Meet Our Team

Stephen Lakis

STEPHEN LAKIS
President
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Marcia Vandervoort

MARCIA VANDERVOORT
Executive Vice President
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Maria Alexander

MARIA ALEXANDER
Finance Manager
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Gianna Diefendorf

GIANNA DIEFENDORF
Legislative Liaison & Program Coordinator
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Mitzi Johnson

MITZI JOHNSON
Director of SLLF’s Beacons of Democracy project & Consultant in Leadership and Democracy
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Evelene Lakis

EVELENE LAKIS
Director of Operations
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Kate Levin

KATE LEVIN
Director of Strategic Outreach
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Thomas Little Ph.D.

THOMAS LITTLE PH.D.
Director, Curriculum Development and Research
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Papalinka Paradise

PAPALINKA PARADISE
Director of Communications
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Mariah Silva

MARIAH SILVA
Event and Logistics Manager
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