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Ariel Simms

President and CEO

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Donjeta Sahiti

Senior Associate, Executive Relations

Entertainment and Media

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Lauren Appelbaum

Senior Vice President, Entertainment and Media

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Lawon Exum

Director, Entertainment and Media

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Vanni Le

Senior Manager, Entertainment Partnerships

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Lesley Hennen

Senior Associate, Entertainment Pipeline Programming

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Isabella Vargas

Coordinator, Entertainment Media Program

Faith and Spirituality

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Shelly Christensen

Senior Director, Faith and Spirituality

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Ben Bond

Associate, Faith and Spirituality

Leadership and Workforce Development

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Kevin McCloskey

Senior Director, Leadership and Workforce Development

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Rebecca Langbein

Manager, National Leadership Program

Policy and Civic Engagement

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Darren Bates

Director, Policy

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Julie Schurman

Manager, Policy

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Nelly Nieblas

Manager, Policy

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Rostom Dadian

Senior Associate, Policy

Operations

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Tonya Koslo

Vice President, Finance and Operations

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Graciano Petersen

Vice President, People, Culture, and Learning

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Phillip Saldana

Senior Manager, Operations

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Theresa Soares

Manager, Strategic Partnerships

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Donjeta Sahiti

Senior Associate, Executive Relations

Marketing and Communications

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Ashley DuPont Nyaley

Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

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Sarah Coble

Manager, Marketing and Communications

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Eric Ascher

Senior Associate, Marketing and Communications

Development and Inclusive Philanthropy

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Franklin Anderson

Senior Director, Inclusive Philanthropy and Partnerships

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Theresa Soares

Manager, Strategic Partnerships

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Ally Mills

Manager, Individual Giving

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Ian Cherutich

Associate, Development

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Tatiana Martin

Associate, Development and Individual Giving

In Memoriam

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Ben Spangenberg

Meet Our Fellows

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Aaron Potter

Entertainment and Media Fellow [click to continue…]

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Allen Martsch

Philanthropy/Development Fellow [click to continue…]

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Allison Hampton

Faith and Spirituality Fellow [click to continue…]

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Collin McSpirit

Leadership and Workforce Development Fellow [click to continue…]

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E. Murphy King

Policy and Civic Engagement Fellow [click to continue…]

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Félix Moreno

Operations/Accessibility, Inclusion, and Belonging Fellow [click to continue…]

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Gina DeRyke

Entertainment and Media Fellow [click to continue…]

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Gwen Cotten

Marketing and Communications Fellow [click to continue…]

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Miles Robinson

Policy and Civic Engagement Fellow [click to continue…]

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Olivia Hall

Entertainment and Media Fellow [click to continue…]

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Ruth Kraus

Faith and Spirituality Fellow [click to continue…]

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