Erica Smiley
Executive Director
Mackenzie Baris
Deputy Director of Program and Base Building
Rachel Coleman
Senior Executive Projects Manager
Denise Diaz
Deputy Director for Institutional Advancement
Nichel Dunlap-Thompson
South Carolina Organizer
Ada Fuentes
Membership and Leadership Development Director
Sherman Henry
Labor Center for Advancing Black Strategists and Research
Mina Itabashi
Senior Network Engagement Organizer
Reese Jimenez
Operations & Logistics Manager
Erin Johansson
Research Director
Candace Johnson
Deputy Director for Organizational Strength
Whitney Kuklinski
Digital Strategist
Stephanie McAninch
Finance Director
Anita Mathias
Network Engagement Organizer
Natalie Patrick-Knox
Senior Organizer – Immigration & Workers Rights
Amaury Pineda, Ph.D.
Policy Analyst
Sandra Saldeño
Finance Associate
Adam Shah
Director of National Policy
Brenden Sloan
Development Director
Joe Thomas
Senior Organizer for Network Capacity
Jason Tomlinson
Advancing Black Strategists Initiative Coordinator
Nafisah Ula
Organizing Director
Mara Ventura
Senior Organizer
Michaela Winter
Organizer
Jameson Wells
Organizer
Treston Davis-Faulkner (1975–2015)
Field Director
About Our Team
The team at the Jobs With Justice national office is dedicated to fighting for an economy that works for everyone. Our staff showcases a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences – including organizing, campaign, research, communications, training, policy, operations, and fundraising work – as well as a wide range of issue expertise. Click on our photos or names to learn more about us!