Our Team

Board of Directors

A close-up photo of Jules, a light skinned Indigenous woman with brown hair, brown eyes, neutral makeup, and a light smile. She is outside with greenery in the background, wearing a black high-necked lace dress.

Jules Edwards

Jessica Horvath Williams is a light-brown-skinned black woman with dark curly hair. She is wearing a black shirt with a multi-colored red and orange scarf, and is standing in front of a white wall.

Jessica Horvath Williams

Headshot of Kayla Rodriguez, Latina disabled autistic woman with brown hair.

Kayla Rodriguez

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Corina Becker

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Mara Fritts

Staff

Sharon daVanport

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Young person in blue shirt stands in front of a curved building

Elio McCabe

Nancy Yang

Nancy Yang

Lori Berkowitz

Lori Berkowitz

Fellowships & Internships

Pictured is Kyara in front of a brick wall. She is smiling, wearing a white dress with graduation cords around her neck. Her right arm is holding up a graduation cap and tassel.

Kyara Bellamy

Nina Stoller

Nina Stoller

Lauren, an African-American woman with pressed and curled black hair, wears a pink blazer with a white top and a heart necklace. She is smiling at the camera and standing outside in front of greenery.

Lauren Proby

A Black, nonbinary, disabled person. They have black, wavy hair. They are wearing a green, festive hat.

Alex Toliver

A young white woman with medium-length brown hair that fades into teal sits in front of a large plant. She is wearing a knee-length light green sundress with ice cream cones on it. She is holding a sign reading 'trans rights are human rights' in alternating colors of the trans pride flag.

Lily Pando

Consultants

Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

Erin Casey

Erin Casey

Lei Wiley-Mydske

Lei Wiley-Mydske

Court (Alison) Falk

Court (Alison) Falk

Kayley Whalen

Kayley Whalen

Jean Winegardner

Jean Winegardner

Volunteers

Tony Alexander

Tony Alexander

Rieko is facing forward, smiling into the camera. She has brown skin, curly hair, and is wearing pink glasses and a beige cardigan over a burgundy turtleneck.

Rieko Shepherd