Our Staff

Ambar Mendez

She/Her
NLC Director of Programs & Operations
NLC Arkansas ’20

Ashley Nealy

She/Her
NLC Digital Consultant
NLC Atlanta ’15

NLC National Board of Directors

Charisse Price

She/Her
NLC Executive Committee
NLC Board Chair
NLC Atlanta ’15
Founder and CEO, Grant Grace, LLC

Dr. Adela Ghadimi

She/Her
NLC Executive Committee
NLC Vice Chair
NLC Board Governance Chair
NLC Tallahassee ’16
Executive Director, United Faculty of Florida

Ty Lim

He/Him
NLC Executive Committee
NLC Board Treasurer
NLC San Francisco ’18
Chief of Staff & Head of Legal Ops, Lyft

Michelle Roberts

She/Her
NLC Executive Committee
NLC Board Secretary
NLC San Francisco ’17
Clinical Director of Behavioral Health, 3rd St. Youth Center & Clinic

Chris Fadeff

He/Him
NLC Executive Committee
NLC Fundraising Chair
Chief Compliance Officer & VP, Operations
Galvanize Climate

Kellan White

He/Him
NLC Executive Committee
NLC Strategic Partnerships & Guidance Chair
NLC Philadelphia ’13
VP Campaigns, Policy and Strategy, Groundwork Strategies

Alyson Martinez

She/Her
NLC National Board Member
NLC South TX Frontera ’20
Director, Webb & Zapata County CSCD
President, Texas Young Lawyers Association

David Lee

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
President & Co-Founder, Texas Signal

Joel Alvarado

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
NLC Atlanta ’16
VP for Strategy and Engagement, Partnership for Southern Equity

Kylie Patterson

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
NLC Atlanta ’16
She/Her
NLC National Board Member
NLC New Jersey ’15
Senior Vice President, Citi

Lance Bennett

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
Senior Coach and Engagement Lead, Management Leadership for Tomorrow

Liz McElroy

She/Her
NLC National Board Member
Vice President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

Parshan Khosravi

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
CA Policy Director, uAspire

Tim Mason

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
Director, Energy & Climate, Energy & Environment Program, Aspen Institute