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 Administration
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
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Staff

Adrienne Peters
Assistant to the General Secretary

Alex Frandsen
Digital Communications Associate

Alex Wilson
Foundation Relations Director

Ali Rahnama
Legislative Manager, Immigration & Refugee Program

Alicia McBride
Director of Quaker Leadership

Amelia Kegan
Legislative Director, Domestic Policy

Andre Gobbo
Legislative Representative, Domestic Policy

Annie Chiorazzi
Senior Manager, Events and Programming

Anthony Wier
Legislative Secretary, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending

Ashley Wilson
Grasstops Advocacy Manager

Bobby Trice
Quaker Engagement Associate

Bryan Bowman
Program Assistant, Middle East Policy

Candace Bailey
Office Coordinator

Clarence Edwards
Legislative Director, Sustainable Energy and Environment

Diana Ohlbaum
Senior Strategist and Legislative Director for Foreign Policy

Hannah Sievers
Program Assistant, Young Adult Outreach

Hassan El-Tayyab
Legislative Manager for Middle East Policy

Heather Brandon-Smith
Legislative Director, Militarism and Human Rights

Jessie Palatucci
Senior Digital Communications Manager

José Santos Woss
Legislative Manager, Criminal Justice and Election Integrity

Julia Gledhill
Program Assistant, Militarism & Human Rights

Justin Hurdle
Organizing Data Strategist

Kameryn Point
Program Assistant, Justice Reform & Election Integrity

Kerri Colfer
Congressional Advocate, Native American Advocacy Program

Kevin M. Twillman
Controller

Kelsey Beaumont Shaffer
Development Database Manager

Krista Sassaman
Annual Fund Director

Larissa Gil Sanhueza
Young Adult Advocacy Coordinator

Lisa Forrest
Development Manager

Marisa León-Gómez Sonet
Program Assistant, Immigration & Refugee Program

Mariah Shriner
Program Assistant, Sustainable Energy & Environment

Mary Comfort Ferrell
Planned Giving Director

Michelle Fujii
Program Assistant, Nuclear Disarmament & Pentagon Spending

Nelson Miranda
Senior Manager, IT Operations

Riley Robinson
Major Gifts Officer

Sandra Ames
Accountant

Sania Shaffi
Development Assistant

Sarah Freeman-Woolpert
National Field Organizer

Sarah Kennedy
Major Gifts Officer

Shoshana Abrams
Advocacy Teams Manager

Shukria Dellawar
Legislative and Policy Manager for the Prevention of Violent Conflict

Susan Nahvi
Major Gifts Officer

Stephen Donahoe
Director of Development

Thandie Masilela
Budget and Financial Analyst

Tonya Childers
Director of Human Resources

Timothy McHugh
Director of Media Relations

Ursala Knudsen-Latta
Legislative Representative, Peacebuilding

Wesley Pinkham
Senior Visual Arts Manager
Consultants

Cindy Darcy
Consultant, Native American Policy

Theo Sitther
Consultant, Advocacy Teams Trainer
Doug Shaw
Consultant, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending