Staff

Office of the President

Photo of Eric Ward against a mustard yellow background
Eric Ward
Senior Fellow
Travon Anderson
Manager, Office of the President
Glenn Harris
President of Race Forward and Publisher of Colorlines

Program

Julie Nelson
Senior Vice President of Programs
Jesse Villalobos
Jesse Villalobos
Senior Director of Place-Based Initiatives
Nikko Viquiera
Training Strategies Director
Dennis Chin
Dennis Chin
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Terry Keleher
Director of Strategic Innovations
Kristen Persaud
Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President of Programs

Research

Juell Stewart
Policy Research Manager
Yirssi Bergman
Research Associate
Shweta Moorthy, PhD
Research Director
Dominique Apollon, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research

Movement Capacity Building

Vina Kay
VP of Movement Capacity Building
Ashley Johnson
Training and Content Manager
Emi Yoko-Young
Policy and Advocacy Manager
Charity Tolliver
Movement Capacity Building Director
Leah Obias
Director of Policy & Strategy
Tanvi Singh
Movement Capacity Building Associate

Conferences and Convenings

Tiff Joy
Conferences & Convenings Associate
Leslie Grant
Director of Conferences and Convenings
Stephanie Guillermina Castro
Conference & Convenings Coordinator
Hiba Elyass
Conference & Convenings Manager

Institutional and Sectoral Change

Anna Lemler
Network Manager, GARE
Raintry Salk, Ph.D.
Manager of Survey Research
Lenore D. Wyant
GARE East Manager
Cathy Albisa
Vice President of Institutional and Sectoral Change
Shawna Davie
Government Alliance on Race and Equity South Regional Manager
Ariana Flores
GARE Membership Director
Michele Kumi Baer
Philanthropy Project Director
Sarah Lawton
GARE Midwest Regional Manager
Juan Serrano
Juan Serrano
GARE Gulf/Delta Regional Manager
Leslie Zeitler
Government Alliance on Race and Equity California Regional Manager
Ashley Horne
Ashley Horne
CA Regional Manager, GARE
Roberto Montoya
GARE West Regional Manager
Gordon Goodwin
Gordon Goodwin
Government Alliance on Race and Equity Director

Narrative, Arts, and Culture

Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang
Senior Advisor

Editorial

Priscilla Sam
Colorlines Audience Engagement Manager
Toccara Castleman
Deputy Editorial Director
Tracey Onyenacho
Editorial Assistant

Strategic Communications & Public Engagement

Chevon Drew
Senior Digital Strategist
Erin Zipper
Managing Graphic Designer
Cheryl Cato Blakemore
Vice President of Strategic Communications and Public Engagement
Hendel Leiva
Community Engagement Specialist
Tiye Rose
Lead Video Producer
Cecelia Sullivan
Web Developer

Development and Partnerships

Jeyn Levison
Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Timarie Harrigan
Senior Director of Development and Partnerships
Marina Munoz de Martinez, MPA
Director of Development
Andy Holtz
Grant Writer/Grants Manager
Joseph Haverlock
Development & Partnerships Coordinator

Finance and Operations

Oksana Wolfe
Oksana Wolfe
Accountant
Ayda Nunez
Finance Associate
Randall Oakley
Randall Oakley, SPHR
Vice President of Finance & Administration
Melissa Hines
Human Resource Manager
Inga Wilson-Hyde
New York City Office Associate
Abraham Verdesoto
Finance Manager
Genia Wright
SVP, Finance & Operations