ALIGN

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

Nina promotes ALIGN’s sustainability and growth as the organization’s Director of Finance and Operations. As a lifelong Brooklynite, Nina is committed to community-led movements for a more just and equitable New York.…

Lisa is the Director of Communications for ALIGN, overseeing media relations, digital strategy, and branding for the organization. She has more than a decade of communications experience at nonprofit arts institutions in NYC including the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Film at Lincoln Center.…

Patrick is the Communications Manager for ALIGN, providing support for digital communications. Prior to ALIGN, Patrick worked as a middle school teaching assistant in New York City.…

Katie Hayden is a Campaign Coordinator with ALIGN. Katie started her organizing career in Massachusetts with the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, creating a state-wide political and legislative education program for union members and working on a successful ballot initiative to keep the cap on charter schools.…

Tal Frieden coordinates the Raise Up New York Coalition, which aims to raise the minimum wage in New York State and index it to inflation. …

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.…

A second generation Teamster and native New Yorker, Bernadette Kelly has been a fearless advocate for workers, families, women and immigrants for decades. …

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.…

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