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

Becca Cramer-Mowder
Legislative Advocate

Sally Ching
Legislative Advocate

Ruth Dawson
Legislative Attorney

George Parampathu
Legislative Advocacy Intern

Stina Va
Digital Strategist

ACLU California Action Board

Connie Tcheng
Board Chair

Mariko Yoshihara
Board Secretary

Carl Crider
Board Treasurer

China Brotsky
Board Member

Norma Chavez-Peterson
Board Member

Elliot Gordon
Board Member

Neal Ortiguerra
Board Member

Abdi Soltani
Board Member

Hector Villagra
Board Member