Leadership & Staff

MaryLee Allen

Director of Policy

Gijs deLeede

Chief Financial Officer

Marian Wright Edelman

Founder and President Emerita

Max Lesko

National Executive Director

Mark Publow

Chief Development Officer

Naomi Post

Executive Director, CDF-NY

Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald

Southern Regional Director

Patrick Bresette

Executive Director, CDF-TX

Shimica Gaskins

Executive Director, CDF-CA

Bharti Wahi

Executive Director, CDF-MN