
Jug Chokshi, Board Treasurer
Jug Chokshi is the COO of the New England Foundation for the Arts, Inc. Prior to this, Jug held executive and financial leadership roles in several high growth social impact organizations. Most recently he served as the executive director of Resiliency for Life. Read More.
Jug Chokshi is the COO of the New England Foundation for the Arts, Inc. Prior to this, Jug held executive and financial leadership roles in several high growth social impact organizations. Most recently he served as the executive director of Resiliency for Life. Read More.

Conchita Cruz
Co-founder Conchita Cruz is ASAP’s Co-Executive Director. She previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and as Chief of Staff for State Senator Gustavo Rivera of the Bronx. Read More.
Co-founder Conchita Cruz is ASAP’s Co-Executive Director. She previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and as Chief of Staff for State Senator Gustavo Rivera of the Bronx. Read More.

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen
Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen (he/him) is the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. He is a transgender policy, advocacy, and messaging expert. Read More.
Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen (he/him) is the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. He is a transgender policy, advocacy, and messaging expert. Read More.

Dani Isaacsohn
Dani Isaacsohn is the founder and CEO of a mission driven startup, Cohear, that aims to catalyze civic engagement by organizing real conversations between local decision makers and the communities that they serve. Read More.
Dani Isaacsohn is the founder and CEO of a mission driven startup, Cohear, that aims to catalyze civic engagement by organizing real conversations between local decision makers and the communities that they serve. Read More.

Paola Luisi
Paola Luisi has over a decade of experience in progressive politics, campaigning, and storytelling. Before joining Families Belong Together, she worked on reproductive health and rights across Latin America. Read More.
Paola Luisi has over a decade of experience in progressive politics, campaigning, and storytelling. Before joining Families Belong Together, she worked on reproductive health and rights across Latin America. Read More.

Arlenis Morel
Arlenis Morel is Co-Executive Director of Make the Road New York and a State Director for Make the Road Action. She represented District 24 in Queens on the Community Education Council for two years. Read More.
Arlenis Morel is Co-Executive Director of Make the Road New York and a State Director for Make the Road Action. She represented District 24 in Queens on the Community Education Council for two years. Read More.

Elora Mukherjee
Elora Mukherjee is the Jerome L. Greene Clinical Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Elora is director of the Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, which provides high-quality legal representation to both immigrant children and adults. Read More.
Elora Mukherjee is the Jerome L. Greene Clinical Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Elora is director of the Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, which provides high-quality legal representation to both immigrant children and adults. Read More.

Liliana Ornelas, Board President
Liliana Ornelas is the Director of School Engagement at Project Lead the Way, working alongside the One8 Foundation in MA to expand STEM pathways in schools in the Commonwealth. Before joining PLTW, she was the Manager of Programs and Curriculum at American Student Assistance in Boston. Read More.
Liliana Ornelas is the Director of School Engagement at Project Lead the Way, working alongside the One8 Foundation in MA to expand STEM pathways in schools in the Commonwealth. Before joining PLTW, she was the Manager of Programs and Curriculum at American Student Assistance in Boston. Read More.

Lia Parada
Lia Parada is the Immigration Hub’s Director of Legislative Advocacy. She has deep expertise working with Congress and national advocacy campaigns engaged in critical policy fights. Lia leads the Hub’s legislative advocacy, working with partners to secure a path to citizenship. Read More.
Lia Parada is the Immigration Hub’s Director of Legislative Advocacy. She has deep expertise working with Congress and national advocacy campaigns engaged in critical policy fights. Lia leads the Hub’s legislative advocacy, working with partners to secure a path to citizenship. Read More.

Juliana Pino
Juliana Pino is the Policy Director at the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, a community-based organization that organizes and advocates for environmental justice and the self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. Read More.
Juliana Pino is the Policy Director at the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, a community-based organization that organizes and advocates for environmental justice and the self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. Read More.

Swapna Reddy
Swapna Reddy is a non-voting member of ASAP’s board and ASAP’s Co-Executive Director. Prior to law school, she conducted technical and empirical research for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, the Indianapolis Colts, and more. Read More.
Swapna Reddy is a non-voting member of ASAP’s board and ASAP’s Co-Executive Director. Prior to law school, she conducted technical and empirical research for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, the Indianapolis Colts, and more. Read More.

Natalia Rigol
Natalia Rigol is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. Natalia received her Ph.D. in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and she was an undergraduate student at Harvard University. Read More.
Natalia Rigol is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. Natalia received her Ph.D. in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and she was an undergraduate student at Harvard University. Read More.

Kavitha Sreeharsha
Kavitha Sreeharsha is the Director of the Immigration Portfolio at Emerson Collective. Since 2015, Kavitha has led Emerson Collective’s immigration grantmaking and has led Emerson Collective to become a prominent supporter of the immigration and immigrant rights ecosystem. Read More.
Kavitha Sreeharsha is the Director of the Immigration Portfolio at Emerson Collective. Since 2015, Kavitha has led Emerson Collective’s immigration grantmaking and has led Emerson Collective to become a prominent supporter of the immigration and immigrant rights ecosystem. Read More.

Dorothy Tegeler
Dorothy Tegeler is a non-voting member of ASAP’s board and ASAP’s Deputy Executive Director. Prior to joining ASAP, Dorothy worked for five years as Editor and Assistant Director of the health education nonprofit Hesperian Health Guides. Read More.
Dorothy Tegeler is a non-voting member of ASAP’s board and ASAP’s Deputy Executive Director. Prior to joining ASAP, Dorothy worked for five years as Editor and Assistant Director of the health education nonprofit Hesperian Health Guides. Read More.

Liz Willis, Board Secretary
Liz Willis is a non-voting member of ASAP’s board and ASAP’s Operations Director. She has worked with asylum seekers in the United States and abroad, with a focus on working with Latin American and Latinx communities. Read More.
Liz Willis is a non-voting member of ASAP’s board and ASAP’s Operations Director. She has worked with asylum seekers in the United States and abroad, with a focus on working with Latin American and Latinx communities. Read More.

Michael Wishnie
Michael J. Wishnie is William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law and Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School. Mike’s teaching, scholarship, and law practice have focused on immigration, labor and employment, habeas corpus, civil rights, government transparency, and veterans law. Read More.
Michael J. Wishnie is William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law and Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School. Mike’s teaching, scholarship, and law practice have focused on immigration, labor and employment, habeas corpus, civil rights, government transparency, and veterans law. Read More.