Staff and Leadership
For more than five decades, Lambda Legal has been working to change laws, policies, and minds so that LGBTQ+ Americans and everyone living with HIV can live with full equality. Meet the remarkable team of legal, policy, and advocacy experts who make progress possible.
Staff Members
Executive Team
Percy Brown
Director of Internal Communications
Atlanta, GA
Marco Chan
Chief of Planning & Program Management
New York, NY
Crystal Costello
Chief of People & Culture
Chicago, IL
Gillian Power
Chief Technology Officer
Chicago, IL
John Roane
Chief Operating Officer
Washington, DC
Amanda Wyatt
Chief Financial Officer
Dallas, TX
Management Team
Jonathan Adams
Communications Director
New York, NY
Sara Beinert
Deputy Director of Development for Major Gifts
New York, NY
Jim Ferg-Cadima
Deputy Legal Director for Legal Management & Operations
Washington, DC
Andre Zax
Director of Leadership Programs
New York, NY
Legal
Jose Abrigo
HIV Project Director
New York, NY
Michele Clanton
Senior Paralegal
Dallas, TX
Jamie Farnsworth
Senior Paralegal
Los Angeles, CA
May Head
Paralegal
New York, NY
Huong Lam
Legal Help Desk Director
Los Angeles, CA
Kell Olson
Staff Attorney
Tucson, AZ
Christina Paek
Renberg Fellow
Los Angeles, CA
Richard Saenz
Senior Attorney, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist
New York, NY
Sarah Seville
Legal Help Desk Attorney
Los Angeles, CA
Maia Zelkind
Paralegal for the Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project
New York, NY
Communications
Jenna Butz
Web Manager
New York, NY
Tyleis Davidson
Public Information Officer
Atlanta, GA
Meryl Green
Email Strategist
Los Angeles, CA
Samy Nemir
Public Information Officer
New York, NY
J. Ahmir Vines
Social Media Manager
Atlanta, GA
Development
Dani Alexander-Burk
Office Manager/Regional Program Coordinator
Atlanta, GA
Carla Avila
Manager of National Events
Chicago, IL
Amanda Boyajian
Liberty Circle Manager
New York, NY
Willard Dumas
Director of Leadership Gifts
Chicago, IL
Joe Foster
Director of National Sponsorships
Dallas, TX
Joel Gonzalez
National Events Manager
New York, NY
Elliott Hobaugh
Office Manager/Regional Program Coordinator
Chicago, IL
Robin Jablonski
Database & Reports Associate
New York, NY
Maura Leahy
Director of Member Services
New York, NY
Tiko Lieou
Regional Program Coordinator/Office Manager
Dallas, TX
Ronald Lizcano
Major Gifts Officer
Chicago, IL
Owen Logios
Database and Reports Manager
New York, NY
Knox Martin
Major Gifts Officer
New York, NY
Abel Martinez
National Events Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Michael McKee
Manager of Corporate Partnership
Los Angeles, CA
Lianne Pimentel
Director of National Events
New York, NY
Andreas M. Schwarz
Director of Institutional Giving
New York, NY
Neela R. Taub
Member Services Analyst and Stewardship Officer
New York, NY
Erik Wilson
Office Manager/Regional Program Coordinator
Los Angeles, CA
Carlyn Worthy
Executive Assistant to the CEO & CDO
New York, NY
Finance & Operations
Brian Aronson
Deputy Director of Enterprise Technology & Cybersecurity
New York, NY
Ramesh Alfred
Controller
New York, NY
Gustavo Gallego
National Operations Manager
New York, NY
Gabby Kapitz
Staff Accountant
Chicago, IL
Shane Smoore
Recruiter
Chicago, IL
Board Members
The members of our board of directors hail from all across the country, giving the gift of their time and expertise to the national effort to defend and advance our community’s civil rights.
