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Our Staff

  1. Bruce Lesley

    President, First Focus

  2. Messellech Abebe

    Vice President, External Relations

  3. Cara Baldari

    Senior Policy Director and Legal Counsel

  4. Wendy Cervantes

    Vice President, Immigration and Child Rights Policy

  5. Madeline Daniels

    Senior Director, Communications

  6. Carrie Fitzgerald

    Senior Policy Advisor for Health

  7. Ralph Forsht

    Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Operations

  8. Trenessa Freeman

    Office Administrator

  9. Shadi Houshyar

    Vice President, Child Welfare Policy

  10. Kevin Lindsey

    Director, Policy and Research

  11. Meghan McHugh

    Vice President, Nutrition, Housing and State Partnerships

  12. Lisa Shapiro

    Vice President, Health Policy

  13. Jared Solomon

    Vice President, Budget Policy

  14. Ed Walz

    Vice President, Communications
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