Center Leadership & Staff

Officers

Michele Coleman Mayes, Chair
Nancy Northup, President & CEO
Janet K. Levit, Vice-Chair
Louisa G. Ritter, Treasurer
Penny Abeywardena, Secretary
Santiago Canton, Assistant Secretary
Anitha Reddy, Assistant Secretary
Jonathan Fine, Assistant Secretary

Board Members

Cynthia M. Blumenthal
Dr. Mwaba P. Kasese-Bota
Tara Kole
Jay Lundy
Nancy McGregor
Swithin J. Munyantwali
Joachim Osur
Jaime Patel
Gina Pell
Carole Presern
Paula Samper
Jamia Wilson
Lauren Taylor Wolfe

Nancy Northup, President & CEO
Gabriella Morris, Chief Development Officer
Michelle Dees, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer
Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Rachana Desai Martin, Chief Government & External Relations Officer
Enid Muthoni Ndiga, Chief Program Officer
Priya Singh, Chief of Staff
Travis J. Tu, General Counsel

Office of the President

Nancy Northup, President & CEO
Priya Singh, Chief of Staff
Titi Liu, Director, Board Relations
Sarah Thomas, Senior Manager
Robert Fuller, Senior Adviser for Executive Communications
Halimat Oshun, Board Relations Associate

Programs

Programs Management

Enid Muthoni Ndiga, Chief Program Officer
Sonia Girón Gallardo, Director of Program Social Impact Communications and Campaigns
Felix Kitenge, Deputy Director, Programs
Onyema Afulukwe, Associate Director for New Initiatives and Business Development
Alex Muthui, Senior Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning
Esther Nzuki, Executive Assistant, Programs
Teresia Oduor, Executive Assistant

Legal Strategies, Innovation & Research

Alejandra Cardenas, Senior Director of Legal Strategies, Innovation & Research
Katy Mayall, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Ona Flores Montero, Associate Director of Legal Strategies, Innovation, and Research
Andres Constantin, Legal Adviser, Legal Strategies, Innovation, and Research
Caitlin Gruer, Program Manager, Legal Strategies
Quinn Kilmartin, Senior Associate, Legal Strategies
Fabiola Gretzinger, Global Legal Fellow
Lilian Winter, Legal Fellow

Africa

Salima Namusobya, Vice President, Africa
Martin Onyango, Associate Director, Africa Legal Strategies
Elsy Sainna, Associate Director, Advocacy and External Relations, Africa
Abdalla Agolla, Project Director, Africa (GAC)
Rose Mwelu Mutisya, Senior Campaigns and Communications Manager, Africa
Danor Ajwang, Senior Program Manager, Africa
Cynthia Runyenje, Project MEL Manager, Africa (GAC)
Beatrice Wanjiru Kamanda, Senior Advocacy Adviser
Prudence Mutiso, Senior Legal Adviser, Africa
Caroline Wambui, Senior Gender Equality Adviser, Africa
Rosemary Chepng’eno Kirui, Legal Adviser, Africa
Gaitano Ndalo, Advocacy Adviser, Kenya
Susan Ouko, Advocacy Adviser
Maria Tororey, Advocacy Adviser (SHE SOARS)
Timothy Thondu, Legal Adviser
Richard Wanzala, Advocacy Adviser, Zambia & Uganda
Stephanie Omwanda, Program Coordinator, Africa
Carol Wanjiru, Project Associate, Africa (GAC)
Damaris Kiiru, Executive Assistant, Africa
Derrick Kimani, Marshall Weinberg Global Legal Fellow, Africa
Anita Otieno, Marshall Weinberg Global Legal Fellow, Africa

Asia

Prabina Bajracharya, Regional Director, Asia
Jihan Jacob, Associate Director of Legal Strategies, Asia
Prabhakar Shrestha, Senior Legal Adviser, Asia
Brototi Dutta, Senior Advocacy Adviser, Asia
Kruthika Ravindrareddy, Regional Adviser, Asia
Mahendra Panta, Program Manager, Asia
Sumitra Tharu, Program Coordinator, Asia

