Our Team

Board Staff
Meredith Sumpter
Meredith Sumpter

President and CEO

Lakeisha Steele
Lakeisha Steele

Vice President of Federal Affairs and Partnerships

Lena Kukelhaus
Lena Kukelhaus

Chief of Staff

Ashley Houghton
Ashley Houghton

Chief Program Officer

Virginia McMullan
Virginia McMullan

Fractional Chief Operating Officer

Brian Cannon
Brian Cannon

Chief Advocacy Officer

Shilanda Becnel
Shilanda Becnel

Senior Director of People and Culture

Suvarna Hulawale
Suvarna Hulawale

Senior Director of Strategy and Learning

Marissa Miller
Marissa Miller

Senior Director of Development

Deb Otis
Deb Otis

Senior Director of Research and Policy

Will Mantell
Will Mantell

Director of Communications

Hayley Carter
Hayley Carter

Event and Operations Manager

Jeremy Rose
Jeremy Rose

Senior Manager, Evidence and Learning

Arielle Hollies
Arielle Hollies

Director of Major Gifts

Brandon Lamberty
Brandon Lamberty

Senior Manager of Development Operations and Insights

AP Miller
AP Miller

Grant and Special Project Manager

Ryan J. Suto
Ryan J. Suto

Senior Government Affairs Manager

Candice Nolde
Candice Nolde

Senior Director of Advocacy

Diane Silver
Diane Silver

Advocacy Manager

Ben Williams
Ben Williams

Senior Policy Counsel and Researcher

Yates Wilburn
Yates Wilburn

Senior Communications Associate

Matthew Oberstaedt
Matthew Oberstaedt

Senior Communications Associate

Ciera Schibi
Ciera Schibi

Graphic Designer

David Daley
David Daley

Senior Fellow

Rachel Hutchinson
Rachel Hutchinson

Deputy Director of Research and Policy

Delaney Barker
Delaney Barker

Staff Attorney

Bryan Huang
Bryan Huang

Software Engineer and Research Analyst

Avram Reisman
Avram Reisman

Research Analyst

Natalie Treacy
Natalie Treacy

Legal Fellow

Dylan Marchese
Dylan Marchese

Development Intern