OUR Leadership

Erin Ballard

Chief Operating Officer and Executive VP

Su Hyun Lim

Chief Financial Officer and VP of Infrastructure

Rini Chakraborty

Vice President, Four Freedoms Fund

Shelby Geter

Vice President, Human Resources

Laura Henderson

Vice President of Operations & Internal Capacity Building

Sarah Motola

Director of Fiscal Sponsorship

Erica Teasley Linnick

Vice President, State Infrastructure Fund

Hugo Ayala

Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives

Rutledge Simmons

Vice President and General Counsel

OUR Staff


Sulaiman Aina

IT & Facilities Manager

Hugo Ayala

Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives

Kira Bieber

Financial Analyst

John Bennett

Senior Counsel

Cynthia Brothers

Senior Program Officer

Stephanie Chapman

Senior Benefits Manager

Michelle Chasteen

Deputy Director, Communications

Tia Ellis

Program Coordinator

Melissa Francisco

Senior HR Operations Manager

Saredt Franco

Finance & Grants Coordinator

Jennifer Galvao

Human Resources Business Partner

Veronika Geronimo

Director of Immigrant Justice

Page Gleason

Director of State Strategy

Ariana Holland

Project Manager

Chelsea Hornick-Becker

Assistant Director of Finance Operations

Rebecca Hyde

Senior Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

Paloma Ibañez

Program Specialist, State Infrastructure Fund

Brandon Jones

Assistant Director, Fiscal Sponsorships

Iyaka Jack-Sampson

Financial Planning & Analysis Coordinator

Simone Jones

Project Manager

Tierney Kearns

Human Resources Business Partner

Nuzhat Khandaker

Senior Financial Analyst

Yeleen Lee

Senior Portfolio Manager

Jessie Lett

Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist

Ana Lin

Assistant Director of Accounting

April Lindsay

In Memoriam

Kenny Me

Portfolio Manager

Gabrielle McNamara

Senior Salesforce Analyst

Khadija Mohamed

Deputy Director of Human Resources

Rachel Moler

Portfolio Manager

Francesca Moree

Senior Portfolio Manager

Reyna Moya-James

Senior Grants Coordinator

Charles Nuñez

Program Officer, Civic Engagement

Raymond Partolan

Program Officer, Voting Rights

Chhandasi Patel

Director of Inclusive Democracy

Monica Parisa Rabii

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Emily Ramírez

Partnerships and Communications Manager

Marc Santora

Senior Manager, Operations & Internal Capacity Building

Thomas Saylor

Assistant Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Rakia Seaborn

Program Manager

Alona Sinyachkina

Senior Operations Coordinator

Natasha Smith

Senior Talent Manager

Catherine Soto

Portfolio Coordinator

Sarah Strnad

Senior Program Manager

Karin Suric-Krslovic

Director of Grants Management and Infrastructure, Four Freedoms Fund

Tamia Taylor-Bader

System Analyst

Kayla Tyrrell

Interim Associate Program Officer

Kimberly VanWagner

Portfolio Coordinator

Tina Whitegeese

Portfolio Coordinator

OUR Board of Directors


Kerrien Suarez

Co-Chair

Kristen Ruff

Co-Chair

Cathy Albisa

Vice Chairperson

Christina Schatz

Secretary Treasurer

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