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 ’15

Kyrsten phillips

She/Her
NLC Operations Associate
NLC Tulsa ’25


Karen pandy-cherry

She/Her
NLC President & CEO
NLC Broward ’16

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

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

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

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

Toni Cook

She/Her
NLC National Board Member
Chief of Staff, Last Mile, Walmart