Jennifer Barth
Office Manager

Leanna Blankenship
Development Associate & Database Coordinator

Noemi Calonje
Immigration Project Director

Helen J. Carroll
Sports Project Director

Azael Chávez Laría
Project Assistant

Joshua Delgado
Legal Assistant

Iain Finlay
Manager of Finance and Administration

Kris Hermanns
Director of Planning and Development

Melissa Higuchi
Development Assistant

Cecille Isidro
Communications Associate

Angeles Jimenez
Proyecto Poderoso Community Worker

Kate Kendell, Esq.
Executive Director

Jody Marksamer, Esq.
Staff Attorney & Youth Project Director

Shannon Price Minter, Esq.
Legal Director

Erik Olvera
Director of Communications

Eleanor Palacios
Events Manager

Daniel Redman, Esq.
Del Martin Memorial LGBT Elder Advocacy Initiative

Melanie Rowen, Esq.
Staff Attorney

Maya Rupert, Esq.
Federal Policy Attorney

Cathy Sakimura, Esq.
Staff Attorney & Family Protection Project Coordinator

Cara Sherman, Esq.
Public Interest Associate

Christoper Stoll, Esq.
Senior Staff Attorney

Amy Todd-Gher, Esq.
Senior Staff Attorney

Dan Torres, Esq.
Proyecto Poderoso Project Manager

Ilona Turner, Esq.
Staff Attorney

Jaan Williams
Transgender Equality Field Organizer

Ming Wong, Esq.
Helpline Attorney

Dena Zaldúa-Hilkene
Manager of Annual Giving

NCLR board of directors

Our Board of Directors consists of fourteen Bay Area-based women of diverse backgrounds and professional expertise, committed to advancing the direction and leadership of NCLR in the broader social justice and legal arenas.

Angela Berry
Angela Brown, Esq.
Stacey Camillo, J.D.
Emily Doskow, Esq. - Co-Chair
Erin Dominguez, Esq.
Dorothy Fernandez, Esq.
Thelma Garza, J.D.
Kate Kendell, Esq. - Executive Director
Kelly McCown, Esq.
Leigh Morgan
Michelle Ortiz - Co-Chair
Maya Philipson
Olga Talamante
Minna Tao

NCLR national advisory board

Eight women in key cities throughout the U.S. bring a national perspective to NCLR's leadership.

Kate Clinton - NY
Fiona Martin - CO
Yesenia Olivera-Leon - FL
Deborah Ortega, Ph.D. - CO
Barbara Russo - NY
Eileen Scallen, Esq. - MN
Jill Schlesinger - NY
Sarah M. Schmidt, Psy.D. - IL

NCLR national advisory council

Twelve women in key cities throughout the United States extend NCLR’s network and represent NCLR in national conversations about LGBT legal and social justice issues.

Roberta Achtenberg, Esq. - CA 
Carol Alpert - NY
Susan A. Gore - TX
Joyce Hunter - NY
Surina Khan - CA
Phyllis Lyon - CA
Lory Masters - TX
Raquel Matas, Esq. - FL
Nancy Polikoff, Esq. - DC
Ruthann Robson, Esq. - NY
Abby R. Rubenfeld, Esq. - TN
Carmen Vazquez - NY