Staff Members

Erica Smiley

Executive Director

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Mackenzie Baris

Deputy Director of Program and Base-Building

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Rachel Coleman

Senior Executive Projects Manager

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Denise Diaz

Deputy Director for Institutional Advancement

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Ada Fuentes

Senior Membership and Network Organizer

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Mina Itabashi

Senior Network Engagement Organizer

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Reese Jimenez

Operations & Logistics Manager

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Erin Johansson

Research Director

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Candace Johnson

Deputy Director for Organizational Strength

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Scott Klinger

Senior Equitable Development Specialist

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Whitney Kuklinski

Temporary Communications Organizer

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Anita Mathias

Policy Organizer

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Natalie Patrick-Knox

Senior Organizer – Immigration & Workers Rights

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Amaury Pineda, Ph.D.

Policy Analyst

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Sandra Saldeño

Finance Associate

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Adam Shah

Director of National Policy

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Brenden Sloan

Development Director

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Joe Thomas

Senior Organizer for Network Capacity

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Jason Tomlinson

Advancing Black Strategists Initiative Coordinator

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David Tigabu

External Relations Specialist

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Nafisah Ula

Organizing Director

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Marté Mars Valadez

Senior Organizer

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Michaela Winter

Organizer

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Jameson Wells

Organizer

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Treston Davis-Faulkner (1975–2015)

Field Director