Staff & Board

Maisha Cole

Leadership Team

Executive Director

Laurie Furstenfeld

Leadership Team

Director of Legal Advocacy

Julia Forte Frudden

Legal Team

Senior Policy Analyst

Karina Laigo

Legal Team

Senior Staff Attorney

Giani Interiano Brown

Legal Team

Senior Staff Attorney

Mariam Sossouadouno

Legal Team

Staff Attorney

Ken Lupoff

Communications Team

Senior Development Manager

Sarah Carlin

Communications Team

Development Manager

Simone Bradley

Communications Team

Communications & Advocacy Associate

Lisa Nwankwo

Communications Team

Social Impact Writer Grants

Deanne Bray

Finance Team

Finance Director

Mari Rogers

Finance Team

Finance Associate/Office Manager

Natasha Saggar Sheth

Leadership Team

Chair

Government Attorney

Ernest Hammond III

Leadership Team

Vice-Chair

Lead Product Counsel - Meta

Frank Paré

Leadership Team

Treasurer

Certified Financial Planner ™

Sarah Efthymiou

Leadership Team

Secretary

Senior Counsel, Alliance for Justice

Mary Gutierrez-Hunter

Strategic Campaigns Director - SEIU CA State Council

Rachel Boyce

Counsel-Perkins Coie

Samuel Levine

Senior Associate - Gilead Sciences

Sabrina Siddiqui

Communication Executive