Karen Pandy-cherry

She/Her
NLC President & CEO
NLC Broward ’16

Ambar Mendez

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

Ashley nealy

She/Her
NLC Digital Consultant
NLC Atlanta ’16

Kyrsten phillips

She/Her
NLC Operations Associate
NLC Tulsa ’25


Karen pandy-cherry

She/Her
NLC President & CEO
NLC Broward ’16

Dr. Adela ghadimi

She/Her
NLC Executive Committee
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

Charisse Price

She/Her
NLC Executive Committee
NLC Board Advisory Council Chair
NLC Atlanta ’15
Senior Project Consultant, Philadelphia Water Dept

Alyson martinez

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

Chris Fadeff

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
Chief Compliance Officer & VP, Operations
Galvanize Climate

David lee

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

dexter horne

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
NLC Kentucky ’18
Leadership Development Specialist, The Council of State Governments
Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky

Joel alvarado

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

Justin braz

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
NLC New Jersey Co-Founder
Managing Director, MAD Global Strategy

Kellan white

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
NLC Philadelphia ’13
VP Campaigns, Policy and Strategy, Groundwork Strategies

Kylie Patterson

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

Leonard hammonds II

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
Leadership Communities Director, BMe Community

Liz McElroy

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

Michelle roberts

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

Parshan khosravi

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
NLC Orange County ’20
CA Policy Director, uAspire

Tim Mason

He/Him
NLC National Board Member
NLC Broward Co-Founder
Director, Energy & Mitigation, Energy & Environment Program, The Aspen Institute

Toni Cook

She/Her
NLC National Board Member
NLC Arkansas ’22
Chief of Staff, Last Mile Platform, Walmart

Wendy davis

She/Her
NLC National Board Member
Sr. Advisor, Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
Former TX State Senate