Staff

Office of the President

Glenn Harris
President of Race Forward and Publisher of Colorlines
Charlene Sinclair
Chief of Staff
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Beth Williams
General Counsel
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Eric Ward
Executive Vice President
Helen Chin
Helen Chin, Senior Fellow, Communities First

Program

Julie Nelson
Senior Vice President of Programs
Jesse Villalobos
Jesse Villalobos
Senior Director of Place-Based Initiatives
Terry Keleher
Director of Strategic Innovations
Nikko Viquiera
Training Strategies Director

Movement Capacity Building

Everette R. Thompson
Vice President of Movement Capacity Building
Charity Tolliver
Movement Capacity Building Director
Leah Obias
Director of Policy & Strategy
Emi Yoko-Young
Policy and Advocacy Manager
Ashley Johnson
Training and Content Manager
Tanvi Singh
Movement Capacity Building Associate
Yirssi Bergman
Movement Capacity Building Manager
Diane Ovalle
Mass Freedom Coordinator

Conferences and Convenings

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

Institutional and Sectoral Change

Cathy Albisa
Vice President of Institutional and Sectoral Change
Carlton C. Eley
Carlton C. Eley
Senior Director for Federal Strategies
Gordon Goodwin
Gordon Goodwin
Government Alliance on Race and Equity Director
Leslie Zeitler
Director of Learning Strategies
Sarah Lawton
GARE Director of Online Community
Lenore D. Wyant
GARE Regional Manager
Raintry Salk, Ph.D.
Manager of Survey Research
Ian D. Law
Director of Operations, GARE
Lindsay Teeples-Mitchell
GARE Membership Coordinator
Raquel Walker
GARE Data Coordinator
Nadia Mohamed
Director of Network Narrative & Communication
Alex Frank
Alex Frank
Director of Root Solutions for Public Safety
Jeanetta Churchill
Jeanetta Churchill
GARE Director of Survey Research
Chanier McDonald
Chanier McDonald
GARE Data and Insights Manager
Martha Guthrie
Marsha Guthrie
GARE Deputy Director of Network Strategies
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Yolanda Burckhardt
GARE Strategic Content Program Manager
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Cecilia Oluṣọla Tribble
GARE Director of Innovative Practice
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Sloane Kali Faye
Outreach and Marketing Director of Federal Strategies
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Janine Christiano
GARE Director of Strategic Partnerships
Jarred Bean
GARE Network Program Manager

Narrative, Arts, and Culture

Dennis Chin holding an orange pipe cleaner spelling out his name.
Dennis Chin
Vice President, Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang
Senior Advisor
James Haslam
Senior Fellow
Jane Mantey
Director of Narrative and Cultural (NAC) Strategies
Ana Mercado
Student Organizer, H.E.A.L. Together
Asma Elhuni
Lead Organizer H.E.A.L. Together
Anastasia Ordonez
Anastasia Ordonez
Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) Director

Editorial

Priscilla Sam
Colorlines Audience Engagement Manager

Strategic Communications & Public Engagement

Cheryl Cato Blakemore
Vice President of Strategic Communications and Public Engagement
Hendel Leiva
Manager Of Podcasts and Audio Initiatives

Development and Partnerships

Faron McLurkin
Faron McLurkin
Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Timarie Harrigan
Senior Director of Development and Partnerships
Marina Muñoz de Martínez
Director of Development & Partnerships
Joncelyn Abbot
Joncelyn Abbot
Director of Development & Partnerships
Andy Holtz
Grant Writer/Grants Manager
Joseph Haverlock
Development & Partnerships Manager
Katie Sang Wright
Katie Sang Wright
Development & Partnerships Coordinator

Finance and Operations

Randall Oakley
Randall Oakley
Vice President of Finance
Abraham Verdesoto
Finance Manager
Oksana Wolfe
Oksana Wolfe
Accountant
Ayda Nunez
Finance Associate

Human Resources

Inga Wilson-Hyde
Human Resources Coordinator

Technology

Cecelia Sullivan
Web Developer