Our Staff

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

Statistics as of May 2021

Stephen Wells
Executive Director
David Korsak
Chief Financial Officer
Janiec Gutierrez
Chief Operating Officer
Kera Melrose
Chief Programs Officer
Abbey Benesh
Campaigner
Alicia Prygoski
Strategic Legislative Affairs Manager
Allison Agnello
Digital Media Specialist
Alyssa Sander
Animal Law Program Fellow
Amanda Howell
Senior Staff Attorney
Anthony Eliseuson
Litigation Program Director
Ariel Flint
Staff Attorney
Asha Brundage-Moore
Litigation Fellow
Ashley Ridgway
Litigation Fellow
Brian R. Hackett
Legislative Affairs Manager
Caitlin Foley
Staff Attorney
Chris Berry
Managing Attorney
Christine Ball-Blakely
Staff Attorney
Cristina Kladis
Litigation Fellow
Cristina Stella
Managing Attorney
Daniel Waltz
Managing Attorney
David Phillips
Digital Media Manager
David B. Rosengard
Managing Attorney
Elaina Gavounas
Events Manager
Eliot Cirivello
Membership Services Associate
Elizabeth Putsche
Communications Director
Emily Lewis
Managing Attorney
Emma McCapes
Litigation Coordinator
Erica Calderon
Monthly Giving Officer
Gwen Jakubisin
Social Media Specialist
Gwen Jones
Operations Administrative Assistant
Holly Bainbridge
Staff Attorney
Isabel Callejo-Brighton
Litigation Fellow
Jayna Sisbarro, CFRE
Philanthropy Manager, Eastern Region
Jenna Benton
Development Associate
Jennifer Hauge
Legislative Affairs Manager
Jessica Beaudry
Communications Associate
Jessica Chapman
Criminal Justice Program Fellow
Joyce Tischler
Animal Legal Defense Fund Founder
Kate Youssouf
Staff Attorney
Kathleen Schatzmann
Strategic Legislative Affairs Manager
Kathleen Wood
Staff Attorney
Katja Cross
Major Gifts Officer, Western Region
Kelly Levenda
Senior Student Programs Attorney
Kim Kelly
Director of Legislative Affairs
Kristin Lauhn-Jensen
Director of Development
Larissa Liebmann
Senior Staff Attorney
Liberty Mulkani
Project Management Program Director
Linda Fielder
Animal Cruelty Investigations Manager
Lindsay G. Barnett
Senior Writer
Lindsay Vierheilig
Legislative Affairs Program Fellow
Lora Dunn
Director of the Criminal Justice Program
Marcia Slackman
Head of Major Gifts
Mark Walden
Interim Strategic Planning Advisor
Mike 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
Sarah Rogers
Litigation Fellow
Selena Chavez
Development Administrative Assistant
Stacey Gordon Sterling
Animal Law Program Director
Stefanie Hargreaves
Creative and Content Manager
Stephan Avanozian
IT Manager
Stephanie Harris
Senior Legislative Affairs Manager
Taylor Waters
Pro Bono Manager
Tom Linney
Pro Bono Program Director
Zakeia Rodgers
Direct Marketing Manager