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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
Litigation Fellow
Jessie Appleby
Program Counsel
Sara Berinhout
Attorney
Charlotte Arneson
Program Counsel
Josh Bleisch
Staff Attorney
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
Justin Amash
Member, Advisory Council
Ryan Ansloan
Senior Program Counsel
Steven Brint
Member, Advisory Council
Isabelle Brito
Program Officer, Off-Campus Mobilization
Ronald K. L. Collins
Editor in Chief of First Amendment News
Perry Fein
Executive Assistant
Gail Lucas
Director of Finance and Accounting
Daniel Mrazik
Director of Data Strategy and Innovation
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
Ari Cohn
Lead Counsel, Tech Policy
Dominic Coletti
Program Officer
Ashley Adams
Senior Director of Development
Joe Antonelli
Senior Accountant
Ronald Baez
Director of Video
Talia Barnes
Multimedia Designer
Nicholas A. Christakis
Member, Advisory Council
John Coleman
Legislative Counsel
Aaron Corpora
Program Officer
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
Ryan Devine
Research Administrative Assistant
Anthony Dick
Member, Advisory Council
Greg Gonzalez
Legislative Counsel
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
Chief Development Officer
Haley Gluhanich
Senior Program Counsel
James Kirchick
Senior Fellow
Trent DeCorte
Help Desk Technician
Barrett Fife
Legal Secretary
Nerida Brownlee
Chief of Staff
John Campione
Philanthropy Officer
Conor Fitzpatrick
Supervising Senior Attorney
Alex Griswold
Communications Campaign Manager
Ariel Hochhauser
Development Associate
Emily Nayyer
Research Associate
Jim Grant
Deputy Chief 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
Program Associate, Engagement and Mobilization
Angel Kast
Senior Philanthropy Officer
Sean Stevens
Chief Research Advisor
Arleigh Helfer
Amicus Attorney
Joshua House
Amicus Attorney
Colin McDonell
Attorney
Dylynn Lasky
Program Associate
Brynn Lintner
Campus Rights Advocacy Intern
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
Sofia Lopez
Program Officer, Legislative and Faculty
Ross Marchand
Program Counsel
Jacob Mchangama
Senior Fellow
JT Morris
Supervising Senior Attorney
Amanda Nordstrom
Program Counsel
John B. Henneman III
Member, Board of Directors
Ellie Herman
Email Marketing and Analytics Specialist
Sallie James
Member, Advisory Council
Sarah McAvoy
Development Officer
Graham Piro
Faculty Legal Defense Fund Fellow
Kat Parker
Paralegal
Sandy Leong
Member, Board of Directors
Samuel Li
Executive Assistant/Podcast Producer
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
Event Manager
Robert Shibley
Special Counsel, Campus Advocacy
Elizabeth Holley
Program Manager, Engagement and Mobilization
Tyler MacQueen
Director of Multimedia
Timur Kuran
Member, Advisory Council
Bobby Mairone
Multimedia Video Producer
Chris Maltby
Production and Design Manager
Keith Whittington
Member, Board of Directors
Ty Stillerman
Philanthropy Officer
Sam McBee
Data Associate
Abby Varricchio
Development Associate
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
Office Services Associate
Joe Shanley
Program Officer, Strategic Partnerships
Zach Silver
Staff Attorney
Jack Povilaitis
Student Development Associate
Aaron Ramirez
AI Specialist
Adam Steinbaugh
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
Aaron Reese
Senior Editor/Producer
Daniel Zahn
Litigation Fellow
Katie Stalcup
Communications Campaign Manager
Steven Pinker
Member, Advisory Council
David Volodzko
News Editor & Senior Writer
Jeff Zeman
Staff Attorney
Karl de Vries
Director of Media Relations
Carrie Robison
Rapid Response Director
Steven Shapiro
Member, Advisory Council
Jack Whitten
Communications Campaign Specialist
Daniel Shuchman
Member, Advisory Council
Ben Zabelshansky
Marketing Strategist
Lawrence Summers
Member, Advisory Council
Chuck Taylor
Member, Advisory Council
Brennen VanderVeen
Program Counsel
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