Our Staff

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area, and we have an additional office in Portland.

Stephen Wells
Executive Director
Janiec Gutierrez
Chief Operating Officer
Mark Walden
Chief Programs Officer
Alene Anello
Litigation Fellow
Amanda Howell
Staff Attorney
Angie Fagg
Pro Bono Administrator
Anna Stancu
In-House Counsel
Anthony Eliseuson
Senior Staff Attorney
Arin Greenwood
Senior Writer
Carter Dillard
Senior Policy Advisor
Chris Berry
Senior Staff Attorney
Cindy Harris
Development Officer
Cristina Stella
Staff Attorney
Dale Thompson
Grants Officer
Daniel Lutz
Staff Attorney
David Phillips
Digital Media Manager
David Rosengard
Staff Attorney
Diane Balkin
Senior Staff Attorney
Elaina Gavounas
Events Associate
Elizabeth Holtz
Campaigns Manager
Elizabeth Putsche
Associate Director of Communications
Ellen Monck
Director of Finance
Emma McCapes
Operations Administrative Assistant
Gail Evans
Litigation Program Administrator
Jenna Benton
Development Administrative Assistant
Joyce Tischler
Animal Legal Defense Fund Founder, General Counsel
Justin Marceau
Of Counsel
Kathleen Wood
Criminal Justice Program Fellow
Katy Fendrich
Development Officer
Kelly Levenda
Student Programs Attorney
Kelsey Eberly
Staff Attorney
Kristin Lauhn-Jensen
Director of Development
Liberty Mulkani
Project Management Program Director
Lindsay Larris
Legislative Affairs Senior Staff Attorney
Lisa McCortney
Accounting Manager
Lora Dunn
Director of the Criminal Justice Program
Matthew Liebman
Director of Litigation
Natalia Lima
Publicist
Nicole Pallotta
Academic Outreach Manager
Ofra Isler
Membership Services Associate
Patricia Jones
Communications Director
Paula Mullen
Executive Administrator
Priscilla Rader Culp
Education Coordinator
Sandy Haynes
Processing Manager
Sarah Hanneken
Litigation Fellow
Sue Kennedy
Graphic Designer
Tom Linney
Pro Bono Director
Tyler Lobdell
Food Law Fellow
Zakeia Rodgers
Direct Marketing Manager