Our Staff

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area.

Statistics as of July 2020

Stephen Wells
Executive Director
Janiec Gutierrez
Chief Operating Officer
Mark Walden
Chief Programs Officer
Abby Lake
Development Administrative Assistant
Akisha Townsend Eaton
Senior Pro Bono Manager
Alene Anello
Staff Attorney
Alexandra Monson
Litigation Fellow
Alicia Prygoski
Legislative Affairs Manager
Alyssa Nessman
Events Associate
Alyssa Sander
Animal Law Program Fellow
Amanda Howell
Senior Staff Attorney
Angie Fagg
Pro Bono Research Analyst
Ann Jerome
Philanthropy Manager for the Central Region
Anna Stancu
In-House Counsel
Anthony Eliseuson
Litigation Program Director
Ariel Flint
Staff Attorney
Brittany Hill
Criminal Justice Program Fellow
Caitlin Foley
Staff Attorney
Carter Dillard
Senior Policy Advisor
Chris Berry
Managing Attorney
Christine Ball-Blakely
Staff Attorney
Cristina Kladis
Litigation Fellow
Cristina Stella
Managing Attorney
Daniel Waltz
Senior Staff Attorney
David Phillips
Digital Media Manager
David Rosengard
Senior Staff Attorney
Elaina Gavounas
Events Manager
Eliot Cirivello
Membership Services Associate
Elizabeth Holtz
Campaigns Manager
Elizabeth Putsche
Communications Director
Emily Lewis
Senior Staff Attorney
Emma McCapes
Litigation Program Administrative Assistant
Gwen Jakubisin
Social Media Specialist
Gwen Jones
Operations Administrative Assistant
Jayna Sisbarro
Philanthropy Manager, East Coast
Jenna Benton
Development Associate
Jennifer Hauge
Legislative Affairs Manager
Jessica Beaudry
Communications Associate
Joyce Tischler
Animal Legal Defense Fund Founder
Kathleen Schatzmann
Senior Legislative Affairs Manager
Kathleen Wood
Staff Attorney
Kara Vernor
Grants Officer
Kelly Levenda
Senior Student Programs Attorney
Kelsey Eberly
Senior Staff Attorney
Kera Melrose
Legal Campaigns Program Director
Kim Kelly
Director of Legislative Affairs
Kristian Connolly
Digital Media Specialist
Kristin Lauhn-Jensen
Director of Development
Larissa Liebmann
Staff Attorney
Liberty Mulkani
Project Management Program Director
Lindsay G. Barnett
Senior Writer
Lisa McCortney
Accounting Manager
Lora Dunn
Director of the Criminal Justice Program
Lynn Dremann
Accounting Associate
Marcia Slackman
Philanthropy Manager, Western Region
Mike Andrade-Heymsfield
Public Relations Specialist
Nicole Pallotta
Senior Policy Program Manager
Ofra Isler
Project Manager
Paula Mullen
Executive Administrator
Priscilla Rader Culp
Education Program Manager
Samantha Church
Processing Administrative Assistant
Sandy Haynes
Processing Manager
Stacey Gordon Sterling
Animal Law Program Director
Stephan Avanozian
IT Manager
Stephanie Harris
Senior Legislative Affairs Manager
Sue Kennedy
Senior Graphic Designer
Tom Linney
Pro Bono Program Director
Vida Moazez
Director of Finance
Zakeia Rodgers
Direct Marketing Manager