Lauren Mutti
Chair
Dallas, TX
Michelle Riley
Vice-Chair
Jersey City, NJ
Fred Smith
Vice-Chair
Atlanta, Georgia
Steve Thornton
Treasurer
Indianapolis, Indiana
Michael Angelo
Secretary
Arlington, Virginia
Yemi Adegbonmire
Executive Committee
Los Angeles, California
Diane Bell
Executive Committee
Chicago, Illinois
Maureen Bennett
Boston, Massachusetts
John Blazek
San Francisco, California
Julius Carter
Chicago, IL
Kelley Cornish
New York, New York
Linda Elliott
Phoenix, Arizona
Beck Fineman
Fairfield, Connecticut
Wanda French-Brown
Nutley, New Jersey
Robert Garcia
Los Angeles, California
Kevin Hager
New York, New York
Bill Hardin
Executive Committee
New York, New York
Jordan Heinz
Chicago, Illinois
Joanne Herman
St. Petersburg, Florida
Cynthia Hill
Seattle, Washington
Eric Johnson
Dallas, Texas
Carl Jones, Jr.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Angela Lim
San Francisco, California
Madeleine McDonough
Kansas City, Missouri
Deborah McMurray
Dallas, Texas
David Ortiz
New York, New York
Patrick O’Keeffe
Dallas, Texas
Kecia Reynolds
Washington, District of Columbia
Heather Steans
Chicago, Illinois
Ian Tzeng
Executive Committee
Boston, Massachusetts
Adonica Wada
San Francisco, California
Richard Wester
Evanston, Illinois
Amber Whittington
Los Angeles, California
National Leadership Council
The volunteers who make up our National Leadership Council (NLC) play a key role in cultivating the financial resources needed to fund Lambda Legal’s work.
G. Ross Allen
San Francisco, California
Jamie Pedersen
Seattle, WA
Neil Bagadiong
Indianapolis, Indiana
Debra R. Bernard
Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Dan Bowers
New York, New York
Susan Bozorgi
Miami, Florida
Mark Braun
Chicago, Illinois
Laura Brill
Los Angeles, California
Eric Brinker
New York, New York
Jeff Brodin
Phoenix, Arizona
William Candelaria
New York, New York
Sam Castic
Seattle, Washington
Martin S. Checov
San Francisco, California
Benson R. Cohen
New York, New York
Paul H. Coluzzi, M.D.
Laguna Beach, California
R. Sue Connolly
Chicago, Illinois
MaryKay Czerwiec
Chicago, Illinois
Trayton M. Davis
Montclair, New Jersey
Beth Davis
Atlanta, Georgia
Bruce Deming
San Francisco, California
David Draigh
Miami, Florida
Mitchell Draizin
New York, New York
Melinda Dunker
Chicago, Illinois
Daniel S. Ebner
Chicago, Illinois
Ruth Eisenberg
Washington, District of Columbia
Ellen Farrell
Dallas, Texas
C. Douglas Ferguson
Chicago, Illinois
William P. Flanagan
Washington, District of Columbia
Michael Foncannon
Summit, New Jersey
Kendall E. French
San Diego, California
Michael H. Gluck
Skillman, New Jersey
Michael I. Gottfried
Los Angeles, California
Natasha F. Haase
Princeton, New Jersey
Joseph A. Hall
New York, New York
Andrew Hall
San Francisco , California
Laurie Hasencamp
Los Angeles, California
Donald J. Hayden
Miami, Florida
Cynthia Homan
Chicago, Illinois
Dennis Hranitzky
New York, New York
F. Curt Kirschner
San Francisco, California
Kate Kleba
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gary Knapp
New York, New York
B. Birgit Koebke
San Diego, California
William M. Libit
Chicago, Illinois
Lisa Linsky
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Charles V. Loring
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Yery Marrero
Miami, Florida
Brian T. May
Saugatuck, Michigan
Gregory S. McCurdy
San Francisco, California
John McGowan
Chicago, Illinois
Thao Ngo
San Francisco, California
Robert W. Ollis
Chicago, Illinois
James Owens
Los Angeles, California
Andrew Parlen
New York, New York
Michelle Peak
Grand Prairie, Texas
Kathleen Pearson
San Diego, California
R. Kent Piacenti
Dallas, Texas
Mike Ponto
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dimitri Portnoi
Los Angeles, California
Jason Pucci
Summit, New Jersey
Peter Reichertz
Washington, District of Columbia
Jennifer L. Rexford
Princeton, New Jersey
Laura Ricketts
Chicago, Illinois
Edward H. Sadtler
New York, New York
P. Watson Seaman
Richmond, Virginia
Richard M. Segal
San Diego, California
Brad Seiling
Los Angeles, California
Beverlee E. Silva
Atlanta, Georgia
Norman C. Simon
New York, New York
Paul Smith
Washington, District of Columbia
Michael D. Soileau
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charles M. Spiegel
San Francisco, California
Christopher W. Stuart
San Francisco, California
Tony Timiraos
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
George D. Tuttle
Sebastopol, California
Lauren Verdich
Chicago, Illinois
Richard Verma
New York, New York
Roy Wesley
Chicago, Illinois
Marcy Wilder
Washington, District of Columbia
Gwendolyn Williamson
Washington, District of Columbia
Peter S. Wilson
New York, New York
R. Alan York
Houston, Texas
George R. Zuber
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Mark Zumwalt
New York, New York