Leadership & Staff

Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson

President & CEO

Children’s Defense Fund

Alisha Porter

Minnesota State Director

Alta Riggs

Controller

Audrey M. Johnson, CFRE

Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Bob Farrace, CAE

National Director, Public Affairs

Cheryl Cook-Posley

National Director, Movement Building

David McClure

Director of Information Technology

Dr. John Stanford

Ohio State Director

Kercena A. Dozier

New York State Director

Kristal Moore Clemons

National Director, CDF Freedom Schools®

Kwentoria Williams

Director of Communications

La Tonja Ellis

Director of Human Resources and Culture

Michelle Castillo

Interim Texas State Director

Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald

Regional Director, Southern Regional Office

Rexanah Wyse Morrissette

Director, Executive Office and Strategic Initiatives

Serena Holthe

Director, Public Policy

Sheri A. Brady

Vice President, Strategy and Program

Thomas Harvey

California State Director and National Litigation Strategist