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
Molly Nocheck
Vice President of Student Outreach
Matthew Harwood
Vice President of Communications
Greg Lukianoff
President and CEO
Alex Morey
Director of Campus Rights Advocacy
Daniel Burnett
Senior Director of Communications
Will Creeley
Legal Director
Molly Fratianne
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Darpana Sheth
Vice President of Litigation
Robert Corn-Revere
Chief Counsel
Jessie Appleby
Litigation Fellow
Josh Bleisch
Staff Attorney
Alisha Glennon
Chief Operating Officer
Adam Goldstein
Vice President of Research
Laura Beltz
Director of Policy Reform
Kelley Bregenzer
Staff Attorney
Komi Frey
Director of Faculty Outreach
Connor Murnane
Director of Engagement and Mobilization
Aaron Reese
Creative Director
Sean Stevens
Director of Polling and Analytics
Joe Cohn
Legislative and Policy Director
Tyler Coward
Senior Legislative Counsel
Khalia Abner
Creative and Design Manager
Ryan Ansloan
Senior Program Officer, Policy Reform
Steven Brint
Member, Advisory Council
John Coleman
Legislative Counsel
Ronald K. L. Collins
Editor in Chief of First Amendment News
Greg Gonzalez
Legislative Counsel
David King
Program Officer
Nico Perrino
Executive Vice President
Harvey Silverglate
Co-Founder of FIRE; Member, Board of Directors
Ronnie London
General Counsel
David Goldberger
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Leslie Corbly
Program Officer, Campus Rights Advocacy
Ashley Adams
Senior Director of Development
Joe Antonelli
Senior Accountant
Talia Barnes
Editor and Staff Writer
Nicholas A. Christakis
Member, Advisory Council
Aaron Corpora
Program Analyst, Campus Rights Advocacy
Angel Eduardo
Senior writer and editor
John Ellis
Chairman, Board of Directors
Mary Griffin
Senior Program Officer, Policy Reform
Roger Lowenstein
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Aaron Terr
Director of Public Advocacy
Jay Diaz
Senior Attorney
Anthony Dick
Member, Advisory Council
Nathan Honeycutt
Research Fellow
Ken Paulson
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Robert Ruggeri
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Samuel J. Abrams
Member, Board of Directors
Alyssa Bennett
People Operations Specialist
Charlie Birge
Development Writer
Jackson Fleagle
Graphic Designer
Karith Foster
Member, Advisory Council
Bridget Glackin
Senior Vice President of Development
Haley Gluhanich
Program Officer, Campus Rights Advocacy
James Kirchick
Senior Fellow
Andrea Lan
Research Associate
Nerida Brownlee
Chief of Staff
John Campione
Philanthropy Officer
Conor Fitzpatrick
Attorney
Alex Griswold
Communications Campaign Manager
Natalie Giannini
Paralegal and Litigation Project Manager
Dominic Coletti
Executive Assistant
Margaux Granath
Program Officer
McKenna Cole
Program Assistant
Ira Glasser
Member, Advisory Council
Zach Greenberg
Senior Program Officer, Student Organizations, Campus Rights Advocacy
Greg Harold Greubel
Attorney
Chris Harris
Marketing Manager
Angel Kast
Philanthropy Officer
Anelise Powers
Program Officer, Policy Reform
James Jordan
Litigation Fellow
Josh Haverlock
Program Officer
Jared Mikulski
Litigation Fellow
Ida Namazi
Program Officer, Campus Rights Advocacy
Alden Di Dio
Program Associate, Strategic Partnerships
Jackie Farmer
Learning and Development Specialist
Kmele Foster
Member, Board of Directors
Erica Goldberg
Member, Advisory Council
Jordan Howell
Digital Editor-in-Chief
Zoe Kuenstler
Manager of Foundation Relations
Sofia Lopez
Program Associate, Legislative and Faculty
Jacob Mchangama
Senior Fellow
JT Morris
Senior Attorney
Emily Nayyer
Research Associate
Amanda Nordstrom
Program Officer, Campus Rights Advocacy
John B. Henneman III
Member, Board of Directors
Joshua House
Amicus Attorney
Perry Fein
Executive Assistant
Sallie James
Member, Advisory Council
Katie Kortepeter
Communications Campaign Manager
Sarah McAvoy
Development Research Associate
Daniel Ortner
Attorney
Graham Piro
Program Officer, Campus Rights Advocacy
Ryne Weiss
Research Program Manager
Kurt Jaggers
Member, Board of Directors
Sandy Leong
Member, Board of Directors
Nora Mitchell
Development Assistant
Katlyn Patton
Staff Attorney
Suleyman Gokyigit
Chief Information Officer
Wendy Kaminer
Member, Advisory Council
Virginia Postrel
Member, Board of Directors
Lindsie Rank
Student Press Counsel
Malvi Shah
Event Manager
Tyler MacQueen
Digital Communications Strategist
Joseph Maline
Member, Board of Directors
Elizabeth Stanley
Program Officer
Timur Kuran
Member, Advisory Council
Bobby Mairone
Multimedia Producer
Marcus Maldonado
Program Officer, Strategic Partnerships
Chris Maltby
Production and Design Manager
Anna Simpson
Development Officer
Anne Marie Tamburro
Program Officer, Faculty Legal Defense Fund, Student Press
Keith Whittington
Member, Board of Directors
Alex Staudt
Philanthropy Officer
Abby Varricchio
Development Associate
David Lat
Member, Advisory Council
Sarah McLaughlin
Senior Scholar, Global Expression
John Merigliano
Web Developer
Daniel Mrazik
Data Governance and Strategy Manager
Nadine Strossen
Senior Fellow
Janell Watkins
Direct Mail Manager
David Mountain
Email Marketing Manager
John McWhorter
Member, Advisory Council
Peter Malkin
Member, Advisory Council
Maddy Noble
Office Services Associate
Raul Ruiz
Litigation Fellow
Samin Rahman
Program Assistant
Abby Smith
Amicus Attorney
Adam Steinbaugh
Attorney
Adam Tragone
Staff Attorney
Scott Rogers
IT Specialist
Cait Scanlan
Director of People Operations
Maia Walker
Paralegal
Gabe Walters
Attorney
Muriel Morisey
Member, Advisory Council
Katy Wickberg
Administrative Assistant
Steven Pinker
Member, Advisory Council
Jenna Washington
Program Assistant
Jessica Wills
Program Officer, Alumni Mobilization
Jeff Zeman
Staff Attorney
Carrie Robison
Rapid Response Director
Ella Ross
Multimedia Assistant
Steven Shapiro
Member, Advisory Council
Jack Whitten
Media Relations Specialist
Daniel Shuchman
Member, Advisory Council
Ben Zabelshansky
Marketing Specialist
Lawrence Summers
Member, Advisory Council
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