Staff

The Executive Team

CEO, Self-Help & CRL

Michael Calhoun

President

Graciela Aponte-Diaz

Vice President of Community Engagement, Julian Bond Institute

Executive Vice President & Director of State Policy

Shonda Hightower

Chief Operations Officer & Executive Team Leader

Vice President & Communications Director

Vice President & Federal Policy Director; President, Julian Bond Institute

Vice President & Research Director; Executive Director, Julian Bond Institute

Vice President & Director of Philanthropy

The Team

Assistant to the COO

Graciela Aponte-Diaz

Vice President of Community Engagement, Julian Bond Institute

Christelle Bamona

Senior Researcher

Whitney Barkley-Denney

Deputy Director of State Policy & Senior Policy Counsel

Sherilyn Bernaldo

Executive Team Project Manager

Policy Counsel

Michael Calhoun

President

Nadine Chabrier

Senior Policy & Litigation Counsel

Lucia Constantine

Senior Researcher

CEO, Self-Help & CRL

Operations & Finance Specialist

Deputy Director of State Policy & Senior Policy Counsel

Director of Government Affairs

Executive Vice President & Director of State Policy

Director of Federal Campaigns

Shonda Hightower

Chief Operations Officer & Executive Team Leader

Vice President & Communications Director

Matthew Kravitz

Senior Communications Manager

Senior Policy Counsel

Senior Researcher

Anneliese Lederer

Senior Policy Counsel

Faith Outreach & Policy Manager

Philanthropy Manager

Vincenza Previte

Senior Communications Manager

Researcher

Senior Researcher

Vice President & Federal Policy Director; President, Julian Bond Institute

Senior Researcher

Vice President & Research Director; Executive Director, Julian Bond Institute

Digital Communications Manager

Vice President & Director of Philanthropy