Officers & Board of Directors

As of January 2026

William Aceves
California

Deborah Archer (President)
New York

Coleman Bazelon
Maryland

Darlene English
Ohio

Lia Epperson
District of Columbia

Kim Ferguson
Minnesota

Dax Goldstein (Secretary)
California

Marina Hsieh
California

Julie Reiskin
Colorado

Shaakirrah Sanders (General Counsel)
Idaho

Connie Tcheng (Treasurer)
California

Gabrielle Uballez
New Mexico

Yomi Young
California

Ex-officio: Ron Chen (General Counsel), Ron Tyler (General Counsel)

As of January 2026

William Aceves (Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Andrew Aleman
At-large, Nebraska

Deborah Archer (President, Executive Committee)
At-large, New York

Jay Barth
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Arkansas

Coleman Bazelon (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Maryland

Alice Boyer
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Montana

Royce Brooks
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Texas

Mark Chaet
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Florida

Ron Chen (General Counsel; non-voting)
Ex-Officio, New Jersey

Angela Cook
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Nevada

Kate Corriveau
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of New Hampshire

Melanie Deas
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Mississippi

Fran Dickman
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Arizona

Darlene English (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Ohio

Lia Epperson (Executive Committee)
At-large, District of Columbia

Michelle Espino
At-large, New Mexico

Anne Farmer
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of West Virginia

Kim Ferguson (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Minnesota

Kira Fonteneau
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Alabama

Miriam Gohara
At-large, Connecticut

Dax Goldstein (Secretary, Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Anne Gordon
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of North Carolina

Claudia Gordon
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of District of Columbia

Ruth Mary Hall
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Virginia

Chris Hegarty
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Indiana

Ashley Heilprin
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Louisiana

Thomas Hilbink
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Massachusetts

Allan Hillman
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Connecticut

Joan Hsiao
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Washington

Marina Hsieh (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Northern California

Nadia Hussain
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of New Jersey

Katherine Itacy
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Rhode Island

Kathryn Jakabcin
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Delaware

Kate Jerman
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Vermont

Alexis Karteron
At-large, New Jersey

Robert Kelley
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Maine

Erin Kennedy Startzman
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Kentucky

Alonzo Kelly
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Wisconsin

Laura Kofoid
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Illinois

Marilyn Lantz
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Iowa

Eliza Leighton
At-large, District of Columbia

Rachel Lopez
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Charlene Lui
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Utah

Lupe Marroquin
At-large, Alaska

Ben Matthews
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Oklahoma

Minoo Minaei
At-large, Alaska

Julie Morales
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Southern California

Gail Podolsky
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Georgia

Lorella Praeli
At-large, Connecticut

Julie Reiskin (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Colorado

Amer Sajed
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Pennsylvania

Shaakirrah Sanders (General Counsel, Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Idaho

Eric Schneider
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Hawaii

Derrell Slaughter
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Michigan

Daron Smith
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Missouri

Joy Springfield
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Kansas

Amber C. Stephens
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties

Connie Tcheng (Treasurer, Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Irene Tresser
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Alaska

Ron Tyler (General Counsel; non-voting)
Ex-Officio, California

Gabrielle Uballez (Executive Committee)
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of New Mexico

Annie Valtierra-Sanchez
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Oregon

Sandy Vopalka
At-large, Iowa

Eve Wachtell
Affiliate Representative, New York Civil Liberties Union

Annie B. Williams
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Tennessee

Carol Windrum
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of Nebraska

Jesse Wing
At-large, Washington

Danice Woodley
At-large, California

Yomi Young (Executive Committee)
At-large, California

Danielle Ziff
Affiliate Representative, ACLU of South Carolina

One At-large Vacancy