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 Leadership
Bridget Moix
(she/her)
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.
Lauren Brownlee
(she/her)
Deputy General Secretary
Lauren Brownlee is FCNL’s deputy general secretary and the leader of the organization’s Governance, Community and Culture team.
Amelia Kegan
Associate General Secretary for Policy and Advocacy
Amelia Kegan leads FCNL’s strategic legislative advocacy and organizing work.
Aminata Taylor
Associate General Secretary for Finance
Aminata “Ami” Taylor, serves as the associate general secretary for finance at FCNL.
Stephen Donahoe
(he/him)
Associate General Secretary for Advancement
Stephen Donahoe leads FCNL’s efforts to raise annual, capital and planned gifts that support FCNL’s advocacy, education and outreach.
Staff
Alexandra Mork
Program Assistant for Justice Reform, Election Integrity, and Economic Equality
Alicia McBride
Senior Director for Quaker Leadership
Allen Hester
Legislative Representative, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending
Anika Forrest
Legislative Director, Domestic Policy
Ashlee Morris
(she/her)
Human Resources Generalist
Bryan Bowman
Social Media and Communications Strategist
Eddie Naming'ona
Controller
Eleni Sefanit Retta
Advocacy Teams Organizer
Greg Williams
(he/him)
Senior Director of Communications
Hassan El-Tayyab
Legislative Director for Middle East Policy
Heather Brandon-Smith
(she/her)
Legislative Director of Foreign Policy
Isis Kazadi
National Field Organizer
Jackson Malkus
(he/him)
Lead Program Coordinator
José Santos Moreno
Director for Justice Reform
Justin Hurdle
Advocacy Campaigns and Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Kay Cannon
Hospitality Manager
Kaylin Henderson
Program Assistant for Native American Advocacy
Kelsey Beaumont Shaffer
(she/her)
Director of Development Operations
Kendall Cockrell
(he/him)
Planned Giving Director
Krista Sassaman
(she/her)
Senior Director of Direct Response and Marketing
Lakita McNeil
Senior Executive Assistant
Larissa Gil Sanhueza
Young Adult Program Director
LaVida Davis
(she/her)
Director of Strategic Advocacy
Lindsay Bencick
(she/her)
Community and Culture Administrative Coordinator
Linnea Halsten
(she/they)
Community Integrity Manager
Lydia El-Sayegh
(she/هي/ella)
Fall 2025 Herbert Scoville Jr. Fellow
Maria Mitri
(she/ella/هي)
Migration and Policy Administrative Associate
Marika Jakubovska
Senior Accountant II
Megan McKinley Thomas
(she/her)
Senior Director of Leadership Gifts
Odeliya Matter
(she/her)
Program Associate for Middle East Policy
Olivia Delaplaine
(she/her)
Advocacy Coordinator
Paul Aversa
Program Assistant for Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending
Priya Moran
Program Assistant for Peacebuilding
Rachel Overstreet
Legislative Representative for Native American Advocacy
Rebecca Jolliff
Foundation Relations Director
Riley Robinson
(he/him)
Major Gifts Officer
Sandra Ames
Finance Project and Reporting Manager
Shawn Irby
Operations Manager
Shyann Markley-Tellez
Senior Accountant
Susan Nahvi
(she/her)
Director of Major Gifts
Svetlana Fleming
Donor Operations Manager
Tanzania Thomas
(she/her)
Advocacy Corps Manager
Thandie Masilela
Assistant Controller
Tim Heishman
(he/him)
Senior Advocacy Teams Manager
Ursala Knudsen-Latta
(she/her)
Legislative Director, Peacebuilding
Tonya Childers
Senior Director of Human Resources
Wesley Pinkham
(he/him)
Creative Director
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.