About Us
ACLU California Action is a 501(c)(4) organization jointly formed by the ACLU affiliates in California.
Our mission is to protect civil liberties and civil rights, advance equity, justice, and freedom, and dismantle systems rooted in oppression and discrimination. The organization uses rigorous policy analysis, advocacy, and strategic communications to achieve policy change on a statewide level. We advance this work through collaboration with organizations that have members directly impacted by policy decisions in Sacramento. Beyond legislation, ACLU California Action aims to build enhanced political power and influence for the ACLU and our collective movements statewide.
ACLU California Action Staff
Executive
David Trujillo
Executive Director
Liz Cabrera Garcia
Director of Statewide Collaboration
Administration
Jack Zwald
Director of Finance and Administration
Kellie Mackey
Executive, Finance, and Administrative Associate
Communications
Anita Narayana
Director of Strategic Communications
Stina Va
Digital Strategist
Government Affairs
Carmen-Nicole Cox
Director of Government Affairs
Michael Flemming
Deputy Director of Government Affairs
Rachel Bhagwat
Legislative Advocate
Duke Cooney
Legislative Advocate
Becca Cramer-Mowder
Legislative Advocate
Ruth Dawson
Legislative Attorney
George Parampathu
Legislative Attorney
Aubrey RodrÃguez
Legislative Advocate
Cynthia Valencia
Legislative Advocate
Ethan Lares-Salinas
Program Manager
ACLU California Action Board
Neal Ortiguerra
Board Chair
Mariko Yoshihara
Board Secretary
Emily Da Silva
Board Treasurer
Robert White
Board Member
Norma Chavez-Peterson
Board Member
Kim Knox
Board Member
Elliot Gordon
Board Member
Abdi Soltani
Board Member
Victor Leung
Board Member