Network Staff Directory

Appleseed Centers are staffed by highly skilled professionals— lawyers, policy analysts, community organizers—who know how to use political leverage, mobilize coalitions, and fight for solutions that build resilient communities. They are supported in this work by pro bono attorneys from many of the nation’s top tier law firms and corporations, economists, researchers, and others.

First Name	Last Name	Job Title	Location	Email
Carla	Crowder	Executive Director	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Elaine	Burdeshaw	Policy Associate	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Eddie	Burkhalter	Researcher	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Megan	Cheek	Communications & Development Director	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Scott	Fuqua	Staff Attorney	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Callie	Greer	Community Navigator	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Kathleen	Henderson	Re-entry Case Manager	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Ronald	McKeithen	Re-entry Coordinator and Advocate	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Meghan	McLeroy	Equal Justice Works Fellow	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Leah	Nelson	Research Director	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Elliot	Spillers	Advocacy Director	Alabama Appleseed	Email
Elizabeth	Monkus	Senior Attorney & Project Director	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Maya	Simkin	Appleseed Network Fellow	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Malcolm	Rich	Internship & Pro Bono Coordinator	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Stephanie	Agnew	Co-Executive Director	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Kiara	Hardin	Jill Dupont Memorial Fellow	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Naomi	Johnson	Co-Executive Director	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Ali	Longbottom	Development Manager	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Jason	Olexa	Operations Coordinator	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Cora	Patterson	Communications Assistant	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Briana	Payton	Director of Policy and Advocacy	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Austin	Segal	Program Associate	Chicago Appleseed	Email
Vanessa	Batters Thompson	Executive Director	DC Appleseed	Email
Erin	Calloway	Director of Development & Communications	DC Appleseed	Email
Kristin	Ewing	Policy Counsel	DC Appleseed	Email
Michael	Waller	Executive Director	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Liz	McDaniel	Director of Engagement and Development	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Luci	Ruiz	Policy Counsel/Pro Bono Coordinator	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Morgan	Bridgman	Policy Counsel	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Mary Kathryn	Velazquez	Staff Attorney	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Tanesse	Brown	Program Manager	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Rosalie	Monroy Wolfe	Administrative Assistant	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Tierra	Moore	Community Engagement Liason	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Kate	Swett	Director of Operations	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Leah	Mungo	Development Associate	Georgia Appleseed	Email
Christy	MacPherson	Lead Community Developer	Hawai'i Appleseed	Email
Connie	Choy	Director of Development	Hawai'i Appleseed	Email
Daniela	Spoto	Director of Anti-Hunger Initiatives	Hawai'i Appleseed	Email
Will	Caron	Director of Communications	Hawai'i Appleseed	Email
Ray	Kong	Lawyers for Equal Justice Director	Hawai'i Appleseed	Email
Devin	Thomas	Policy Analyst	Hawai'i Appleseed	Email
Gavin	Thornton	Executive Director	Hawai'i Appleseed	Email
Will	White	Budget & Policy Center Director	Hawai'i Appleseed	Email
Paige	Olson	Integrated Voter Engagement Advocate	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Jami	Reever	Executive Director	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Mike	Fonkert	Deputy Director	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Amanda	Schlumpberger	Policy & Legal Research Analyst	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Brenna	Visocsky	Just Campaign Director	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Teresa	Woody	Litigation Director	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Kenzie	Borland	Communications Manager	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Haley	Kottler	Campaign Director	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Adina	Morse	Child Welfare Advocate	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Martha	Terhaar	Project Manager	Kansas Appleseed	Email
Ifeyinwa	Davis	Policy Analyst	Louisiana Appleseed	Email
Jonathan	Reynolds	Heirs' Property Staff Attorney	Louisiana Appleseed	Email
Adrienne	Wheeler	Executive Director	Louisiana Appleseed	Email
Willow	Bailey	Serve Louisiana (Americorp) Technology Coordinator	Louisiana Appleseed	Email
Jack	Galle	Serve Louisiana (Americorp) Outreach Coordinator	Louisiana Appleseed	Email
Ness	Newsom	Serve Louisiana/Americorp Fellow	Louisiana Appleseed	Email
Deb	Silva	Executive Director	Massachusetts Appleseed	Email
Miriam	Berro Krugman	Research and Policy Associate	Massachusetts Appleseed	Email
Maddie	Poage	Director of Development and Communications	Massachusetts Appleseed	Email
