ALIGN

Lucas Shapiro (he/him) is the Interim Executive Director of ALIGN, supporting staff in leading policy campaigns and coalitions while promoting the overall success and effectiveness of ALIGN as a mission-driven organization. …

Nina Terhune is the Director of Finance and Development for ALIGN, promoting the organization’s growth and sustainability. Prior to joining ALIGN, Nina graduated from the Retail Action Project’s (RAP) Member Organizing Training program and went on to serve as Operations Director for RAP’s sister nonprofit, the Center for Frontline Retail (CFR).…

Lisa Thomas (she/her) is the Director of Communications for ALIGN, overseeing media relations, digital strategy, and messaging for the organization and its campaigns.…

Matrice M. Sherman (she/her) is the Operations Manager for ALIGN, where she supports office administration and financial management to sustain New York’s community-labor movement for social and economic justice.…

Patrick Nevada (he/him) is the Communications Manager for ALIGN, leading digital communications for the organization and its campaigns. Prior to ALIGN, Patrick worked as a middle school teaching assistant in New York City, and for the education advocacy group Class Size Matters, where he supported campaigns on school privatization, student privacy, and class size.…

Katie Hayden (she/her) is the Campaign Manager for ALIGN’s New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition, leading campaigns that regulate abusive corporations, build worker power, and fight for dignity and justice in the workplace.…

Tal Frieden (they/them) is the Campaign Manager for ALIGN’s Raise Up NY Coalition, which aims to raise the minimum wage in New York State and index it to inflation.…

Faiza Azam (she/her) is the Climate & Labor Organizer for ALIGN, engaging labor unions in city and state climate campaigns to support an intersectional, inclusive climate justice movement.…

Stuart Appelbaum has served as the President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union since 1998. He is also an International Vice President and member of the Executive Board of the 1.4 million-member United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.…

Eddie Bautista, Executive Director of the NYC- Environmental Justice Alliance, is an award-winning community organizer and urban planner. In February 2010, Eddie resigned as Director of the Mayor’s Office of City Legislative Affairs to take the reins at NYC-EJA.…

Henry A. Garrido is the Executive Director of District Council 37, NYC’s largest municipal employees union with 125,000 members and nearly 50,000 retirees.…

Lucia Gómez is the Political Director of the NYC Central Labor Council – AFL-CIO. Prior to joining the NYC CLC, Lucia was the Director of Organizing and Strategic Partnerships for LiUNA Local 78.…

Bernadette Kelly has been a fearless advocate for workers, families, women and immigrants for decades.  She learned about unions at a young age from her father, a shop steward and 20-year member of Teamster Local 831.…

Jose Lopez is one of the three Co-Executive Directors of Make the Road New York. For two decades, Jose has demonstrated his commitment to Make the Road New York and the communities which we serve.…

Cynthia Travieso has over 15 years of experience working with workers across the nation to elevate their voices for power. A daughter of immigrants, Cynthia was raised by a community of activists in Los Angeles, California where a principle of life: you cannot be well when your community is not well, was ingrained into every aspect of she moves in this world.…

Zachary Lerner is a Deputy Executive Director at New York Communities for Change (NYCC). He has been with the organization for 11 years, beginning as an organizer in the Bronx and growing into a key member of the senior leadership team.…