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Staff

Get to know NILC staff, a passionate team committed to defending and advancing immigrants’ rights.

Marisa

Aguayo

Director, Institutional Giving

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Heidi

Altman

Director, Federal Advocacy

Muzna

Ansari

Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness

Kevin

Bacot

Vice President, Human Resources

Karina

Balderas

Generalist, Human Resources

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Victoria

Ballesteros

Executive Vice President, Narrative

Hilda

Bonilla

Legal Fellow

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Irene

Botello

Associate, Development Gift Processing

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Tanya

Broder

Senior Counsel, Health & Economic Justice Policy

Meredith

Cabell

Paralegal

Annabell

Camacho

Specialist, Grants

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Karla

Chavez Espinosa

Paralegal

Amrit

Cheng

Director, Digital Communications

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Nasiba

Clark

Senior Executive Assistant

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Shaun

Clarke

NILC Community Specialist

Joanna E.

Cuevas Ingram

Staff Attorney

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Ben

D'Avanzo

Senior Strategist, Health Advocacy

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Lynn

Damiano Pearson

Immigration Attorney

Will

Dempster

Vice President, Strategic Communications

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Sara

Ellingrod

Senior Strategist, Digital Communications

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Adrian

Escárate

Senior Strategist, Media & Messaging

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Nicholas

Espíritu

Deputy Director, Legal

Acasia

Flores

Senior Specialist, Development Data Management

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Jasmin

Gamez

Strategist, Digital Communications

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Juan

Gastelum

Director, Media & Messaging

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Briannon

Gillis

Vice President, Political Strategy (IJF)

Lisa

Graybill

Vice President, Law and Policy

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Jessie

Hahn

Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment Policy

Tasha

Harris

Executive Vice President, Operations

Gail

Heath

Director, Employee Relations

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Grace

Hochheimer

Project Manager, Human Resources

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Veronica

Ibarra

Specialist, Advocacy

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Kate

Kahan

Executive Vice President, Programs

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Claudia

Lara

Director, Executive and Board Engagement

Gabrielle

Lessard

Senior Counsel, Health Justice Policy

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Matthew

Lopas

Deputy Director, State Advocacy

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Kat

Lundie

Strategist, State & Local Advocacy

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Vita

Makle

Senior Executive Assistant, Narrative and Marketing

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John

Manwell

Director, Technology

Kica

Matos

President

Sheila

Miller

Director, Race, Equity & Inclusion

Isobel

Mohyeddin

Coordinator, Policy

Emily

Morris

Senior Communications Strategist, Media & Messaging

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Jarvis

Nash

Manager, Talent Acquisition

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Sabrina

Orozco

Senior Strategist, Institutional Giving

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Diana

Pliego

Strategist, Advocacy

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Jenny

Rejeske

Deputy Director, Health & Economic Justice Policy

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Tamera

Rizk

Manager, Program Knowledge

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Ignacia

Rodriguez Kmec

Senior Associate, Immigration Policy

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Jeremy

Rutigliano

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

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Joshua

Stehlik

Deputy Director, Legal

Subha

Varadarajan

Senior Strategist, Campaigns

Raha

Wala

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy

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