Nadia	Romanazzi	Community Engagement and Advocacy Coordinator	Massachusetts Appleseed	Email
Shlan	Tekeste	Law Student Intern	Massachusetts Appleseed	Email
Maya	Volaitis	Communications and Policy Intern	Massachusetts Appleseed	Email
Xander	Weddall	Communications Intern	Massachusetts Appleseed	Email
Margarita	Sanchez	Project and Partnership Manager	Appleseed Mexico	Email
Natalia	Alvarado	Legal and Operations Director	Appleseed Mexico	Email
Maru	Cortazar	Executive Director	Appleseed Mexico	Email
Mary	Quandt	Director of Public Health Policy	Missouri Appleseed	Email
Liza	Weiss	Executive Director	Missouri Appleseed	Email
Benet	Magnuson	Executive Director	Appleseed Foundation	Email
Sarah	Pacilio	Director of Network Collaboration	Appleseed Foundation	Email
Quentin	Anderson	Communications Director	Appleseed Foundation	Email
Kasey	Ogle	Sr. Staff Attorney, Collective Impact Lincoln	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Ken	Smith	Program Director, Economic Justice	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Trisha	Thompson	Community Organizer, Health Care Access	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Lizzie	Turner	Community Organizer, Collective Impact Lincoln	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Denni	Mitchell	Development Coordinator	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Sierra Salgado	Pirigyi	Communications Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Omaid	Zabih	Strategy Senior Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Diane	Amdor	Staff Attorney, Economic Justice	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Becca	Brune	Federal Policy Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
James	Goddard	Programs Sr. Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Megan	Hamann	Community Organizer, Food and Nutrition Access, Economic Justice	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Eric	Savaiano	Program Manager, Food and Nutrition Access, Economic Justice	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Darcy	Tromanhauser	Program Director, Immigrants & Communities	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Alison	Derr	St. Staff Attorney, Child Welfare	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Robbie	McEwen	Legal Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Kelsey	Arends	Staff Attorney, Health Care Access	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Cesar	Garcia	Community Organizer, Immigrants & Communities	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Eric	Garcia-Mendez	Welcoming Coordinator	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Becky	Gould	Executive Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Nick	Grandgenett	Staff Attorney, Immigrants & Communities	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Sarah	Helvey	Program Director, Child Welfare	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Lisa	Holmquist	Executive Assistant	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Kristine	Hull	Administrative Sr. Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Chloe	Kessler	Grants Coordinator	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Kieran	Kissler	State Policy Associate	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Jodi	Lepaopao	Field Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Gabriel	Long Soldier	Program Associate	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Amber	Lozoya	Immigrants & Communities Program Community Organizer	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Sarah	Maresh	Program Director, Health Care Access	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Ruby	Mendez Lopez	Community Organizer, Immigrants & Communities	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Sarah	Mitchell	Child Welfare Community Organizer	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Kayleigh	Newman	Sr. Grants Coordinator	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Katie	Pitts	State Policy Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Anna	Ramsdell	Communications Associate	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Nic	Swiercek	Development & Engagement Sr. Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Freedom	Thompson	Sr. Intake Coordinator	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Romulo	Vega	Community Organizer, Immigrants & Communities	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Schalisha	Walker	Organizing Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Eric	Wickizer	IT & Data Director	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Christa	Yoakum	Sr. Welcoming Coordinator, Immigrants & Communities	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Deepa	Buss	Immigrants & Communities Program Organizing Manager	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Noel	Tonniges	Campaigns Organizer	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Stephanie	Janzen	Finance and Benefits Coordinator	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Jessica	Zarraga	Office & Administrative Coordinator	Nebraska Appleseed	Email
Renée	Steinhagen	Executive Director	New Jersey Appleseed	Email
Cheryl	Fallick	Director of Growth & Outreach	New Jersey Appleseed	Email
Mary Pat	Gallagher	Communications and Policy Analyst	New Jersey Appleseed	Email
Jenny	Ramo	Executive Director	New Mexico Appleseed	Email
Nyah	Berg	Executive Director	New York Appleseed	Email
Rochelle	Du	Integrated Schools Project Coordinator	New York Appleseed	Email
