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Office of the President

Glenn Harris
President of Race Forward and Publisher of Colorlines
Michell Speight
Chief of Staff
Deepa Iyer
Senior Fellow

Program

Julie Nelson
Senior Vice President of Programs
Terry Keleher
Director of Strategic Innovations
Dennis Chin
Dennis Chin
Director of Strategic Initiatives

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

Rosana Cruz
Vice President of Movement and Capacity Building
Key Jackson
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

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
Amalia Alarcon Morris
GARE West 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
Project Associate for Government Alliance on Race & Equity
Michele Kumi Baer
Philanthropy Project Director

Policy

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

Narrative, Arts, and Culture

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

Editorial

Akiba Solomon
Senior Editorial Director, Colorlines
Kenrya Rankin
Deputy Editor
Sameer Rao
Arts & Culture Writer
Catherine Lizette Gonzalez
Editorial Assistant at Colorlines

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

Jenny Levison
Senior Vice President of Development & Partnerships
T'Shawn Rivers
Senior Director of Development and Partnerships
Andy Holtz
Grant Writer/Grants Manager
Isaiah Dupree
Development Associate

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
Senior Accountant
Oksana Wolfe
Oksana Wolfe
Accountant
Inga Wilson-Hyde
New York City Office Associate
Chantel Pierre
HR Generalist