Staff Leadership
Bridget Moix
General Secretary
Bridget Moix is the fifth General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). She also leads two other Quaker organizations, affiliated with FCNL: Friends Place on Capitol Hill and FCNL Education Fund.
Adlai Amor
Associate General Secretary for Communications
As Associate General Secretary for Communications, Adlai Amor leads FCNL’s communications team to build its presence in all media platforms, oversee the organization’s marketing, and provide a strategic direction for all communications.
Amelia Kegan
Associate General Secretary for Policy and Advocacy
Amelia Kegan leads FCNL’s strategic legislative advocacy and organizing work.
Lauren Brownlee
Associate General Secretary for Community and Culture
Lauren Brownlee is FCNL’s inaugural Associate General Secretary for Community and Culture and the leader of the organization’s new Community and Culture team.
Stephen Donahoe
Associate General Secretary for Development
Stephen Donahoe leads FCNL’s efforts to raise annual, capital and planned gifts that support FCNL’s advocacy, education and outreach.
Thomas Swindell
Associate General Secretary for Finance and Operations
Thomas Swindell oversees the financial, human resources, office administration, information technology, and facilities operations at FCNL. Thomas and his staff are responsible for managing organizational structure, strategic planning and output for accounting and finances, personnel development and compliance, IT infrastructure, property and facilities maintenance, and office coordination.
Governance
The Friends Committee on National Legislation and the FCNL Education Fund are governed by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
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Staff
Abibat Rahman-Davies
Legislative Representative, Economic Justice
Adrienne Peters
Assistant to the General Secretary
Alex Frandsen
Communications Strategist
Alicia McBride
Senior Director for Quaker Leadership
Allen Hester
Legislative Representative, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending
Aminata Taylor
Senior Finance Manager
Anika Forrest
Legislative Director, Domestic Policy
Ashlee Morris
Human Resources Generalist
Bobby Trice
Quaker Engagement Program Manager
Clare Carter
Program Assistant, Quaker Outreach (2022-2023)
Clarence Edwards
Legislative Director, Sustainable Energy and Environment
Diana Ohlbaum
Senior Strategist and Legislative Director for Foreign Policy
Ernest Scarborough
Meeting Planner
Giselle López Estrada
Program Assistant, Young Adult Outreach (2022-2023)
Hassan El-Tayyab
Legislative Director for Middle East Policy
Heather Brandon-Smith
Legislative Director, Militarism and Human Rights
Isaac Worku
Staff Accountant
Jeremiah Dobbs
Facilities Manager
Jessica Bahena
National Field Organizer
Jessie Palatucci
Director of Digital Communications
José Santos Woss
Director for Justice Reform
Jus Tavcar
Program Assistant, Sustainable Energy and Environment (2022-2023)
Justin Hurdle
Grasstops Advocacy Manager
Kelsey Beaumont Shaffer
Senior Manager, Donor Databases
Kevin Snow
Program Assistant, Militarism and Human Rights (2022-2023)
Kevin M. Twillman
Controller
Krista Sassaman
Senior Director of Direct Response and Development Operations
Kristen Archer
Social Media & Editorial Director
Larissa Gil-Sanhueza
Senior Manager, Young Adult Program
Lauren Lassiter
Organizing Data Associate
Lisa Forrest
Development Manager
Marcia Orellana
Program Assistant, Migration Policy (2022-2023)
Mary Comfort Ferrell
Planned Giving Director
Menna Yohannes
Development Associate
Meti Tizitaw
IT Network Administrator
Michya Cooper
Program Assistant, Justice Reform and Election Integrity (2022-2023)
Mwandeyi Kamwendo
Advocacy Teams Organizer
Nedy Velazquez
Advocacy Corps Coordinator
Nelson Miranda
Senior Manager, IT Operations
Nicole Santos
Major Gifts Officer
Nuria Raul
Program Assistant, Peacebuilding (2022-2023)
Portia Kay^nthos Skenandore-Wheelock
Congressional Advocate, Native American Advocacy Program
Rebecca Jolliff
Foundation Relations Director
Riley Robinson
Major Gifts Officer
Sandra Ames
Senior Accountant
Sarah Freeman-Woolpert
Director of Advocacy Teams
Shawn Irby
Office Coordinator
Shukria Dellawar
Director of the Prevention and Protection Working Group
Susan Nahvi
Major Gifts Officer
Thandie Masilela
Senior Accounting Manager
Tim Heishman
Advocacy Teams Trainer
Timothy McHugh
Director of Media Relations
Ursala Knudsen-Latta
Legislative Manager, Peacebuilding
Vanina Colombo
Director of Human Resources
Vlad Salas Moreno
Program Assistant, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending (2022-2023)
Wesley Pinkham
Senior Visual Arts Manager
Zoe Jannuzi
Program Assistant, Middle East Policy (2022-2023)
Consultants
Advocacy Corps Organizers
FCNL’s Advocacy Corps organizers are young adults between the ages of 19-30. They connect local activists and leaders with their member of Congress to affect big, long-term change.