Europe

Leah Hoctor, Vice President, Europe
Katrine Thomasen, Associate Director, Europe
Ana Alvarez Nieto, Associate Director, Program Operations, Europe
Adriana Lamackova, Associate Director for National Legal Strategies, Europe
Keina Yoshida, Senior Legal Adviser, Europe
Camille Gervais, Legal Adviser, Europe
Eliska Andrs, Legal Fellow, Europe
Mihela Kralj, Senior Communications Manager
Laura Mirahver, Senior Program Associate, Europe

Latin America & the Caribbean

Catalina Martínez Coral, Vice President, LAC
Maria Fernanda Vanegas, Associate Director, Advocacy & External Relations, LAC
Carmen Martinez, Associate Director, Legal Strategies, LAC
Angelica González Gaitan, Associate Director, Programs, LAC
María Fernanda Perico, Senior Legal Adviser, LAC
María Cecilia Ibáñez García, Senior Advocacy & Gender Adviser, LAC (GAC)
Esteban Madrigal Brenes, Senior Legal Adviser, LAC
Cristina Rosero, Senior Legal Adviser, LAC
Daniel Ruge, Senior Communication Manager, LAC
Alejandra Coll, Senior Advocacy Adviser, LAC
Paulina Jiménez, Advocacy Adviser, LAC
Laura Pelaez, Advocacy Adviser GAC
Yael Cayetano, Legal Adviser, LAC
Lucia Hernandez, Legal Adviser, LAC
Milagro Valverde Jiménez, Legal Adviser, LAC
Camila Gómez Jordan, Marshall Weinberg Legal Fellow, LAC
Franco Contreras, Program Manager, LAC
Vanesa Restrepo, Communications Manager, LAC
Viviana Rojas Suarez, Project Coordinator, LAC (GAC)
Sthefannia Maldonado, Program Associate, LAC
Paola Sierra, Digital Associate, LAC
Daniela Hernandez, Executive Assistant, LAC

United States

U.S. Programs Management

Benita Miller, Vice President, U.S. Programs
Beth Brinkmann, Senior Litigation Director, U.S. Programs
Aracely Muñoz, Director, Lawyers Network & Director, Washington DC Office
Elisabeth Smith, Director, State Policy & Advocacy
Jenna Hudson, Associate Director, Pro Bono & Legal Strategies, U.S. Programs

U.S. Human Rights

Karla Torres, Senior Human Rights Counsel
Pilar Herrero, Senior Attorney, U.S. Human Rights
Breana Lipscomb, Senior Manager, Maternal Health & Rights
Jorie Dugan, Human Rights Counsel
Jasmine Santana, Program Coordinator, Human Rights

U.S. Judicial Strategy

Diana Kasdan, Director, Judicial Strategy
Amy Myrick, Senior Attorney, Judicial Strategy
Alexander Wilson, Staff Attorney, Judicial Strategy
Tamar Eisen, Senior Program Coordinator, Judicial Strategy

U.S. Litigation

Autumn Katz, Associate Director, U.S. Litigation
Linda Goldstein, Senior Counsel
Marc Hearron, Senior Counsel
Gail Deady, Senior Attorney
Molly Duane, Senior Attorney
Caroline Sacerdote, Senior Attorney
Hillary Schneller, Senior Attorney
Astrid Ackerman, Staff Attorney
Cici Coquillette, Staff Attorney
Nicolas Kabat, Staff Attorney
Meetra Mehdizadeh, Staff Attorney
Jen Rasay, Staff Attorney
Alice Wang, Staff Attorney
Helen Bolton, Manager, U.S. Litigation
Beatrix Lu, Litigation Fellow
Olivia Roat, Litigation Fellow
Alexandra Willingham, Litigation Fellow
Jared Lindo, Senior Paralegal
Rehan Chaudhuri, Senior Paralegal
Kathryn O’Connell, Paralegal

U.S. State Policy & Advocacy

Nimra J. Chowdhry, Senior State Legislative Counsel
Ashley Gray, Senior Adviser, State Policy Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships
Louisa Thanhauser, Senior Manager, Integrated State Partnerships
Lizzy Hinkley, Senior State Legislative Counsel
Israel Cook, State Legislative Counsel
Bella Pori, State Legislative Counsel
Jesalyn Ortiz, Manager, Integrated State Partnerships
Jenn Mahan, State Legislative Fellow
Elias Schmidt, State Legislative Fellow
Paulina Veliky, Senior State Policy & Advocacy Associate
Victoria Gillison, Senior Coordinator, U.S. State Policy & Advocacy
Rachel Groth, Social Work Practicum Student

