Meet Our People
FIRE is a mission-driven organization of hardworking, dedicated team members committed to defending and sustaining the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought.
Executive
Carolyn Iodice
Legislative and Policy Director
Molly Nocheck
Vice President of Student Development
Matthew Harwood
Vice President of Communications
Greg Lukianoff
President and CEO
Lindsie Rank
Director of Campus Rights Advocacy
Daniel Burnett
Senior Director of Communications
Will Creeley
Legal Director
Angela Erickson
Vice President of Research
Molly Fratianne
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Robert Corn-Revere
Chief Counsel
Hannah Abbott
Staff Attorney
Jessie Appleby
Program Counsel
Sara Berinhout
Attorney
Charlotte Arneson
Program Counsel
Alisha Glennon
Chief Operating Officer
Laura Beltz
Director of Policy Reform
Tyler Coward
Lead Counsel, Government Affairs
Ryne Weiss
Director of Research
Khalia Abner
Creative and Design Manager
Ryan Ansloan
Senior Program Counsel
Isabelle Brito
Program Officer
Ronald K. L. Collins
Editor in Chief of First Amendment News
Perry Fein
Senior Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Gail Lucas
Director of Finance and Accounting
Daniel Mrazik
Director of Data Strategy and Innovation
Nico Perrino
Executive Vice President
Justin Amash
Member, Advisory Council
Ronnie London
General Counsel
David Goldberger
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Ari Cohn
Lead Counsel, Tech Policy
Dominic Coletti
Program Officer
Ashley Adams
Senior Director of Development
Joe Antonelli
Manager, Finance & Accounting
Ronald Baez
Director of Video
Talia Barnes
Multimedia Designer
Nicholas A. Christakis
Member, Advisory Council
John Coleman
Legislative Counsel, AI and Free Expression
Angel Eduardo
Senior Writer/Editor
Adam Goldstein
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Mary Griffin
Senior Program Counsel
Kurt Jaggers
Chairman, Board of Directors
Roger Lowenstein
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Aaron Terr
Director of Public Advocacy
Jon Ashken
Grants Manager
Anthony Dick
Member, Advisory Council
Greg Gonzalez
Legislative Counsel
Nathan Honeycutt
Research Fellow and Manager of Polling and Analytics
Ken Paulson
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Robert Ruggeri
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Samuel J. Abrams
Member, Board of Directors
Alyssa Bennett
People Operations Generalist
Charlie Birge
Development Writer
Jackson Fleagle
Graphic Designer
Karith Foster
Member, Advisory Council
Bridget Glackin
Chief Development Officer
Haley Gluhanich
Senior Program Counsel
Michael Hurley
Government Affairs Counsel
Trent DeCorte
Help Desk Technician
Barrett Fife
Legal Secretary
Chapin Lenthall-Cleary
Data Analyst
Nerida Brownlee
Chief of Staff
John Campione
Senior Philanthropy Officer
Conor Fitzpatrick
Supervising Senior Attorney
Alex Griswold
Communications Campaign Manager
Ariel Hochhauser
Finance and Development Associate
Emily Nayyer
Researcher
Aaron Corpora
Development Officer
Jim Grant
Deputy Chief Counsel
Garrett Gravley
Program Counsel
Ira Glasser
Member, Advisory Council
Zach Greenberg
Faculty Legal Defense/Student Association Counsel
Greg Harold Greubel
Senior Attorney
Chris Harris
Marketing Manager
William Harris
Strategic Campaigns Specialist
Sean Stevens
Chief Research Advisor
Joshua House
Amicus Attorney
Colin McDonell
Senior Attorney
Dylynn Lasky
Program Associate
Brynn Lintner
Campus Rights Assistant
Marie McMullan
Student Press Counsel
Connor Murnane
Campus Advocacy Chief of Staff
John Ellis
Member, Board of Directors
Katie Di Pane
Events Specialist
Jackie Farmer
Learning and Development Specialist
Kmele Foster
Member, Board of Directors
Erica Goldberg
Member, Advisory Council
Allison Hayward
Member, Board of Directors
Jordan Howell
Digital Editor
Stephanie Jablonsky
Senior Program Counsel
Zoe Kuenstler
Manager of Foundation Relations
Ross Marchand
Program Counsel
Jacob Mchangama
Senior Fellow
JT Morris
Supervising Senior Attorney
Amanda Nordstrom
Strategic Campaigns Counsel
John B. Henneman III
Member, Board of Directors
Mahnoor Haq
Events Specialist
Jimmy Lewis
Philanthropy Officer
Ellie Herman
Email Marketing and Analytics Specialist
Sallie James
Member, Advisory Council
Sarah McAvoy
Development Officer
Graham Piro
Faculty Legal Defense Fund Fellow
Melissa Shane
Program Associate
Kat Parker
Paralegal
Sandy Leong
Member, Board of Directors
Bobby Ramkissoon
Program Manager, Alumni Outreach
David Rubin
Staff Attorney
Joseph Maline
Member, Board of Directors
Suleyman Gokyigit
Chief Information Officer
Wendy Kaminer
Member, Advisory Council
Virginia Postrel
Member, Board of Directors
Malvi Shah
Director of Events
Robert Shibley
Special Counsel, Campus Advocacy
Elizabeth Holley
Program Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Tyler MacQueen
Director of Multimedia
Timur Kuran
Member, Advisory Council
Bobby Mairone
Multimedia Video Producer
Keith Whittington
Member, Board of Directors
Ty Stillerman
Philanthropy Officer
Sam McBee
Data Associate
Sophia McKean
Social Media Copywriter
David Lat
Member, Advisory Council
Sarah McLaughlin
Senior Scholar, Global Expression
John Merigliano
Web Operations Manager
Nadine Strossen
Senior Fellow
Janell Watkins
Annual Giving Director
John McWhorter
Member, Advisory Council
Peter Malkin
Member, Advisory Council
Maddy Noble
People Operations Coordinator
Joe Shanley
Program Officer, Strategic Partnerships
Zach Silver
Staff Attorney
Jack Povilaitis
Student Development Associate
Aaron Ramirez
AI Specialist
Adam Steinbaugh
Senior Attorney
Scott Rogers
IT Manager
Cait Scanlan
Chief People Officer
Tyler Tone
Executive Litigation Assistant
Gabe Walters
Attorney
Anna Simpson
Data Management and Analytics Officer
Liz Peek
Member, Advisory Council
Daniel Zahn
Staff Attorney
Katie Stalcup
Communications Campaign Manager
Steven Pinker
Member, Advisory Council
David Volodzko
News Editor & Senior Writer
Jeff Zeman
Attorney
Karl de Vries
Director of Media Relations
Carrie Robison
Operations and Strategy Lead
Steven Shapiro
Member, Advisory Council
Jack Whitten
Communications Campaign Specialist
Daniel Shuchman
Member, Advisory Council
Harvey Silverglate
Co-Founder of FIRE; Member, Advisory Council
Ben Zabelshansky
Marketing Strategist
Chuck Taylor
Member, Advisory Council
Brennen VanderVeen
Program Counsel
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