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.
Executive Staff
Senior Staff
Staff
Ama Akoto
Senior Program Associate
Ana Aldazabal
Informed Immigrant Senior Associate
Jarrell Allen
Fellow, Criminal Justice Reform
Jenny Barin
Director of Projects & Systems, Immigration
Andrew Bartolome
Staff Accountant
Nick Brennan
Press Director, Criminal Justice Reform
Daniela Chomba
Operations Manager
Wise Clairvoyant
Multimedia Producer
Liza Cobey
Executive Assistant, Criminal Justice Reform
Phillip Connor
Senior Demographer and Immigration Fellows Director
Precious Edmonds
Director of Project Management, Criminal Justice Reform
Mary Erickson
Operations and Grants Manager
Juan Escalante
Digital Campaigns Director, Immigration
Luis Espino
Director of Product Management
Ashley Gantt
Manager, Campaigns & Advocacy, Criminal Justice Reform
Zaira Garcia
Regional Government Relations Director
Tinsae Gebriel
Research and Policy Senior Associate, Criminal Justice Reform
Dawit Getachew
State Campaign Director, Criminal Justice Reform
Josie Halpern-Finnerty
Manager, National Programming
Jamil Hamilton
Senior Associate for Outreach and Engagement
Susie Haslett
Director of Immigration Capacity Building
Shaunice Henderson
Director of Staff and Leadership Development
Diego Huaman
Social Media Manager
Ted Hutchinson
Regional Government Relations Director
Famata Jalloh
Campaigns Associate, Criminal Justice Reform
Alesha Judkins
State Director Mississippi
Kenzi Laceste
Senior Product Manager
Scott Levy
Chief Policy Counsel
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
Program Associate, Education & Workforce
Hemly Ordonez
Head of Digital Campaigns Immigration
Maria Praeli
Deputy Director Government Relations & Coalitions
Ali Procopio
Director of Education & Workforce, Immigration
Jaime Rangel
Regional Government Relations Director
Jordyn Rinehart
Communications Coordinator
Alexis Sacasas
Chief of Staff
Chantel Scott
Office and Facilities Administrator
Alison Silveira
Policy and Research Manager, Criminal Justice Reform
Alana Sivin
New York State Director, Criminal Justice Reform
Drew Toal
Senior Writer
Maria Vanegas
Senior Information Systems Associate
Daishi Miguel-Tanaka
Director of Immigration Policy & Research
Ivonne Rodriguez
Press Director, Immigration Reform
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, FWD.us Education Fund
Co-President, Community Change and Community Change Action
Jordan Fox
Board Member
FWD.us, FWD.us Education Fund
Chief of Staff, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
