Center Leadership & Staff

Officers

Joseph A. Stern, Chair
Nancy Northup, President & CEO
Karla Martin, Vice Chair
Louisa G. Ritter, Treasurer
Michele Coleman Mayes, Secretary
Heidi Lindelof, Assistant Secretary

Board Members

Penny Abeywardena
Cynthia M. Blumenthal
Santiago Canton
Lorraine Clasquin
RoAnn Costin
David H. Hoffman
Dr. Mwaba P. Kasese-Bota
Tara Kole
Janet K. Levit
Sharon D. Malone, M.D.
Joachim Osur
Jaime Patel
Gina Pell
Carole Presern
Anitha Reddy
Mary E. Rubin
Paula Samper
Jamia Wilson

Nancy Northup, President & CEO
Enid Muthoni Ndiga, Chief Program Officer
Michelle Dees, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer
Raji Kalra, Chief Finance Officer
J.P. Pierre, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Jill Berger, Interim Chief Development Officer
Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President
Travis J. Tu, General Counsel
Robin Willig, Chief of Staff

Office of the President

Nancy Northup, President & CEO
Robin Willig, Chief of Staff
Katherine Bartley, Board Relations Associate
Taressa Harry, Manager, Internal Communications
Sarah Thomas, Executive Assistant to the President/Administrative Manager

Programs

Programs Management

Enid Muthoni Ndiga, Chief Program Officer
Felix Kitenge, Deputy Director, Global Legal Programs
Onyema Afulukwe, Associate Director for New Initiatives and Business Development
Alex Muthui, Senior Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning
Betsy Muia, Program Manager, Global Legal Programs
Esther Nzuki, Associate, Programs Division
Marion Mbiyu, Coordinator, Programs Support
Teresia Oduor, Executive Assistant

Africa

Farida Aliwa, Associate Director for Africa Program Operations
Martin Onyango, Head of Legal Strategies
Danor Ajwang, Program Manager
Esther Mokeira Nyauma, Finance Manager
Beatrice Wanjiru Kamanda, Senior Advocacy Adviser
Betty Odallo, Senior Technical Adviser
Kennedy Arthur Wekesa, Senior Communication Manager, Africa
Prudence Mutiso, Legal Adviser, Africa
Gaitano Ndalo, Advocacy Adviser, Kenya
Richard Wanzala, Advocacy Adviser, Zambia & Uganda
Elizabeth Nyaguthii Kabari, Marshall Weinberg Global Legal Fellow, Africa
Timothy Thondu, Marshall Weinberg Global Legal Fellow, Africa
Stephanie Omwanda, Operations Associate

Asia

Faustina Pereira, Regional Director of Asia
Prabina Bajracharya, Senior Manager, Asia
Jihan Jacob, Senior Legal Advisor for Asia
Prabhakar Shrestha, Senior Legal Advisor, Asia
Mahendra Panta, Program Coordinator, Asia
Kruthika Ravindrareddy, Communications Coordinator, Asia

Europe

Leah Hoctor, Senior Regional Director, Europe
Katrine Thomasen, Associate Director, Europe
Adriana Lamackova, Associate Director for National Legal Strategies, Europe
Keina Yoshida, Legal Adviser, Europe
Camille Gervais, Legal Adviser, Europe
Emanuela Melis, Senior Office Manager, Geneva
Laura Mirahver, Senior Program Associate, Europe

Latin America & the Caribbean

Catalina Martínez Coral, Senior Regional Director, LAC
Carmen Martinez, Associate Director, Legal Strategies, LAC
Maria Fernanda Vanegas, Associate Director, Advocacy & External Relations, LAC
Claudia Moya Ortiz, Associate Director of Global Operations, LAC
Edward Perez, Senior Legal Adviser, LAC
Cristina Rosero, Senior Legal Adviser, LAC
Daniel Ruge, Senior Communication Manager, LAC
Alejandra Coll, Advocacy Adviser, LAC
Lucia Hernandez, Legal Adviser, LAC
Milagro Valverde Jiménez, Marshall Weinberg Global Legal Fellow, LAC
Carolina Trejos, Marshall Weinberg Global Legal Fellow, LAC
María Camila Gómez Cortés, Legal Fellow, LAC
Franco Contreras, Program Manager, LAC
Diana Abril, Office Manager, LAC
Amalia Ricalde, Communications Associate, LAC
Carolina Rincon, Administrative Assistant, LAC

U.S. Management

Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President, U.S. Programs
Lauren Elfant, Deputy Director, U.S. Programs
Jenna Hudson, Associate Director, U.S. Programs
Lois Taylor-Kamara, Program Manager, U.S. Programs
Alina Reyes, Associate, U.S. Programs Management

U.S. Human Rights

Risa Kaufman, Director, U.S. Human Rights
Karla Torres, Senior Human Rights Counsel
Pilar Herrero, Senior Staff Attorney, U.S. Human Rights
Breana Lipscomb, Senior Manager, Maternal Health
Jorie Dugan, Human Rights Counsel
Ndome Yvonne Essoka, U.S. Maternal Health Fellow
Sol Vazquez Ortiz, U.S. Human Rights Fellow
Jasmine Santana, Program Coordinator, Human Rights

