Officers & Board of Directors

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors and ACLU, Inc. Executive Committee

As of January 2026

William Aceves
California

Deborah Archer (President)
New York

Coleman Bazelon
Maryland

Darlene English
Ohio

Lia Epperson
District of Columbia

Kim Ferguson
Minnesota

Dax Goldstein (Secretary)
California

Marina Hsieh
California

Julie Reiskin
Colorado

Shaakirrah Sanders (General Counsel)
Idaho

Connie Tcheng (Treasurer)
California

Gabrielle Uballez
New Mexico

Yomi Young
California

Ex-officio: Ron Chen (General Counsel), Ron Tyler (General Counsel)


ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, Inc. National Board of Directors

As of January 2026

William Aceves (Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Andrew Aleman
At-large, Nebraska

Deborah Archer (President, Executive Committee)
At-large, New York

Jay Barth
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arkansas

Coleman Bazelon (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maryland

Alice Boyer
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Montana

Royce Brooks
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Texas

Mark Chaet
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Florida

Ron Chen (General Counsel; non-voting)
Ex-Officio, New Jersey

Angela Cook
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Nevada

Kate Corriveau
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof New Hampshire

Melanie Deas
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Mississippi

Fran Dickman
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arizona

Darlene English (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Ohio

Lia Epperson (Executive Committee)
At-large, District of Columbia

Michelle Espino
At-large, New Mexico

Anne Farmer
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof West Virginia

Kim Ferguson (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Minnesota

Kira Fonteneau
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alabama

Miriam Gohara
At-large, Connecticut

Dax Goldstein (Secretary, Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Anne Gordon
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof North Carolina

Claudia Gordon
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof District of Columbia

Ruth Mary Hall
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Virginia

Chris Hegarty
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Indiana

Ashley Heilprin
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Louisiana

Thomas Hilbink
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Massachusetts

Allan Hillman
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Connecticut

Joan Hsiao
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Washington

Marina Hsieh (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Northern California

Nadia Hussain
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof New Jersey

Katherine Itacy
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Rhode Island

Kathryn Jakabcin
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Delaware

Kate Jerman
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Vermont

Alexis Karteron
At-large, New Jersey

Robert Kelley
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maine

Erin Kennedy Startzman
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Kentucky

Alonzo Kelly
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Wisconsin

Laura Kofoid
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Illinois

Marilyn Lantz
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Iowa

Eliza Leighton
At-large, District of Columbia

Rachel Lopez
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Charlene Lui
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Utah

Lupe Marroquin
At-large, Alaska

Ben Matthews
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oklahoma

Minoo Minaei
At-large, Alaska

Julie Morales
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Southern California

Gail Podolsky
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia

Lorella Praeli
At-large, Connecticut

Julie Reiskin (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Colorado

Amer Sajed
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Pennsylvania

Shaakirrah Sanders (General Counsel, Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Idaho

Eric Schneider
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Hawaii

Derrell Slaughter
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Michigan

Daron Smith
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Missouri

Joy Springfield
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Kansas

Amber C. Stephens
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof San Diego and Imperial Counties

Connie Tcheng (Treasurer, Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Irene Tresser
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alaska

Ron Tyler (General Counsel; non-voting)
Ex-Officio, California

Gabrielle Uballez (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof New Mexico

Annie Valtierra-Sanchez
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oregon

Sandy Vopalka
At-large, Iowa

Eve Wachtell
Affiliate Representative, New York Civil Liberties Union

Annie B. Williams
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Tennessee

Carol Windrum
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Nebraska

Jesse Wing
At-large, Washington

Danice Woodley
At-large, California

Yomi Young (Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Danielle Ziff
Affiliate Representative, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof South Carolina

One At-large Vacancy


Additional ACLU/F Officers (non-board members)

Terence Dougherty (Assistant Secretary)

Anthony Romero (Chief Executive Officer)

Ron Tyler (General Counsel)

Charizma Williams (Assistant Treasurer)