Staff (Archive)
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What this department is up to! What they work on for you and why they do it!
Chandra Bhatnagar
Executive Director
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Chandra S. Bhatnagar is executive director of the ACLU of Southern California. Chandra joined the SoCal affiliate in July 2025. A leading expert on...
Tiffany M. Bailey
Munger, Tolles & Olson Staff Attorney
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Tiffany M. Bailey is the Munger, Tolles & Olson Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Southern California. She works on policing and criminal justice...
Marcus Benigno
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
Marcus Benigno is chief communications and marketing officer at the ACLU of Southern California. Marcus joined the SoCal affiliate in 2013, as...
Eva Bitran
Director of Immigrants' Rights
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Eva Bitran is director of immigrants' rights and a senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern California. Eva's work focuses on immigrant rights...
Carolina Briones
Associate Director of Foundation Relations
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Carolina Briones is the Associate Director of Foundation Relations for the ACLU of Southern California. She joined the organization in 2017 and...
Peter Eliasberg
Chief Counsel/Manheim Family Attorney for First Amendment Rights
Peter Eliasberg is chief counsel/Manheim Family attorney for First Amendment Rights at the ACLU of Southern California. Peter joined the ACLU in...
Meredith Gallen
Senior Staff Attorney
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Meredith Gallen is a senior staff attorney in the Criminal Justice Project at the ACLU of Southern California. Before joining the ACLU SoCal,...
Eve Garrow
Senior Policy Analyst & Advocate
Eve Garrow is senior policy analyst and advocate focused on houselessness at the ACLU of Southern California.
Elyse Gauthier
Manager, Board Governance and Relations
Elyse Gauthier is the Manager of Board Governance and Relations for the ACLU of Southern California. She provides guidance and recommendations on...
Amanda Goad
Audrey Irmas Director of the LGBTQ, Gender & Reproductive Justice Project
Amanda is the Audrey Irmas Director of the LGBTQ, Gender & Reproductive Justice Project at the ACLU of Southern California, fighting for the rights...
Julia A. Gomez
Staff Attorney
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Julia A. Gomez is a staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern California in the First Amendment and Democracy Project. Julia joined ACLU SoCal in May...
Ashe Huang
Fellow
Ashe Huang is an NYU Public Interest Law Center fellow at the ACLU of Southern California. Ashe's work focuses on the rights of unhoused people in...
