assistant
Alison Silveira
Policy and Research Manager, Criminal Justice
Alana Sivin
New York State Director, Criminal Justice Reform
Alexis Sosa
Communications Coordinator
Bina Surgeon
Chief Operating Officer
Eddie A. Taveras
Political Director, Immigration Campaigns
Drew Toal
Senior Writer
Zoë Towns
Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
Maria Vanegas
Senior Information Systems Associate
Board Members
Candice C. Jones
Board Member
FWD.us Education Fund
President & CEO, Public Welfare Foundation
Andrew Pincus
Board Member
FWD.us, FWD.us Education Fund
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
David Plouffe
Board Chair
FWD.us, FWD.us Education Fund
Policy Strategist in Residence, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Lorella Praeli
Board Member
FWD.us
Co-President, Community Change and Community Change Action
Jordan Fox
Board Member
FWD.us, FWD.us Education Fund
Chief of Staff, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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