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

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

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

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 Database Manager
Kendall Cockrell
Planned Giving Director

Kevin Snow
Program Assistant, Militarism and Human Rights (2022-2023)

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
LaVida Davis
Director of Strategic Advocacy

Lisa Forrest
Development Manager

Marcia Orellana
Program Assistant, Migration Policy (2022-2023)

Mary Comfort Ferrell
Planned Giving Director

Menna Yohannes
Development Associate

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)

Olivia Delaplaine
Program Coordinator, Friends Place on Capitol Hill

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
Deputy Director of Strategic Advocacy

Sarah Johnson
Director, Friends Place on Capitol Hill

Shawn Irby
Office Coordinator

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.