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Staff

The Center for Responsible Lending's staff spans three offices in Durham, NC, Washington, DC, and Oakland, CA.

The Executive Team

Martin Eakes
Martin Eakes
CEO, Self-Help & CRL
Mike Calhoun Dec2016
Michael Calhoun
President
April White Henderson Feb2019
April White Henderson
Chief of Staff & Chief Operations Officer
Ellen Harnick
Ellen Harnick
Executive Vice President, Western Regional Director, Director of State Policy
Alfred King
Alfred King
Vice President & Communications Director
Mitria Spotser
Mitria Spotser
Vice President & Federal Policy Director
Sara Weiss
Sara Weiss
Vice President & Research Director
Barbara Wolf Jul2023
Barbara Wolf
Vice President & Director of Philanthropy

The Team

Demarcus Andrews Cropped
Demarcus Andrews
Director of Engagement and Outreach and NC Policy & Outreach Manager
Christelle Bamona Cfrl2019headshots 0014
Christelle Bamona
Researcher
Whitney Barkley Denney Dec2016
Whitney Barkley-Denney
Deputy Director of State Policy & Senior Policy Counsel
Sherilyn Bernardo
Sherilyn Bernaldo
Assistant to the Chief of Staff
Monica Burks 2023
Monica Burks
Policy Counsel
Mike Calhoun Dec2016
Michael Calhoun
President
Nadine Chabrier V2
Nadine Chabrier
Senior Policy & Litigation Counsel
Lucia Constantine Cropped Aug2022
Lucia Constantine
Researcher
Martin Eakes
Martin Eakes
CEO, Self-Help & CRL
Yasmin Farahi
Yasmin Farahi
Deputy Director of State Policy & Senior Policy Counsel
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David Ferreira
Senior Government Affairs Manager
Ellen Harnick
Ellen Harnick
Executive Vice President, Western Regional Director, Director of State Policy
April White Henderson Feb2019
April White Henderson
Chief of Staff & Chief Operations Officer
Jaylon Herbin Cropped
Jaylon Herbin
Director of Federal Campaigns
Shonda Hightower Oct2022
Shonda Hightower
Project Manager
Alfred King
Alfred King
Vice President & Communications Director
Matthew Kravitz Dec2017
Matthew Kravitz
Senior Communications Manager
Andrew Kushner
Andrew Kushner
Policy Counsel
Liz Laderman 2022
Liz Laderman
Senior Researcher
Harriett Lee Oct2022
Harriett Lee
Office Administrator
Tamika Mcghee Jun2022
Tamika McGhee
Faith Outreach & Policy Manager
Aimee Meddock Dec2016
Aimee Meddock
Operations & Finance Associate
Joseph Miller Linkedin2023
Joseph Shepherd Miller
Senior Policy Counsel
Carol Parish
Carol Parish
Senior Communications Manager
Jared Pone Cropped
Jared Pone
Policy Counsel
Vincenza Previte
Vincenza Previte
Senior Communications Manager
Charla Rios Jun2022
Charla Rios
Deputy Director of Research
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Peter Smith
Senior Researcher
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Rochelle Sparko
Director of NC Policy
Mitria Spotser
Mitria Spotser
Vice President & Federal Policy Director
Sheri Sweat
Sheri Sweat
Finance & Operations Associate
Sara Weiss
Sara Weiss
Vice President & Research Director
Eric White 02 Nov2018
Eric White
Digital Communications Manager
Barbara Wolf Jul2023
Barbara Wolf
Vice President & Director of Philanthropy
Davia Young Jul2023
Davia Young
Stewardship Manager

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