Meet Our People
FIRE is a mission-driven organization of hardworking, dedicated team members committed to defending and sustaining the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought.
Executive
Carolyn Iodice
Legislative and Policy Director
Molly Nocheck
Vice President of Student Development
Greg Lukianoff
President and CEO
Lindsie Rank
Director of Campus Rights Advocacy
Zach Greenberg
Director of Faculty Legal Defense
Will Creeley
Legal Director
Molly Fratianne
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Jessie Appleby
Program Counsel
Charlotte Arneson
Program Officer
Alisha Glennon
Chief Operating Officer
Laura Beltz
Director of Policy Reform
Robert Corn-Revere
Chief Counsel
Tyler Coward
Lead Counsel, Government Affairs
Angela Erickson
Vice President of Research
Matthew Harwood
Vice President of Communications
Aaron Terr
Director of Public Advocacy
Daniel Burnett
Senior Director of Communications
JT Morris
Deputy Director of Litigation
Ryne Weiss
Director of Research
Conor Fitzpatrick
Chief Supervising Attorney
Jim Grant
Deputy Chief Counsel
Hannah Abbott
Staff Attorney
Ryan Ansloan
Senior Program Counsel
Ronald Baez
Director of Video
Emily Beaman
Podcast Producer & Editor and Executive Assistant
Sara Berinhout
Attorney
Isabelle Brito
Program Officer
Cary Davis
Staff Attorney
Karl de Vries
Director of Media Relations
Angel Eduardo
Senior Writer/Editor
Perry Fein
Senior Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Barrett Fife
Legal Secretary
Jackson Fleagle
Senior Graphic Designer
Jacob Gaba
Legal Fellow
Greg Harold Greubel
Senior Attorney
Mary Griffin
Senior Program Counsel
Alex Griswold
Communications Campaign Manager
Chris Harris
Marketing Manager
Nathan Honeycutt
Research Fellow and Manager of Polling and Analytics
Bruce Jones
Associate Creative Producer
Chapin Lenthall-Cleary
Data Analyst
Gail Lucas
Director of Finance and Accounting
Logan Mack
Creative Producer
Tyler MacQueen
Director of Multimedia
Sheridan Macy
Policy Analyst
Bobby Mairone
Multimedia Video Producer
Colin McDonell
Senior Attorney
Sophia McKean
Social Media Copywriter
Sarah McLaughlin
Senior Scholar, Global Expression
Daniel Mrazik
Director of Data Strategy and Innovation
Emily Nayyer
Researcher
Claire Ottenstein
Research Admin Assistant
Kat Parker
Paralegal
Nico Perrino
Executive Vice President
Carrie Robison
Operations and Strategy Lead
Sam Rudovsky
Staff Attorney
Melissa Shane
Program Associate
Zach Silver
Staff Attorney
Gill Sperlein
Amicus Attorney
Katie Stalcup
Communications Campaign Manager
Adam Steinbaugh
Senior Attorney
Sean Stevens
Chief Researcher
Brennen VanderVeen
Program Counsel
David Volodzko
News Editor & Senior Writer
Gabe Walters
Attorney
Jack Whitten
Communications Campaign Specialist
Ben Zabelshansky
Marketing Strategist
Daniel Zahn
Staff Attorney
Jeff Zeman
Attorney
Justin Amash
Member, Advisory Council
Ronnie London
General Counsel and Director of Litigation
David Goldberger
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Dominic Coletti
Program Officer
Ashley Adams
Senior Director of Development
Joe Antonelli
Manager, Finance & Accounting
Nicholas A. Christakis
Member, Advisory Council
John Coleman
Legislative Counsel, AI and Free Expression
Adam Goldstein
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Kurt Jaggers
Chairman, Board of Directors
Roger Lowenstein
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Ronald K. L. Collins
Member, Advisory Council
Anthony Dick
Member, Advisory Council
Greg Gonzalez
Legislative Counsel
Janell Watkins
Annual Giving Director
Ken Paulson
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Leslie Dunton-Downer
Member, Advisory Council
Robert Ruggeri
Member, Legal Advisory Council
Samuel J. Abrams
Member, Board of Directors
Alyssa Bennett
People Operations Generalist
Charlie Birge
Development Writer
Karith Foster
Member, Advisory Council
Bridget Glackin
Chief Development Officer
Haley Gluhanich
Senior Program Counsel
Michael Hurley
Government Affairs Counsel
Trent DeCorte
Help Desk Technician
Nerida Brownlee
Chief of Staff
John Campione
Senior Philanthropy Officer
Ariel Hochhauser
Finance and Development Associate
Aaron Corpora
Development Officer
Garrett Gravley
Program Counsel
Ira Glasser
Member, Advisory Council
William Harris
Strategic Campaigns Specialist
Dylynn Lasky
Program Associate
Brynn Lintner
Campus Rights Assistant
Marie McMullan
Student Press Counsel
Jessica Klimoff
Grants Manager
Connor Murnane
Campus Advocacy Chief of Staff
Malvi Shah
Director of Events
John Ellis
Member, Board of Directors
Katie Di Pane
Senior Events Specialist
Jackie Farmer
Learning and Development Specialist
Kmele Foster
Member, Board of Directors
Allison Hayward
Member, Board of Directors
Zoe Kuenstler
Manager of Foundation Relations
Jacob Mchangama
Senior Fellow
Amanda Nordstrom
Strategic Campaigns Counsel
Nadine Strossen
Senior Fellow
Kevin Fears
Office Services Manager
John B. Henneman III
Member, Board of Directors
Mahnoor Haq
Events Specialist
Jimmy Lewis
Philanthropy Officer
Ellie Herman
Email Marketing and Analytics Specialist
Jordan Howell
Web Content and SEO Manager
Sallie James
Member, Board of Directors
Sarah McAvoy
Development Officer
Graham Piro
Faculty Legal Defense Fund Fellow
Adam Thierer
Senior Fellow
Sandy Leong
Member, Board of Directors
Bobby Ramkissoon
Program Manager, Alumni Outreach
Joseph Maline
Member, Board of Directors
Casey Mattox
Member, Board of Directors
Suleyman Gokyigit
Chief Information Officer
Wendy Kaminer
Member, Advisory Council
Virginia Postrel
Member, Board of Directors
Robert Shibley
Special Counsel, Campus Advocacy
Timur Kuran
Member, Advisory Council
Keith Whittington
Member, Board of Directors
Ty Stillerman
Philanthropy Officer
Sam McBee
Business Systems & Data Specialist
David Lat
Member, Advisory Council
John Merigliano
Web Operations Manager
John McWhorter
Member, Advisory Council
Peter Malkin
Member, Advisory Council
Maddy Noble
People Operations Coordinator
Joe Shanley
Program Officer, Strategic Partnerships
Jack Povilaitis
Student Development Coordinator
Aaron Ramirez
AI Specialist
Scott Rogers
IT Manager
Cait Scanlan
Chief People Officer
Maggie Woods
Strategic Partnerships Intern
Tyler Tone
Legislative Analyst, Technology and Free Expression
Anna Simpson
Data Management and Analytics Officer
Liz Peek
Member, Advisory Council
Steven Pinker
Member, Advisory Council
Steven Shapiro
Member, Advisory Council
Daniel Shuchman
Member, Advisory Council
Harvey Silverglate
Co-Founder of FIRE; Member, Advisory Council
Chuck Taylor
Member, Advisory Council
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