Our Staff and Board
Our staff and board are dedicated to creating a just, inclusive economy where all workers can thrive in good jobs. Alongside our partners, we advance our mission through transformative legal and policy solutions, research, capacity-building, and strategic communications at the local, state, and federal levels.
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Rebecca Dixon
President and Chief Executive Officer -
Caitlin Connolly
Chief of Strategy -
Melissa Matos
Chief of Staff -
Heather McGrew
Chief Operating Officer -
Michelle Natividad Rodriguez
Chief of Programs -
Catherine Ruckelshaus
Legal Director and General Counsel -
Shahmet Gordon
Vice President of Finance -
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Bukola Ashaolu
Information Technology Director -
Beth Avery
Fair Chance Program Director -
Lex Bearden
IT Systems Integration Specialist -
Josh Boxerman
Government Affairs Manager -
Kathryn Cai
Evaluation and Impact Senior Program Manager -
Hannah Chimowitz
Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst -
Anastasia Christman
Senior Policy Analyst -
Judy Conti
Director of Government Affairs -
Eleanor Cooney
Senior Digital Communications Manager -
Marisa Díaz
Immigrant Worker Justice Program Director -
Kim Diehl
Deputy Communications Director -
Charlotte Dodge
Government Affairs Senior Manager -
Sally Dworak-Fisher
Senior Staff Attorney -
Norman Eng
Editor in Chief -
Jennifer Epps
Executive Director of the LIFT Fund -
Frank Gattie
NELP Connect Community Manager -
Tsedeye Gebreselassie
Director of Work Quality -
Mimi Goldberg
Legal Fellow -
Eddy Gomes
IT Support and Project Coordinator -
Cassandra Gomez
Senior Staff Attorney -
Erin Hawkins
Senior Development Manager -
Emily Hirsch
Director of Institutional Giving -
Mitchell Hirsch
Senior Communications and Campaign Manager -
Yannet Lathrop
Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst -
Cassandra Leveille
Digital Content Specialist -
Han Lu
Senior Staff Attorney -
Rakeen Mabud
(Chair, Audit Committee) (Executive Committee) Chief Economist and Managing Director of Policy and Research at the Groundwork Collaborative -
Nicole Marquez
Health and Safety Program Director -
Felisa Martinez
Executive Assistant -
Elissa McBride
(Chair, Finance Committee) (Treasurer, Executive Committee) Secretary-Treasurer, AFSCME -
Nayantara Mehta
Director of Worker Power -
Cynthia V. Montes
Communications Manager -
Amy Morris
(Vice Chair, Executive Committee) Director of the Amplify Fund -
Matt Morrison
(Investment Committee) Executive Director of Working America -
Rajesh Nayak
Fellow at the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School -
Charlotte Noss
Worker Center Program Director -
Mónica Novoa
Director of Communications -
Flannery O’Rourke
Unemployment Insurance Program Director -
Dan Ocampo
Staff Attorney -
Marwa Odeh
Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff -
Laura Padin
Director of Work Structures -
Cassie Peabody
Senior Program Manager -
Maya Pinto
Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst -
Jackie Ricks
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO -
Yona Rozen
(Audit Committee) (Finance Committee) Associate General Counsel at AFL-CIO -
Heather Smith
Finance Associate -
Paul K. Sonn
State Policy Program Director -
Amy Sugimori
(Audit Committee) (Secretary, Executive Committee) Director of Policy & Legislation, 32 BJ SEIU -
Alexa Tapia
Unemployment Insurance Campaign Coordinator -
Shayla Thompson
Senior Program Manager -
Amy Traub
Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst -
Irene Tung
Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst -
Kedisha Walters
Finance Associate -
Adam Wilson
Production Manager -
Grace Yang
Grace Yang
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Join us to build Black, immigrant worker power and advance transformative solutions to achieve a good-jobs economy.
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