Our Staff

Kierra Johnson

President

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Washington, DC

Alicia Boykins

Vice President, People and Culture

she/they

Washington, DC

Sayre E. Reece

Vice President, Strategic Advancement

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Washington, DC

Firat Demir

Executive Assistant to the Executive Director

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New York, NY

Dana Riceel

People and Culture Manager

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Washington, DC

Tahil Sharma

Faith Director

He/they

Los Angeles, CA

Kenya Whitaker, J.D.

Government Affairs Associate

She/her

Washington, DC

Meera Rajput, J.D.

State Policy Analyst/Counsel

She/her

Silver Spring, MD

Kris Hayashi

Director of Advocacy and Action

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Allen Morris

Policy Director

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Washington, DC

Rae Leiner

Field Director

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New York, NY

Andrea Montanez

Field Organizer

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Orlando, FL

Delilah Pierre

Field Organizer

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Tallahassee, Fl

Kayla S Rivera

Action Fund Campaign Director

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Washington, DC

Wayne Rocque

Civic Engagement Manager

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Atlanta, GA

Cathy Renna

Director of Communications

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Montclair, NJ

Dee Tum-Monge

Senior Communications Manager

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Washington, DC

Benjamin Coy, M.A.

Communications Marketing Campaign Manager

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Washington, DC

Andy Garcia

Director of Conferences and Events

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Washington, DC

Michael Bath

Events Director

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Miami Beach, FL

Fernando Z. López

Senior Strategist, Creating Change Director

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Washington, DC

Court Betro

Creating Change 365 Program Organizer

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Washington, DC

Brian Marone

Events Manager

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Miami Beach, FL

Jacqueline “Jacky” Goh

Chief Development Officer

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Los Angeles, CA

Ryan Hurst

Director of Individual Giving

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Miami Beach, FL

Jake Arnell

Institutional & Corporate Giving Manager

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Miami Beach, FL

Taylor Biro

Foundation Giving Officer

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Tallahassee, Florida

Sala Dold

Individual Giving Officer

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Denver, CO

Cary Webb

Development Operations Coordinator

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New York, NY

Andrea Durojaiye

Membership Manager

she/her

New York, NY

Rick Mohn

Senior Finance Manager

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Washington, DC

Tanya Kelly-Blackford

Database Administrator

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New York, NY