Officers & Board of Directors

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, Inc. Executive Committee

As of January 2026

William Aceves
California

Deborah Archer (President)
New York

Coleman Bazelon
Maryland

Darlene English
Ohio

Lia Epperson
District of Columbia

Kim Ferguson
Minnesota

Dax Goldstein (Secretary)
California

Marina Hsieh
California

Julie Reiskin
Colorado

Shaakirrah Sanders (General Counsel)
Idaho

Connie Tcheng (Treasurer)
California

Gabrielle Uballez
New Mexico

Yomi Young
California

Ex-officio: Ron Chen (General Counsel), Ron Tyler (General Counsel)


ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, Inc. National Board of Directors

As of January 2026

William Aceves (Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Andrew Aleman
At-large, Nebraska

Deborah Archer (President, Executive Committee)
At-large, New York

Jay Barth
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Arkansas

Coleman Bazelon (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Maryland

Alice Boyer
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Montana

Royce Brooks
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas

Mark Chaet
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Florida

Ron Chen (General Counsel; non-voting)
Ex-Officio, New Jersey

Angela Cook
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Nevada

Kate Corriveau
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of New Hampshire

Melanie Deas
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Mississippi

Fran Dickman
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Arizona

Darlene English (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Ohio

Lia Epperson (Executive Committee)
At-large, District of Columbia

Michelle Espino
At-large, New Mexico

Anne Farmer
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of West Virginia

Kim Ferguson (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Minnesota

Kira Fonteneau
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Alabama

Miriam Gohara
At-large, Connecticut

Dax Goldstein (Secretary, Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Anne Gordon
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of North Carolina

Claudia Gordon
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of District of Columbia

Ruth Mary Hall
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Virginia

Chris Hegarty
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Indiana

Ashley Heilprin
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana

Thomas Hilbink
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Massachusetts

Allan Hillman
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Connecticut

Joan Hsiao
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Washington

Marina Hsieh (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Northern California

Nadia Hussain
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of New Jersey

Katherine Itacy
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Rhode Island

Kathryn Jakabcin
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Delaware

Kate Jerman
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Vermont

Alexis Karteron
At-large, New Jersey

Robert Kelley
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Maine

Erin Kennedy Startzman
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Kentucky

Alonzo Kelly
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Wisconsin

Laura Kofoid
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Illinois

Marilyn Lantz
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Iowa

Eliza Leighton
At-large, District of Columbia

Rachel Lopez
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Charlene Lui
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Utah

Lupe Marroquin
At-large, Alaska

Ben Matthews
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Oklahoma

Minoo Minaei
At-large, Alaska

Julie Morales
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Southern California

Gail Podolsky
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia

Lorella Praeli
At-large, Connecticut

Julie Reiskin (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Colorado

Amer Sajed
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Pennsylvania

Shaakirrah Sanders (General Counsel, Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Idaho

Eric Schneider
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Hawaii

Derrell Slaughter
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Michigan

Daron Smith
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Missouri

Joy Springfield
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Kansas

Amber C. Stephens
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of San Diego and Imperial Counties

Connie Tcheng (Treasurer, Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Irene Tresser
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Alaska

Ron Tyler (General Counsel; non-voting)
Ex-Officio, California

Gabrielle Uballez (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of New Mexico

Annie Valtierra-Sanchez
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Oregon

Sandy Vopalka
At-large, Iowa

Eve Wachtell
Affiliate Representative, New York Civil Liberties Union

Annie B. Williams
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Tennessee

Carol Windrum
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Nebraska

Jesse Wing
At-large, Washington

Danice Woodley
At-large, California

Yomi Young (Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Danielle Ziff
Affiliate Representative, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of South Carolina

One At-large Vacancy


Additional ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ/F Officers (non-board members)

Terence Dougherty (Assistant Secretary)

Anthony Romero (Chief Executive Officer)

Ron Tyler (General Counsel)

Charizma Williams (Assistant Treasurer)