U.S. Judicial Strategy

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

U.S. Lawyers Network

Aracely Muñoz, Director, Lawyers Network & Director, Washington DC Office
Diamond Brown, Counsel, Lawyers Network
Bridgette Jackson, Counsel, Lawyers Network
McKinsey Lowrance, Lawyers Network Law Clerk
Leah Haberman, Lawyers Network Law Clerk
Ciera Phung-Marion, Lawyers Network Law Clerk
Hannah Tennies, Program Coordinator, Lawyers Network
Asha Prabhat, Lawyers Network Intern

U.S. Litigation

Autumn Katz, Interim Director, Litigation
Linda Goldstein, Senior Counsel
Marc Hearron, Senior Counsel
Jenny Ma, Senior Counsel
Genevieve Scott, Senior Counsel
Molly Duane, Senior Staff Attorney
Rabia Muqaddam, Senior Staff Attorney
Hillary Schneller, Senior Staff Attorney
Jessica Sklarsky, Senior Staff Attorney
Gail Deady, Staff Attorney
Kulsoom Ijaz, Staff Attorney
Nicolas Kabat, Staff Attorney
Meetra Mehdizadeh, Staff Attorney
Jen Rasay, Staff Attorney
Caroline Sacerdote, Staff Attorney
Alice Wang, Staff Attorney
Astrid Ackerman, Litigation Fellow
Adria Bonillas, Litigation Fellow
Cici Coquillette, Litigation Fellow
Megan Jones, Litigation Fellow
Jasmine Yunus, Litigation Fellow
Helen Bolton, Senior Coordinator, U.S. Legal Programs
Rehan Chaudhuri, Paralegal
Avery Coombe, Paralegal
Jared Lindo, Paralegal
Charlotte Varcoe-Wolfson, Paralegal

U.S. State Policy & Advocacy

Elisabeth Smith, Director, State Policy & Advocacy
Nimra J. Chowdhry, Senior State Legislative Counsel
Ashley Gray, Senior Advisor, State Advocacy
Louisa Thanhauser, Senior Manager, State Advocacy
Lizzy Hinkley, State Legislative Counsel
Israel Cook, State Legislative Counsel
Jesalyn Ortiz, Manager, State Policy & Partnership
Jenn Mahan, State Legislative Fellow
Bella Pori, State Legislative Fellow
Paulina Veliky, State Policy & Advocacy Associate
Victoria Gillison, Coordinator, U.S. State Policy & Advocacy
Kat Wiseman, Social Work Practicum Student

Legal Strategies, Innovation & Research

Alejandra Cardenas, Senior Director of Legal Strategies, Innovation & Research
Katy Mayall, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Caitlin Gruer, Program Manager, Legal Strategies
Margaret Harpin, Legal Adviser
Fabiola Gretzinger, Global Legal Fellow
Quinn Kilmartin, Associate, Legal Strategies
Genevieve Westrope, Legal Intern

Government & External Relations

Government & External Relations Management

Maya Rupert, Interim Chief Government & External Relations Officer
Yvanne Rinchere, Program Manager, External Relations

Global Advocacy

Rebecca Brown, Senior Director, Global Advocacy
Paola Salwan Daher, Associate Director, Global Advocacy
Siri May, Associate Director, Global Advocacy
Selene Soto Rodriguez, Senior Legal Adviser, Global Advocacy
Tania Agosti, Senior Global Advocacy Adviser
Selome Argaw, Senior Global Advocacy Adviser
Grady Arnott, Manager of Legal Research
Jamie Hanson, Program Manager
Kiefer Kofman, Global Advocacy Fellow
Sadia Rahman, Technical Coordinator
Veda Yagnik, Program Associate

U.S. Federal Policy & Advocacy

Katherine Gillespie, Acting Director, Federal Policy & Advocacy
Sara Outterson, Chief Federal Legislative Counsel
Liz Wagner, Senior Federal Policy Counsel
Vidhi Bamzai, Federal Policy Counsel
Freya Riedlin, Federal Policy Counsel
Vandana Ranjan, Senior Manager, Federal Policy & Advocacy
Jackie Blank, Senior Federal Legislative Strategist, Act for Women Campaign Manager
Hannah Wheelwright, Federal Strategies Manager, Federal Policy & Advocacy
Lyndsey Garrett, Federal Policy & Advocacy Associate
Elizabeth Gooen, Federal Policy & Advocacy Fellow
Kimia Khatibi, Federal Policy & Advocacy Intern
Caroline Kelly, Federal Policy Intern

Strategy & Operations

OSO Management

Michelle Dees, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer
Bryanna Raiche, Associate Director, Organizational Excellence
June Tsang, Senior Manager, Organizational Program Manager
Emma You, Program Manager, Strategy & Operations
Alex Albert, Executive Assistant, OPS Office

