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Almost 25 years after it was first conceived, the vision of the Institute at LDF has been realized and we continue to honor Thurgood Marshall’s legacy through our work.

Leadership

Karla McKanders
Director of Thurgood Marshall Institute

Janai Nelson
President and Director-Counsel, LDF

Research

Dr. Kesha Moore
Manager of Research

Dr. Sandhya Kajeepeta
Senior Researcher

Jahdziah St. Julien
Research Assocaite

Jakiyah Bradley
Research and Operations Associate

Lauren O’Neil
Research and Operations Associate

Archives

Donna Gloeckner
Director of Archives and Records

Kayla Jenkins
Manager of Archives

Ashton Wingate
Manager of Archives

Ruby Mangum
Archives Assistant

Cassandra Mensah
Archives Counsel

Non-Resident Research Fellows

Ayobami Laniyonu
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow

OiYan Poon, Ph.D.
Education Equity Research Fellow

Dr. Leila Morsy
Economic Justice Research Fellow

Julián Castro
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow Emeritus

Dr. Dan Johnson
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow Emeritus

Richard Rothstein
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow Emeritus

Phillip Atiba Solomon
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow Emeritus