Staff

 

Administrative/Executive Staff

Peter G. Simonson, Executive Director

LEON HOWARD, Deputy DIRECTOR

KaRI SUTTON, MANAGer of people operations

Jackie Bowers, staff accountant

Age carian, Administrative assistant

 

Development Staff

Julie Bernard, Director of Philanthropy 

Devon stern-powell, development operations coordinator 

simone crum, donor relations manager

 

Policy Staff

Nayomi Valdez, Director of Public Policy

NIA RUCKER, POLICY COUNSEL AND REGIONAL MANAGer, las cruces

BARRON JONES, Senior Policy Strategist 

Dakota Waterson, Community engagement specialist

Saba Ijadi, Community engagement specialist

Lena weber-salazar, Reproductive rights policy aDVOCATe 

Daniel Williams, Policing policy advocate

AUSTIN WEAHKEE, INDIGENOUS JUSTICE POLICY ADVOCATE 

PERLA GALINDO, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS POLICY ADVOCATE 

 

Communications Staff

Maria Archuleta, Communications Director

Raychel Sanner, Senior Digital Media Strategist

Davida Gallegos, Senior Communications Strategist

Leonardo Castañeda, Investigative Reporter

 

Legal Staff

Maria Martinez Sanchez,  legal director 

Rebecca ShefF, Senior Immigrant rights Staff Attorney

Ellie Rushforth, Managing reproductive rights and gender equity Attorney

Preston Sanchez, senior Indigenous Justice staff Attorney

Tiffany McCree, Senior Paralegal

Lalita Moskowitz, Litigation manager

Denali wilson, Staff Attorney

Elsa Goossen, Paralegal

Eliette schulte, Paralegal 

MAX BROOKS, STAFF ATTORNEY

 

Job Openings

 

Paralegal

The Paralegal will provide essential administrative support to staff attorneys in all areas of the ACLU-NM’s legal work but will be primarily focused on supporting attorneys representing incarcerated clients.

Senior Civil Liberties Attorney

The Senior Civil Liberties Attorney is a unique position with the ACLU-NM that uses litigation, legal analysis and education to promote the development of case law that protects and expands the liberties guaranteed under the New Mexico Bill of Rights.

Albuquerque