Our Staff
"Working at AJWS isn't just a job to me. It's my way of playing a part — even if it's a small part — in a global movement for change and justice."

Rocio Alba Navarro
Senior Grants Manager

Monica Anderson-Snow
Finance Project Manager

Ioana Baczo
Senior Project Manager, Finance & Administration

Robert Bank
President and CEO

Ross Beroff
Board Liaison

Karla Blanco
Associate Director, Global Grants Management

Margo Bloom
Vice President for Development

Zoe Bloomfield
Senior Development Officer, Institutional Giving

Andrew Blossom
Director of Digital Strategy

Elizabeth Briand
Associate Director for Planned Giving

Allison Carey
Senior Development Officer, Donor Engagement

Elisa Damari
Grants Management Associate

Tanyanika Davis
Director for Media Relations and Thought Leadership

Venus Devnani
Executive Vice President

Jamie Diamond
Digital Marketing Officer

Sam Dorow
Program Associate, Land, Water, and Climate Justice

Alexis Frankel
Associate Director, Major Gifts

Joshua Fried
Chief of Staff

Beth Friedmann
Director of Development Operations

Rachel Furey
Senior CRM Application Administrator

Chloe Gousse
Program Associate for the Humanitarian Response and Civil & Political Rights

Neely Grobani
Director, Donor Engagement

Catherine Guy
People & Culture Operations Lead

Melissa Hull
Development Project Associate

Justin Jacobs
Associate Director for Storytelling

Kristen Kendrick
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Racial Justice (DEIRJ)

Samantha Kossin
Development Operations Officer

Jay Kotowski
Development Operations Manager

Rori Kramer
Director of U.S. Advocacy

Jenn Lavelle
Associate Director, Online Engagement

Suzanne Lee
Director of Institutional Giving

Elizabeth Leih
Director of Creative Strategy, Communications Division

Coby Lerner
Associate Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness

Jin Liu
Associate Director, Budgeting, Financial Planning and Analysis

Alejandra Martin
Senior Program Officer, Land, Water and Climate Justice

Julieta Mendez
Associate Vice President for Programs

Ruth Messinger
Global Ambassador

Ruddy Miller
Director of Finance

Ken Montenegro
Director of IT

Margo Mullinax
Director of Strategic Learning, Research and Evaluation

Andy Myhrum
Operations Specialist

Sophia Naide
Program Associate, Sexual Health and Rights

Payal Patel
Associate Director, Programs Division

Corinne Paul
Senior Policy Advisor for Civil and Political Rights

Santana Perez
Program Associate of Sexual Health and Rights

Kirstie Pena
Administrative Coordinator to the Executive Office

Shannon Reimers
Associate Director of Donor Engagement

Rabbi Elizabeth Richman
Associate Director for Jewish Engagement and Advocacy

Christopher Rodriguez
Senior Accountant

Maritza Sanchez
Accounting Manager

Clara Shapiro
Senior Digital Marketing Officer

Peter Taback
Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Laura Timme
Director of Civil and Political Rights

Shari Turitz
Vice President for Programs

Jill Weitz
Associate Director, Grant Writing

Dionne R. Wiggins
Vice President for People and Culture

Catherine Wolf
Associate Director of Development Operations

Risa Zoll
Associate Vice President for Development
Interested in a Career With AJWS?
Whether you’re a recent college graduate or a seasoned professional, there’s a wealth of career opportunities at AJWS. We hope you’ll join us!