Staff

Office of the President

Glenn Harris
President of Race Forward and Publisher of Colorlines
Deepa Iyer
Senior Fellow
Travon Anderson
Executive Assistant to the Office of the President
Rosana Cruz
Senior Fellow

Program

Julie Nelson
Senior Vice President of Programs
Terry Keleher
Director of Strategic Innovations
Dennis Chin
Dennis Chin
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Kristen Persaud
Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President of Programs

Research

Dominique Apollon, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research
Julia Sebastian
Julia Sebastian
Manager of Research, Impact Planning and Evaluation
Yirssi Bergman
Research Associate
Raintry Salk, Ph.D.
Manager of Survey Research
Juell Stewart
Policy Research Manager
Maria Faini
Narrative Impact Analyst, Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow

Movement and Capacity Building

Key Jackson
Senior Director of Movement & Capacity Building
Ramesh Kathanadhi
Manager of Client Engagement
Malcolm Shanks
Senior Training and Content Development Coordinator
Nikko Viquiera
Senior Training and Client Engagement Coordinator
Vina Kay
VP of Movement & Capacity Building

Conferences and Convenings

Leslie Grant
Director of Conferences and Convenings
Hiba Elyass
Conference & Convenings Coordinator

Institutional and Sectoral Change

Dwayne Marsh
Dwayne S. Marsh
Vice President of Institutional and Sectoral Change
Leslie Zeitler
GARE California Project Manager
Rachael Wyant
GARE Network Manager
Jaqueline Tucker
GARE East Regional Project Manager
Shawna Davie
GARE South Project Manager
Gordon Goodwin
Gordon Goodwin
GARE Midwest Project Manager
Nora Liu
Project Manager of Racial Equity Here
Maria Martinez
Maria Martinez
Program Coordinator
Michele Kumi Baer
Philanthropy Project Director
Ashley Horne
GARE Project Manager
Ariana Flores
GARE Membership Director

Policy

Rachael DeCruz
Vice President for Policy
Jesse Villalobos
Jesse Villalobos
Director of Place-Based Initiatives
Emi Yoko
Coordinator of Policy & Advocacy
Leah Obias
Director of Policy & Strategy

Narrative, Arts, and Culture

Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang
Vice President of Narrative, Arts and Culture
Nayantara Sen
Manager of Cultural Strategies

Editorial

Akiba Solomon
Senior Editorial Director, Colorlines
Kenrya Rankin
Editorial Director
Priscilla Sam
Colorlines Audience Engagement Manager

Strategic Communications & Public Engagement

Melissa Franqui
Director of Strategic Communications & Public Engagement
Erin Zipper
Managing Graphic Designer
Cecelia Sullivan
Web Developer
Chevon Drew
Senior Digital Strategist
Hendel Leiva
Hendel Leiva
Community Engagement Specialist
Tiye Rose
Lead Video Producer

Development and Partnerships

Jeyn Levison
Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
T'Shawn Rivers
Senior Director of Development and Partnerships
Andy Holtz
Grant Writer/Grants Manager
Isaiah Dupree
Development Associate
Timarie Harrigan
Senior Director of Development and Partnerships

Finance and Administration

Paulette Martin
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
Randall Oakley
Randall Oakley, SPHR
Vice President of Finance & Administration
Maggy
Maggy Calderon
Oakland Office Associate
Abraham Verdesoto
Finance Manager
Oksana Wolfe
Oksana Wolfe
Accountant
Inga Wilson-Hyde
New York City Office Associate
Ayda Nunez
Finance Associate