Staff

Albuquerque (Main Office) 

Administrative/Executive Staff

Peter G. Simonson, Executive Director

Kathryn Turnipseed, Deputy Director

Jackie Cronin, Office Administrator

Development Staff

Julie Bernard, Director of Philanthropy 

Christine Vigil, Development Specialist 

Policy Staff

BARRON JONES, Senior Policy Strategist 

Dakota Waterson, Community engagement speciaist

Maggie Sarellano, Fines & Fees Organizer

Communications Staff

KATIE HOEPPNER,  COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

MICAH MCCOY, SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST

Raychel Sanner, Digital Media Strategist

Legal Staff

LEON HOWARD, LEGAL DIRECTOR

Maria Martinez Sanchez, Senior Staff Attorney 

Ellie Rushforth, reproductive rights Attorney

Joachim Marjon, Immigrants' rights attorney

Preston Sanchez, Indigenous Justice Attorney

Tiffany McCree, Paralegal

Lalita Moskowitz, Staff Attorney

Zoila Y. Alvarez Hernandez, Corinne wolfe transformative advocacy fellow

Nadia cabrera-mazzeo, Staff Attorney

Denali wilson, Corinne wolfe transformative advocacy fellow and soros advocacy fellow

Elsa Goossen, Legal Assistant 

Emily Nitschke, Law Clerk 

Las Cruces (Regional Center for Border Rights)

NIA RUCKER, POLICY COUNSEL AND REGIONAL MANAGER

Maria Coronado, Field Organizer