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Advocacy and Action

Clermon E. Acklin III
Pronouns: he/him
Federal Regulatory Counsel
ceacklin@thetaskforce.org
(212) 604-9830
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Court Betro
Pronouns: she/they
Field Organizer for Creating Change 365
Washington, DC
cbetro@thetaskforce.org
202-639-6328
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Rev. Nicole M. Garcia, M.A., LPC
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Faith Work Director
Denver, CO
revngarcia@thetaskforce.org
720-936-9873
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Rae Leiner
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Field Director
Washington, DC
rleiner@thetaskforce.org
202-291-2999
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Danny Linden
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Creating Change Conference Director

Washington, DC
dlinden@thetaskforce.org
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Daniel Moberg
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Assistant Director, Creating Change Conference
Washington, DC
dmoberg@thetaskforce.org
202-639-6332
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Elijah Nichols 
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Field Organizer
Washington, DC
enichols@thetaskforce.org
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Wayne Rocque
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Civic Engagement Manager
Washington, DC
wrocque@thetaskforce.org
202-639-6300
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Tiffany Tran
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Senior Legislative Manager

Riverside, CA
ttran@thetaskforce.org
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Communications, Marketing and Branding

Cathy Renna
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Communications Director
Montclair, NJ
crenna@thetaskforce.org
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Andrea N. Durojaiye
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Membership Manager
New York, NY
adurojaiye@thetaskforce.org
646-358-1460
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Reese Rathjen
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Digital Fundraising Manager
Colona, IL
rrathjen@thetaskforce.org
Pronouns: he/him/his
202-639-6307

Benjamin Coy, MA-SC
Pronouns: he/they
Communications Marketing Campaign Manager
Washington, D.C.
bsimmons@thetaskforce.org
202-639-6310
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Dee Tum-Monge
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Senior Communications Manager
Washington, D.C.
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Development

Jacqueline “Jacky” Goh
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Chief Development Officer
Los Angeles, CA
jgoh@thetaskforce.org
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Jake Arnell
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Institutional & Corporate Giving Manager
Miami Beach, FL
jarnell@thetaskforce.org
305‐576‐7300
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Michael Bath
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Events Director

Miami Beach, FL
mbath@thetaskforce.org
305-576-5010
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Evan Davidoff
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Senior Manager for Major Gifts

New York, NY
edavidoff@thetaskforce.org
516-263-0335
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Ryan Hurst
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Senior Major Gifts and Events Officer
Talahassee, FL
rhurst@thetaskforce.org
954-716-9416
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Brian Marone
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Events Manager
Miami, FL
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Kimberly Otero
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Special Events Coordinator

Cary Webb
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Development Associate
New York, NY
cwebb@thetaskforce.org
646-358-1454
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Executive

Kierra Johnson
Pronouns: she/they
Executive Director

Washington, DC
kjohnson@thetaskforce.org
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Mayra Hidalgo Salazar
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Deputy Executive Director

Brooklyn, NY
mhidalgosalazar@thetaskforce.org
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Firat Demir
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Executive Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director
New York, NY
fdemir@thetaskforce.org
646-659-5397

Sayre E. Reece
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Director of Executive Planning and Projects

Washington, DC
sreece@thetaskforce.org
202-639-6318 (direct); 202-841-0714 (cell)
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Dana Riceel
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Executive Assistant to the Executive Director

Washington, DC
driceel@thetaskforce.org
202-639-6304
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Operations

Sam E. Thom
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Director of Operations
New York, NY
sthom@thetaskforce.org
646-358-1467
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Alicia S. Boykins, PHR & SHRM-CP
Pronouns: she/her
Director of Human Resources and Administration

Washington, DC
aboykins@thetaskforce.org
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Tanya Kelly-Blackford
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Database Administrator
New York, NY
tkelly@thetaskforce.org
646-358-1479
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Rick Mohn
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Sr. Finance Manager

Washington, DC
rmohn@thetaskforce.org
202-639-6312
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