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.
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ACLU California Action Staff
Carlos Marquez III
Executive Director
Carmen-Nicole Cox
Director of Government Affairs
Liz Garcia Bynum
Director of Statewide Collaboration
Kellie Mackey
Executive, Finance, and Administrative Associate
Jose Quezada
Power Building and Legislative Operations Associate
Rachel Bhagwat
Legislative Advocate
Duke Cooney
Legislative Advocate
Becca Cramer-Mowder
Legislative Advocate
Ruth Dawson
Legislative Attorney
Cynthia Valencia
Legislative Advocate
George Parampathu
Legislative Advocacy Intern
Stina Va
Digital Strategist
ACLU California Action Board
Carl Crider
Board Chair
Mariko Yoshihara
Board Secretary
Neal Ortiguerra
Board Treasurer
China Brotsky
Board Member
Norma Chavez-Peterson
Board Member
Emily Da Silva
Board Member
Elliot Gordon
Board Member
Abdi Soltani
Board Member
Hector Villagra
Board Member