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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
Program Officer

Josh Bleisch
Staff Attorney

Alisha Glennon
Chief Operating Officer

Adam Goldstein
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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

Ryne Weiss
Director of Research

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

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
Researcher

Nerida Brownlee
Chief of Staff

John Campione
Philanthropy Officer

Conor Fitzpatrick
Senior Attorney
Alex Griswold
Communications Campaign 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

Colin McDonell
Staff Attorney

Josh Haverlock
Program Officer
Ida Namazi
Program Officer, Campus Rights Advocacy

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
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

Robert Shibley
Senior Fellow

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

Sam Niederholzer
Executive Assistant and Podcast Producer

John McWhorter
Member, Advisory Council

Peter Malkin
Member, Advisory Council

Maddy Noble
Office Services Associate

Raul Ruiz
Litigation Fellow

Zach Silver
Staff Attorney
Samin Rahman
Program Assistant

Abby Smith
Amicus Attorney

Adam Steinbaugh
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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