Staff Leadership
Diane Randall
General Secretary
Diane Randall is the General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Diane leads FCNL’s staff to effectively educate and lobby for the policies and legislative priorities established by FCNL’s General Committee.
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.
Jim Cason
Associate General Secretary for Strategic Advocacy
Jim Cason is responsible for directing the full range of FCNL’s strategic advocacy work. In this capacity, he works with program staff to develop long term change strategies that accomplish our particular legislative goals.
Thomas Swindell
Associate General Secretary for Finance and Operations
Thomas Swindell leads financial, administrative, and facilities operations at FCNL. Thomas and his staff are responsible for managing financial planning, budgeting, accounting, information technology, facilities, and general administration.
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
Domestic Policy Associate
Adrienne Peters
Assistant to the General Secretary
Alex Frandsen
Communications Strategist
Alex Wilson
Foundation Relations Director
Alicia McBride
Director of Quaker Leadership
Allen Hester
Legislative Representative, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending
Amelia Kegan
Legislative Director, Domestic Policy
Anika Forrest
Legislative Manager, Immigration and Refugee Program
Annie Chiorazzi
Senior Manager, Events and Programming
Ashlee Morris
Human Resources Assistant
Asma Rassem
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow
Ato Stephens
Sustainable Facilities Manager
Bobby Trice
Quaker Outreach Coordinator
Clarence Edwards
Legislative Director, Sustainable Energy and Environment
Dayana Maldonado
Program Assistant, Immigration and Refugee Policy (2021-2022)
Destinee Bates
Program Assistant, Young Adult Outreach (2021-2022)
Diana Ohlbaum
Senior Strategist and Legislative Director for Foreign Policy
Emma Hulbert
Program Assistant, Quaker Outreach (2021-2022)
Hassan El-Tayyab
Legislative Director for Middle East Policy
Heather Brandon-Smith
Legislative Director, Militarism and Human Rights
Istra Fuhrmann
Program Assistant, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending (2021-2022)
Jameelah Lewis
Advocacy Teams Organizer
Jessie Palatucci
Senior Digital Communications Manager
José Santos Woss
Director for Justice Reform
Julia Gledhill
Program Associate, Militarism & Human Rights
Justin Hurdle
Organizing Data Strategist
Kat DesCamp-Renner
Program Assistant, Middle East Policy (2021-2022)
Kevin M. Twillman
Controller
Kelsey Beaumont Shaffer
Development Database Manager
Krista Sassaman
Annual Fund Director
Larissa Gil-Sanhueza
Young Adult Program Manager
Lisa Forrest
Development Manager
Mary Comfort Ferrell
Planned Giving Director
Menna Yohannes
Development Assistant
Meti Tizitaw
IT Network Administrator
Nelson Miranda
Senior Manager, IT Operations
Nicole Santos
Major Gifts Officer
Portia Kay^nthos Skenandore-Wheelock
Congressional Advocate, Native American Advocacy Program
Rafaela Demerath
Program Assistant, Peacebuilding (2021-2022)
Riley Robinson
Major Gifts Officer
Rosalie Ruetz
Program Assistant, Sustainable Energy and Environment (2021-2022)
Sandra Ames
Accountant
Sarah Freeman-Woolpert
Advocacy Teams Manager
Shawn Irby
Office Coordinator
Shukria Dellawar
Legislative and Policy Manager for the Prevention of Violent Conflict
Susan Nahvi
Major Gifts Officer
Stephen Donahoe
Director of Development
Thandie Masilela
Accounting Manager
Timothy McHugh
Director of Media Relations
Ursala Knudsen-Latta
Legislative Manager, Peacebuilding
Wesley Pinkham
Senior Visual Arts Manager
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.