Government & External Relations

Government & External Relations Management

Rachana Desai Martin, Chief Government and External Relations Officer
Amelia Holstrom, Director of Operations, Government & External Relations
Yvanne Rinchere, Program Manager, Government & External Relations
Nicole Brooks, Executive Assistant, Chief Government & External Relations Officer

Global Advocacy

Rebecca Brown, Vice President, Global Advocacy
Tanya Karanasios, Associate Director, Global Advocacy
Adrianne Lapar-Lopez, Associate Director, Planning, Reporting, & Operations
Tania Agosti, Senior Global Advocacy Adviser
Selome Argaw, Senior Global Advocacy Adviser
Mariakarla Nodarse Venancio, Global Advocacy Adviser
Grady Arnott, Senior Adviser, Legal Research
Kiefer Kofman, Global Advocacy Adviser, NY
Jamie Hanson, Program Manager, Global Advocacy
Sabine Rundlet, Program Associate

U.S. Federal Policy & Advocacy

Sara Outterson, Chief Federal Legislative Counsel
Liz McCaman Taylor, Senior Federal Policy Counsel
Freya Riedlin, Senior Federal Policy Counsel
Liz Wagner, Senior Federal Policy Counsel
Vidhi Bamzai, Federal Policy Counsel
Stephanie Croney, U.S. Federal Policy and Advocacy Counsel
Sanchi Khare, WHPA Federal Policy Counsel
Vandana Ranjan, Senior Federal Policy Adviser, Maternal Health
Hannah Tennies, Senior Coordinator, U.S. Federal Policy & Advocacy
Julia C. Long, Coordinator (Congress), U.S. Federal Policy & Advocacy
Lyndsey Garrett, Federal Policy & Advocacy Associate
Kimia Khatibi, Federal Policy & Advocacy Fellow

Corporate Engagement

Julia Taylor Kennedy, Senior Director, Corporate Engagement
Jacob Sims, Policy & Advocacy Counsel, Corporate Engagement
Sarah Gibbs, Manager, Corporate Engagement
Ndome Yvonne Essoka, Policy Counsel, Corporate Engagement

Communications

Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Cathy Mevs, Deputy Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Sandy Keenan, Senior Adviser, Communication Thought Leadership
Sarah Baker, Digital Director
Kelly Krause, Director, U.S. Media Relations
Stephanie Harmon, Associate Director, Messaging & Strategic Communications
Virginia Sobol, Website Editor in Chief
Avril Clarke, Manager, Messaging & Strategic Communications
Lauren Cross, Senior Media Adviser, Plaintiff Relations
Amy Daire, Senior Manager, Social Media
Lundon Wilson, Senior Manager, Communications Operations
Taressa Harry, Manager, Internal Communications & Knowledge Management
Kalila Jaeger, Social Media Manager
Barrett White, U.S. Press Officer
Tharanga Yakupitiyage, Press Officer
Tugart Brown, Digital Video Producer
Heather Price, Producer, Events & Multimedia Manager
Nat Ray, Web Content Coordinator
Sandra García Rivera, Executive Assistant

Development

Development Leadership

Gabriella Morris, Chief Development Officer
Jill Berger, Deputy Chief Development Officer
Ame Bora, Senior Development Coordinator
Raissa Smorol, Senior Director, Leadership Gifts
Noelle Williams, Senior Director, Institutional Partnerships
Tyler Kalogeros-Treschuk, Senior Director, Individual Giving

Development

Michele Scherz, Director, East Coast Major Gifts
Yana Domuschieva, Senior Manager, Donor Research & Trends
Jessica Forrester, Senior Manager, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Emil McGloin, Senior Manager, Development Operations
Megan Moore, Senior Donor Engagement Strategist
Dennis Kimuyu, Senior Manager, Global Institutional Partnerships
Jessica McCabe, Senior Manager, Individual Giving
David Moren, Senior Major Gifts Officer
Kim Woodward, Senior Major Gifts Officer, NY Metro Area
Ellen Okamoto, Senior Events Manager
Lee Deadwyler, Advocates Council Manager
Isabelle Brauer, Manager, Digital Fundraising
Kevin Kadiri, Manager, Global Institutional Funding
Genevieve Oliver, Manager, U.S. Institutional Partnerships
Samantha Stalder, Manager, Prospect Research
Lindsey Athanasiou, Major Gifts Officer, New England
Danielle Oviedo, Major Gifts Officer, Western Region
Abby Whitmire, Major Gifts Officer, Texas and Central U.S.
Livia Donicova, Coordinator, Institutional Giving
Alice Kendall, Individual Giving Coordinator
Alice Nkanga, Events Coordinator
Sarah Sutphin, Major Gifts Coordinator
Emma Zawacki, Development Coordinator
Norma Asher, Development Writer
Margaret Wanjohi, Senior Associate, Global Institutional Partnerships
Yama Oge, Development Operations Associate

