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Executive Director
Tope Folarin
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Deputy Director
Kathleen Gaspard
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Deputy Communications Director
Olivia Alperstein
Sarah Anderson
Program Director
Sarah Anderson
Sarah Anderson
Phyllis Bennis
Program Director
Phyllis Bennis
Phyllis Bennis
Senior Advisor
John Cavanagh
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Communications Director
Peter Certo
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Chuck Collins
Program Director
Chuck Collins
Chuck Collins
New Mexico Fellow
Aspen Coriz-Romero
Media Relations Associate
Caleb W. Crowder
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Associate Director of Charity Reform Initiative, Co-editor of Inequality.org
Bella DeVaan
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Karen Dolan
Project Director
Karen Dolan
Karen Dolan
Events Coordinator
Netfa Freeman
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Social Media Strategist and Graphic Designer
Sarah Gertler
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Development Associate
Robin Griffin
Digital Communications Manager
Dominique Hernandez
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Research Analyst
Hanna Homestead
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Inequality Research & Editorial Associate
Reyanna James
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Operations and Finance Assistant
Lauren Kojola
Program Director
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Henry A. Wallace Fellowship Program Director
Tim Kumfer
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Outreach Coordinator
Alliyah Lusuegro
New Mexico Fellow
Kufre McIver
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Managing Editor
Chris Mills Rodrigo
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Researcher
Omar Ocampo
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Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow, Program Co-Director
Khury Petersen-Smith
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Fossil Fuel Phaseout Campaign Coordinator
Gavriela Reiter
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Digital Communications Associate
Avery Rhoades
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Project Director
Basav Sen
Executive Assistant
Ashley Sheffield
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Senior Development Officer
Catalina Talero
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Sanho Tree
Project Director
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La Shawn Walker
Director of Operations & Finance Manager
La Shawn Walker
La Shawn Walker

Sarah Anderson
Program Director
Sarah Anderson
Sarah Anderson
Phyllis Bennis
Program Director
Phyllis Bennis
Phyllis Bennis
Senior Advisor
John Cavanagh
peter-certo
Communications Director
Peter Certo
peter-certo
Chuck Collins
Program Director
Chuck Collins
Chuck Collins
New Mexico Fellow
Aspen Coriz-Romero
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Associate Director of Charity Reform Initiative, Co-editor of Inequality.org
Bella DeVaan
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Karen Dolan
Project Director
Karen Dolan
Karen Dolan
Events Coordinator
Netfa Freeman
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Research Analyst
Hanna Homestead
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Program Director
Lindsay Koshgarian
Outreach Coordinator
Alliyah Lusuegro
New Mexico Fellow
Kufre McIver
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Managing Editor
Chris Mills Rodrigo
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Associate Fellow
Jen Moore
Researcher
Omar Ocampo
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Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow, Program Co-Director
Khury Petersen-Smith
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Manuel Perez-Rocha
Project Director and Associate Fellow
Manuel Pérez-Rocha
Manuel Perez-Rocha
Project Director
Basav Sen
Sanho Tree
Project Director
Sanho Tree
Sanho Tree
John Feffer
Project Director and Associate Fellow
John Feffer
John Feffer
Dan Petegorsky
Associate Fellow
Michael Paarlberg
Associate Fellow
Helen Flannery
Bob Lord
Associate Fellow
Bob Lord
Bob Lord
Ron Carver
Associate Fellow
Ron Carver
Ron Carver
Associate Fellow
Zoe Reyes
Project Director and Associate Fellow
Marc Bayard
Chief of Race, Wealth and Community
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad
Sam Pizzigati
Associate Fellow
Sam Pizzigati
Sam Pizzigati
Executive Director
Tope Folarin
Trustee
Sulma Arias
Robert L. Borosage
Trustee
Robert L. Borosage
Robert L. Borosage
Senior Advisor
John Cavanagh
James Early
Trustee
James Early
James Early
Noura Erakat
Trustee
Noura Erakat
Noura Erakat
Jodie Evans
Trustee
Jodie Evans
Jodie Evans
Trustee
Danny Glover
Sarita Gupta
Board Chair
Sarita Gupta
Sarita Gupta
Trustee
Heidi Peltier
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Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow, Program Co-Director
Khury Petersen-Smith
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Trustee
John Pomeranz
Andy Shallal
Trustee
Andy Shallal
Andy Shallal
Burke Stansbury
Trustee
Burke Stansbury
Burke Stansbury
Lewis Steel
Trustee
Lewis Steel
Lewis Steel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trustee
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel

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