Antonia	Martinelli	PTALink Program Coordinator	New York Appleseed	Email
David	Blatt	Director of Research & Strategic Impact	Oklahoma Appleseed	Email
Colleen	McCarty	Executive Director	Oklahoma Appleseed	Email
Leslie	Briggs	Legal Director	Oklahoma Appleseed	Email
Brent	Rowland	Staff Attorney - Education Justice	Oklahoma Appleseed	Email
Emily	Turner	Staff Attorney - Youth Justice	Oklahoma Appleseed	Email
Caressa	Bossa	Community Outreach Associate	Oklahoma Appleseed	Email
Sae-tae Seth	McIntosh	Juvenile Mental Health Project Coordinator	Oklahoma Appleseed	Email
Emerson	O'Keeffe	Operations Associate	Oklahoma Appleseed	Email
Bridget	Brown	Executive Director	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Adam	Protheroe	Litigation Attorney	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Sue	Berkowitz	Policy Director	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Misa	Bailey	Story Collection Coordinator	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Jennifer	Rainville	Education Policy Attorney	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Emily	Blackshire	EJW Housing Justice Attorney Fellow	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Shatari	Dunmore	Story Collection Organizer	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Brandon	Fountain	Director of Development & Communications	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Dontae	James	EJW Housing Justice Organizer Fellow	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Bach	Pham	Digital Strategy & Communications Manager	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Laurie	Rickard	Office Manager	South Carolina Appleseed	Email
Maddie	Sloan	Director, Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Jessi	Stafford	Senior Research Analyst	Texas Appleseed	Email
Tlaloc	Fierro	Community Outreach Organizer	Texas Appleseed	Email
Megan	Duffy	Policy Analyst, Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Gabriella	McDonald	Deputy Director	Texas Appleseed	Email
Briana	Gordely	Senior Policy Analyst, Fair Financial Services Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Ann	Baddour	Director, Fair Financial Services Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Kristian	Caballero	Director of Community Outreach	Texas Appleseed	Email
Brennan	Griffin	Senior Deputy Director	Texas Appleseed	Email
Laura	Robinson	Grants Manager	Texas Appleseed	Email
Maile	Molin	Senior Donor Relations Officer	Texas Appleseed	Email
Deborah	Borman	Writing Director, MD v Abbot Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Andrew	Hairston	Director, Education Justice Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Princess	Jefferson	LDF Marshall-Motley Fellow, Education Justice Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Nancy	Arrigona	Director of Research, MD v ABBOTT Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Alyssa	Baquera	Research Assistant, M.D. v. Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Monica	Benedict	Deputy Director of Research, MD v. Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Linda	Brooke	Director, MD v Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Jennifer	Carreon	Director, Criminal Justice Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Jing	Chen	Accounting Manager	Texas Appleseed	Email
Nathan	Clark	Director of Finance and Administration	Texas Appleseed	Email
Uyiosa	Elegon	Community Outreach Organizer	Texas Appleseed	Email
Laura	Felix	Public Relations Manager	Texas Appleseed	Email
Deborah	Fowler	Executive Director	Texas Appleseed	Email
Adrian	Gasper	Program Associate, MD v Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Corina	Golea	Office Manager	Texas Appleseed	Email
Kelli	Johnson	Communications Director	Texas Appleseed	Email
John	Laycock	Research Analyst	Texas Appleseed	Email
Natasha	Malik	CJ Staff Attorney	Texas Appleseed	Email
Viveca	Martinez	Deputy Director, MD v Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Martin	Martinez	Youth Justice Policy Advocate	Texas Appleseed	Email
Lena	Martinez-Wolfinger	Pro Bono Director	Texas Appleseed	Email
Farah	Merchant	Social Media Strategist, Criminal Justice Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Brett	Merfish	Director of Youth Justice	Texas Appleseed	Email
Cole	Meyer	Policy Analyst, Criminal Justice Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Sherry	Mojica	Compliance and Operations Coordinator, M.D. v. Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Mahiri	Moody	Senior Program Associate, M.D. v. Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Noelle	Perese	Social Media Manager	Texas Appleseed	Email
Shay	Price	Senior Program Associate, MD v Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Renuka	Rege	Senior Staff Attorney	Texas Appleseed	Email
Kayla	Roane	Policy Advocate, Criminal Justice Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Clarice	Rogers	Associate Director, MD v Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Ormarie	Roque	Program Associate, M.D. v. Abbott Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Jamie	Sauer	Director of Development	Texas Appleseed	Email
Nora	Sawyer	Director of Research, MD v ABBOTT Monitoring Team	Texas Appleseed	Email
Ellen	Stone	Director of Research	Texas Appleseed	Email
Crystal	Tran	Equal Justice Works Fellow Sponsored by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Education Justice Project	Texas Appleseed	Email
Vivian	Young	Individual Giving Manager	Texas Appleseed	Email

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