Meet the Western States Center team
Based in Portland, Oregon since 1987, Western States Center staff, board and fellows work from across the region and the country.
Meet the Team
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Todd Addams
Deputy Director
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Cynthia Aguilar-Arizmendi
Rapid Response Manager
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Kate Bitz
Momentum Program Senior Organizer
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Megan Black Johnson
Common Good Program Co-Director
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Elianna Boswell
Common Good Program Manager
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Jay Breslow
Education Program Manager
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Jedidiah Chavez
Director of Development
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Freddy Cruz
Program Manager - Monitoring & Training
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Kayla Gleason
Development Manager
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Amy Herzfeld-Copple
Executive Director
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Adela Luk
Operations Manager
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Evan Milligan
Common Good Program Co-Director
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Charley Ong
Digital & Communications Manager
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Chris Orrick
Culture Lab Manager
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Lindsay Schubiner
Director of Programs
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Haley Sorg
Support & Logistics Manager
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Liz Yates
Momentum Program Director
Meet the Board
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Mariotta Gary-Smith
Board Chair
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Leslie Warren
Board Recorder
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Lindy Fisker
Board Member
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Kenya Johnson
Board Member
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Emma Jordan-Simpson
Board Member
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Tasheaya Warren Ellison
Board Member
Personal story:
How we defend democracy
“At a moment when the crisis of extremism is clear, here are few organizations that have as
direct an impact. Western States Center not only provides a vital moral voice – it does the hard
work of movement building that is central to the fight for justice.”
Amy Spitalnick,
CEO, Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Senior Fellows
Jessica Acee
Educator, trainer and program developer
Wajahat Ali
Author, speaker, consultant, and columnist at The Daily Beast
Diana Lachiondo
Civic leader strengthening inclusive democracy in Idaho
Nora Flanagan
English Teacher, speaker, researcher, and organizer