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