Officers & Board of Directors
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Inc. Executive Committee
As of January 2025
Deborah Archer (President)
New York
Coleman Bazelon
Maryland
Michelle Espino
New Mexico
Ruth Colker
Ohio
Darlene English
Ohio
Dax Goldstein (Secretary)
California
Donita Judge
New Jersey
Shaakirrah Sanders (General Counsel)
Idaho
Connie Tcheng (Treasurer)
California
Charu Verma (Vice President)
Massachusetts
Gabrielle Uballez
New Mexico
Yomi Young
California
Ex-officio: Ron Chen (General Counsel), Ron Tyler (General Counsel)
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Inc. National Board of Directors
As of January 2025
William Aceves,
At-large, California
Andrew Aleman
At-large, Nebraska
Deborah Archer (President, Executive Committee)
At-large, New York
Jay Barth
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Arkansas
Coleman Bazelon (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Maryland
Alice Boyer
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Montana
Royce Brooks
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas
Michelle Espino (Executive Committee)
At-large, New Mexico
Mark Chaet
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida
Ron Chen (General Counsel)
At-large, New Jersey
Ruth Colker (Executive Committee)
At-large, Ohio
Angela Cook
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Nevada
Kate Corriveau
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of New Hampshire
Melanie Deas
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Mississippi
Fran Dickman
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Arizona
Darlene English (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Ohio
Lia Epperson
At-large, District of Columbia
Anne Farmer
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of West Virginia
Kim Ferguson
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Minnesota
Tim Fox
At-large, Colorado
Dax Goldstein (Secretary, Executive Committee)
At-large, California
Anne Gordon
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Carolina
Claudia Gordon
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of District of Columbia
Ruth Mary Hall
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Virginia
Chris Hegarty
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Indiana
Ashley Heilprin
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Louisiana
Allan Hillman
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Connecticut
Joan Hsiao
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Washington
Marina Hsieh
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Northern California
Nadia Hussain
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of New Jersey
Katherine Itacy
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Rhode Island
Kathryn Jakabcin
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Delaware
Kate Jerman
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Vermont
Donita Judge (Executive Committee)
At-large, New Jersey
Alexis Karteron
At-large, New Jersey
Ramzi Kassem
At-large, New York
Robert Kelley
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Maine
Erin Kennedy Startzman
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Kentucky
Alonzo Kelly
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Wisconsin
Laura Kofoid
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Illinois
Marilyn Lantz
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Iowa
Rachel Lopez
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
Charlene Lui
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Utah
Lupe Marroquin
At-large, Alaska
Rut Martinez-Alicea
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oregon
Ben Matthews
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oklahoma
Julie Morales
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Southern California
Gail Podolsky
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Georgia
Lorella Praeli
At-large, Connecticut
Julie Reiskin
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Colorado
Amer Sajed
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Pennsylvania
Shaakirrah Sanders (General Counsel, Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Idaho
Eric Schneider
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Hawaii
Ivan Segura
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of South Carolina
Derrell Slaughter
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Michigan
Eric Smaw
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida
Joy Springfield
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Kansas
Amber C. Stephens
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Connie Tcheng (Treasurer, Executive Committee)
At-large, California
Irene Tresser
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Alaska
Gabrielle Uballez (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of New Mexico
Charu Verma (Vice President, Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Massachusetts
Sandy Vopalka
At-large, Iowa
Eve Wachtell
Affiliate Representative, New York Civil Liberties Union
Annie B. Williams
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Tennessee
Carol Windrum
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Nebraska
Jesse Wing
At-large, Washington
Yomi Young (Executive Committee)
At-large, California
Danielle Ziff
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of South Carolina
Additional ºìÐÓÊÓƵ/F Officers (non-board members)
Terence Dougherty (Assistant Secretary)
Anthony Romero (Chief Executive Officer)
Ron Tyler (General Counsel)
Charizma Williams (Assistant Treasurer)