About Us

Staff

Office of the President

  • Matthew Myers, President
  • Susan Liss, Executive Director
  • Shankari Bastiampillai, Executive Assistant to the President

International Programs

  • Yolonda Richardson, Vice President
  • Erin Henderson, Administration & Operations Associate
  • Lisa West, Office Manager & Executive Assistant, International Legal Consortium

International Advocacy

  • Joshua Abrams, Director, Russia Programs
  • Mark Hurley, Director, Indonesia Programs
  • Vandana Shah, Director, South East Asia Programs
  • Patricia Sosa, Director, Latin American Programs
  • Kai Wang, China Program Associate
  • Xi Yin, Director, China Programs

International Communications

  • Tosha Hairston, Executive Program Assistant
  • Katharine Briscoe, Associate Director, Web Content
  • Marina Carter, Deputy Director
  • Mark Hurley, Director
  • Eno Isong, Associate Director
  • Rajika Jayatilake, Associate Director
  • Tom Lalley, Associate Director
  • Caroline Renzulli, International Communications Associate

International Grants Program

  • Bethany Bluett, Financial Compliance Officer
  • Bintou Camara, Associate Director/Financial Compliance Officer
  • Julie Carp, Grants Assistant
  • Pam Sumner Coffey, Director
  • Anuradha Khanal, Program Officer and Country Lead for Pakistan and Vietnam
  • Jake Palley, Program Officer
  • Shantelice White, Grants Administrator

International Legal Consortium

  • Sara Benavides, Executive Assistant
  • Liz Candler, Legal Advisor
  • Patricia Lambert, Director
  • Monique E. Muggli, Legal Advisor
  • Rose Nathan, Legal Advisor
  • Aaron Schwid, Legal Advisor

International Research

  • Jo Birckmayer, Director
  • Maria G. Carmona, Associate Director
  • Emma Green, International Research Assistant
  • Hema S. Khanchandani, International Research Associate
  • Ch’uya Lane, Associate Director and Mexico Country Lead, Advocacy
  • Noila Usmanova, International Research Associate

Country Consultants

Bangladesh

  • Tureen Afroz, Legal Advisor
  • Taifur Rahman, Advocacy and Media Coordinator
  • Salina Akter, Program Assistant

China

  • Wang Chunhui, Media Advocacy Coordinator
  • Xiuyan Yu, Legal Advisor
  • Shuai Zhang, Assistant Legal Advisor and Advocacy Coordinator
  • Xiaopan Zhou, China Program Assistant

India

  • Jaspreet Kaur Pal, Communications Director
  • Sanjay Seth, Project Director
  • Neelam Chadha, Head State Programs
  • Gaurav Gupta, Administrative Officer

Indonesia

  • Geni Achnas, Country Coordinator
  • Rika Suwardi, Media Coordinator
  • Patricia Waagstein, Legal Advisor

Russia

  • Joshua Abrams, Director, Russia Programs

U.S. Programs

Advocacy

  • Victoria Almquist, Director, Outreach
  • Amy Barkley, Director, Tobacco States and Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Pete Fisher, Vice President, State Issues
  • Anne Ford, Vice President, Federal Relations
  • Mark Greenwold, Director, Regulatory Affairs
  • Brian Hickey, Director of Federal Government Relations
  • Brian Hutchinson, Director, Grassroots
  • Melinda Little, Director, Southern Region
  • Beverly May, Director, Western Region and Ohio
  • Kevin O'Flaherty, Director, Northeastern Region
  • Elizabeth Orlan, Manager, Youth Advocacy and Grassroots
  • Jodi Radke, Director, Rocky Mountain / Great Plains Region
  • Rachael Youra, Program Associate, Constituency Relations and Advocacy

Communications

  • Marie Cocco, Director, National Communications
  • Albert Lukban, Director, Internet Strategy
  • Ashley Trentrock, Communications Associate
  • Vince Willmore, Vice President

Research

  • Ann Boonn, Manager, Policy Research
  • Jessica Guilfoyle, Research Associate
  • Danny McGoldrick, Vice President
  • Meg Riordan, Director, Policy Research
  • Nichole Veatch, Director, Primary Research

Development

  • Kia Chatmon, Associate Director, Major Gifts
  • Louella Haymon, Events and Administrative Coordinator
  • Tammy Hettinger, Director, Annual Fund and Development Operations
  • John Keightley, Vice President, Development
  • Gabriel Pinski, Associate Director, Foundation and Corporate Relations

Finance and Administration

  • Beverley Bacchus-Lewis, Senior Accountant
  • Jacqueline M. Bolt, Vice President
  • Eugene Coleman, Accounting Clerk
  • Sherry Gustafson, Director of Finance
  • Shawna Lamont, Contract Administrator
  • Jake Nevin, Associate Director, Network Services
  • Jamie Newman, Associate Director, Information Systems
  • Delba Riddick, Senior Director
  • Deborah Shackleford, Receptionist