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
Operations Manager
Pamela Chomba
Director, Special Projects (BAM)
Wise Clairvoyant
Multimedia Producer
Chris Coger
Vice President, Chief Digital Officer
Phillip Connor
Senior Demographer
Liza Cobey
Executive Assistant, Criminal Justice Reform
Mark Delich
Vice President, Government Relations
Precious Edmonds
Director of Project Management, CJR
Mary Erickson
Operations and Grants Manager
Juan Escalante
Digital Campaigns Director, Immigration
Luis Espino
Director of Product Management
Andrea Flores
Vice President for Immigration Policy and Campaigns
Mariana Franco
Press Assistant
Ashley Gantt
Manager, Campaigns & Advocacy, Criminal Justice Reform
Alida Garcia
Vice President of Advocacy
Zaira Garcia
Regional Government Relations Director
Tinsae Gebriel
Research and Policy Senior Associate, Criminal Justice Reform
Jennifer Givens
Human Resources Manager
Josie Halpern-Finnerty
Manager, National Programming
Dawit Getachew
DC Campaign Director, Criminal Justice Reform
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
Regional Government Relations Director
Famata Jalloh
Campaigns Associate, Criminal Justice Reform
Rob Jesmer
Strategic Consultant
Elissa Johnson
Vice President, Criminal Justice Campaigns
Alesha Judkins
State Director Mississippi
Rena Karefa-Johnson
Vice President, National Initiatives
Kenzi Laceste
Senior Product Manager
Tiffany Lawrence
Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
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
Ivette Morataya
Informed Immigrant Outreach Director
Alessandra Munoz Caceres
Executive Assistant & Special Projects Coordinator
Hemly Ordonez
Head of Digital Campaigns Immigration
Juan Pachon
Vice President, Communications
Maria Praeli
Deputy Director Government Relations & Coalitions
Ali Procopio
Director of Education & Workforce, Immigration
Jaime Rangel
Regional Government Relations Director
Jordyn Rinehart
Communications Coordinator
Felicity Rose
Vice President, Criminal Justice Research & Policy
Alexis Sacasas
Chief of Staff
Jose Salamanca
Technology Associate
Todd Schulte
President & Executive Director
Chantel Scott
Office Assistant
Alison Silveira
Policy and Research Manager, Criminal Justice Reform
Alana Sivin
New York State Director, Criminal Justice Reform
Alexis Sosa
Communications Coordinator
Bina Surgeon
Vice President, 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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