Staff
Kaitlin Banner
Staff Attorney
Kaitlin Banner is a staff attorney in the Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track program. Prior to joining Advancement Project, Kaitlin was Clinical Instructor at the Took Crowell InstituteMore
Jaspal Bhatia
Paralegal
Jaspal Bhatia joined Advancement Project in 2012 after graduating from Emory University where he majored in Sociology and Spanish. While at Emory he served as the only student executive representative onMore
Judith Browne Dianis
Co-Director
Judith Browne Dianis is a prominent civil rights litigator and experienced racial justice advocate in the areas of voting, education, housing, and immigrants’ rights. She has served asMore
Leigh Chapman
Staff Attorney
Leigh Chapman is a Staff Attorney with Advancement Project’s Voter Protection Program. Previously, Ms. Chapman was a fellow and an intern at Advancement Project. After theMore
Glendale Clarkson
Operations Manager
With 20 years of office management, administrative, and human resources experience, Glendale Clarkson is a vital member of the Advancement Project team. Prior to joining Advancement Project, Clarkson worked as directorMore
Edgardo Cortés
Director of Virginia Voting Rights Restoration Campaign
Edgardo Cortés serves as the Director of Virginia Voting Rights Restoration Campaign. He has worked in elections for more than 10 years, with experience in all facets of theMoreGiovanni Cozzarelli
Chief Financial Officer
With 30 years of experience in both non-profit and for-profit settings, Giovanni Cozzarelli joined Advancement Project as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in October 2011. As CFO, Cozzarelli is responsible forMore
Katherine Culliton-González
Senior Attorney and Director of Voter Protection for Advancement Project
Katherine Culliton-González is a Senior Attorney and Director of Voter Protection for Advancement Project, where she leads a highly-qualified team in litigation, policy, coalition-building, voter education and communityMore
Patricia Curry
Legal Administrative Assistant
With more than 25 years of legal administrative experience with various law firms throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area, Patricia Curry joined the Advancement Project team in September 2009. Patricia began her careerMore
Jim Eichner
Managing Director, Programs
Jim Eichner joined Advancement Project as Managing Director, Programs in April 2012. As Managing Director, Programs, Jim oversees the Opportunity to Learn, Power and Democracy, and Strategic Initiatives programs. Prior toMore
Richael Faithful
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Richael Faithful joined Advancement Project in September 2011 as an Equal Justice Works Fellow, after serving as a law intern in the summer 2010. Hir EJW fellowship is focused on the developmentMore
Jennifer Farmer
Deputy Communications Director
Jennifer R. Farmer joined Advancement Project in 2012, bringing ten years of strategic communications experience. With a sharp understanding of the intersection of organizing, policy and media, she has successfullyMore
Yasmin Gabriel
Staff Attorney
Yasmin J. Gabriel joined Advancement Project as a staff attorney in 2013, working with communities throughout the country to end the use of school policies that push young people out ofMore
Cynthia Gordy
Senior Communications Associate
Cynthia Gordy came to the Advancement Project in 2012, after working for nine years in the journalism field. As an award-winning journalist, she told the stories at the intersection of race,More
Alana Greer
Staff Attorney
Alana Greer joined Advancement Project as a staff attorney in 2011. As a member of the Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track team, she works with students and community leadersMore
Edward A. Hailes, Jr.
General Counsel/Managing Director
Edward Hailes, Jr. is an experienced civil rights attorney and ordained Baptist minister. A former general counsel for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, directing both the agency'sMore
Penda D. Hair, Esq.
Co-Director
A staunch civil rights advocate, Penda Hair has spent her career as public interest attorney defending the rights of those unjustly discriminated against. Former director of the Washington, DC, officeMore
Hannah Hastings
Paralegal
Hannah Vasconcellos Hastings joined Advancement Project July 2012 after graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College with a double major in Government and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies. During undergrad she workedMore
Juan Carlos Ibarra
Staff Attorney
Juan Carlos is a staff attorney for the Voter Protection Project at Advancement Project. His work seeks to ensure that everyone has an equal and fair opportunity to participate inMore
Barbara Janifer
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Barbara Janifer comes to Advancement Project after working for OBVS Law firm and Fannie Mae. She has 22 years of professional experience as an Administrative Assistant. Janifer is an active communityMore