Strategy & Operations

OSO Management

Michelle Dees, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer
Bryanna Raiche, Associate Director, Organizational Excellence
Alex Albert, Executive Assistant, OPS Office

Human Resources

Riham Dewidar, Chief People and Culture Officer, Human Resources
Maribel De La Cruz, Senior Payroll & Compliance Manager
Sergio Duarte, Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Kristin Ryan, Senior Manager, Learning & Development
Amira Elsakka, Senior Manager, Global HR Operations
Jonah Nelson, Senior Manager, U.S. Employee & Labor Relations
Cristian Cárdenas, Human Resources Manager, LAC
Jay Cook, Manager, Talent Acquisition
Kimberly Rubel, Global Compensation and Benefits Manager
Dletna Teklai, Learning and Development Manager
Adriana Yunes, Project Coordinator, Human Resources

Strategy, Evaluation & Learning

Christina Lynch, Associate Director, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Rhya Ajam, Coordinator, Monitoring & Evaluation
Maya Garcia, Coordinator, Strategy, Evaluation, and Learning

DEI

June Tsang, Associate Director, DEI

Finance & Accounting

Trish Johnson, Interim Chief Finance & Administration Officer
Ritika Kaushal, Associate Director, Finance and Planning
Tamu Bryan, Controller
Andrei Opritoiu, Senior Budget Manager, Programs
Lisandra Reyes, Senior Accounting Manager
Tracie Huhn-Carr, Global Grants Manager
Samuel Kung’u Karanja, Regional Finance Manager
Meghan Allshouse, Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Raj Jhaveri, Senior Financial Analyst
Troyster Joseph, Global Revenue & Reporting Accountant
T. Martin Somah, Jr., Global Payroll Accountant
Fatima Arana, Accountant

Global Operations & Technology

Komlan Lonergan, Senior Director, Global Operations & Technology
Renee Boyer, Director, Technology Business Services
Njeri Kabiru, Associate Director, Global Operations
Claudia Moya Ortiz, Associate Director of Global Operations, LAC
Emanuela Melis, Senior Manager, Operations
Victoria Ojoo, Senior Business Manager
Diana Abril Perez, Senior Manager, Finance & Office Administration
Paul Rudy, Administrator, Technology Services
Michel Biezunski, Manager, Knowledge Management
Luis Castillo, Manager, Operations & Technology Services
Tim Dedman, IT Operations Manager
Maureen Wanja Njue, Digital Transformation Manager
Alex Savvides, Business Intelligence Architect
Teddy Lenga, Analyst, Business Technology
Rodney Russell, Senior Office Coordinator, DC
Lorraine Abuko, Operations Associate, Africa
Taylyn Reine Smith, Operations Associate
Laura Rodriguez, Operations Associate, LAC
Agbesi Tsikudo, Data Analyst
Marlene Mateus, Auxiliary General Services

General Counsel

Office of General Counsel

Travis J. Tu, General Counsel
Cheryl Courtney, Associate General Counsel
Y. Aquilah Gantt, Assistant General Counsel
Dorothy Mwawasi, Director of Compliance
Corinne Sullivan, Program Manager, Office of General Counsel
Sophia Venables, Senior Associate, Office of General Counsel

Pro Bono

Katie Niejadlik, Global Director, Pro Bono Services
Lindsay Keating, Senior Manager, Pro Bono Services
Edigah Mugamangi, Senior Manager for Africa, Pro Bono Services
Rodrigo Sandoval, Senior Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean, Pro Bono Services
Nell Brimmer, U.S. Regional Manager, Pro Bono Services
Emma Letcher, Senior Coordinator, Pro Bono Services
Chloe McNamara, Pro Bono Associate