Communications

Laura Brounstein, Interim Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Sandy Keenan, Senior Director, Marketing & Communications
Cathy Mevs, Senior Director, Strategic Communications
Kelly Krause, Associate Director of U.S. Media Relations
Jennifer Chowdhury, Senior Digital Content Strategist
Lundon Wilson, Senior Manager, Communications Operations
Virginia Sobol, Senior Manager, Editorial & Content
Stephanie Harmon, Senior Manager, Global Strategic Communications
Aleeza Kazmi, Acting Digital Manager
Molly Johnson, Email Marketing Manager
Tharanga Yakupitiyage, Press Officer
Heather Price, Producer, Events & Multimedia
FuRen Bemis, Creative Project Coordinator
Kalila Jaeger, Copywriting Coordinator
Nat Ray, Web Content Associate
Jyoti Pershad, Public Health Researcher

Development

Jill Berger, Interim Chief Development Officer
Raissa Smorol, Senior Director, Leadership Giving
Tyler Kalogeros-Treschuk, Director, Individual Giving
Noelle Williams, Associate Director of Foundations
Yana Domuschieva, Senior Manager, Donor Research & Trends
Emil McGloin, Senior Manager, Development Operations
Megan Moore, Senior Donor Engagement Strategist
Jill Russell, Senior Director, Institutional Partnership
Jessica McCabe, Senior Manager, Individual Giving
Norma Asher, Development Writer
Dennis Kimuyu, Manager, Global Institutional Funding
Barnaba Shokole, Senior Manager, Global Institutional Funding
Karlyn Bennehoof, Senior Major Gifts Officer
Laura Solomon, Senior Major Gifts Officer
Ellen Okamoto, Senior Events Manager
Danielle Oviedo, Major Gifts Officer, Western Region
Michele Scherz, Major Gifts Officer, Texas & Central U.S.
Livia Donicova, Senior Associate, Institutional Funding
Jillian Neill, Events Senior Associate
Genevieve Oliver, Manager, U.S. Institutional Partnerships
Ame Bora, Development Coordinator
Alice Kendall, Individual Giving Coordinator
Samantha Stalder, Coordinator, Donor Research
Emma Zawacki, Major Gifts Coordinator
Margaret Wanjohi, Associate, Global Institutional Funding
Aminata Janneh, Development Associate

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

J.P. Pierre, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Dletna Teklai, Senior Department Coordinator, DEI

Finance & Administration Management

Raji Kalra, Chief Financial Officer
Bex Liberman, Coordinator, Finance & Administration

Accounting

Deophister Uffer, Controller
Maureen Napolitano, Assistant Controller
Lisandra Reyes, Accounting Manager, Global
Meghan Allshouse, Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Louis Trani, Senior Accountant
Fatima Arana, Accountant

Finance & Planning

Ritika Kaushal, Senior Finance Manager
Tracie Huhn-Carr, Global Grants Manager
Andrei Opritoiu, Grants Manager
Raj Jhaveri, Financial Analyst

Operations & Technology

Komlan Lonergan, Senior Director, Global Operations & Technology
Renee Boyer, Associate Director, Technology Business Services
Njeri Kabiru, Associate Director, Global Operations Services
Victoria Ojoo, Senior Business Manager, Global Operations
Tim Dedman, IT Operations Manager
Luis Castillo, Manager, Operations & Technology Services
Paul Rudy, Administrator, Technology Infrastructure Services
Alex Savvides, Data Integration Developer
Teddy Lenga, Analyst, Business Technology
Rodney Russell, Senior Office Coordinator
Allison Escolastico, Coordinator, NY Office Operations

Human Resources

Riham Dewidar, Senior Director, Human Resources
Vernée Butterfield, Associate Director, Talent
Lucía Pérez Torres-Muñoz, Director, Global Human Resources
Sergio Duarte, Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Bura Muriithi, Senior Human Resources Manager, Africa
Kimberly Rubel, Global Compensation and Benefits Manager
Adriana Yunes, Associate, Human Resources
Daniel Lubliner, Associate, Talent Acquisition
Jay Cook, Recruiter

Strategy, Evaluation & Learning

Fiona Barr, Senior Director, Strategy, Impact & Learning
Amelia Holstrom, Associate Director, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Christina Lynch, Senior Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Rhya Ajam, Coordinator, Monitoring & Evaluation
Leaf Ye, Associate, Strategy, Evaluation & Learning

General Counsel

Office of General Counsel

Travis J. Tu, General Counsel
Thanya Polonio-Jones, Associate General Counsel
Cheryl Courtney, Associate General Counsel
Corinne Sullivan, Program Manager, Office of General Counsel
Sophia Venables, Associate, Office of General Counsel

Pro Bono

Marlene Halpern, Senior Director, Pro Bono Services
Katie Niejadlik, Associate Director, Pro Bono Services
Lindsay Keating, Senior Manager, Pro Bono Services
Edigah Kavuravu, Senior Manager for Africa, Pro Bono Services
Rodrigo Sandoval, Senior Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean, Pro Bono Services
Emma Letcher, Coordinator, Pro Bono Services
Leah Salzman, Associate, Pro Bono Services