Staff
Mara Kimmel
Executive Director
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Mara has a long career in Alaskan public policy focused on rights and justice in northern communities, and has served as Executive Director of the...
Lu-Anne Haukaas Lopez
Deputy Executive Director
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Lu-Anne Haukaas Lopez (Sicangu Lakota & Mestiza) brings a background of Indigenous restorative and social justice, community organization, and...
Ruth Botstein
Legal Director
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Ruth Botstein joined the ACLU in 2022. Ruth has more than 20 years of experience litigating complex civil cases before the state and federal courts...
Megan Edge
Director of Integrated Justice
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Print and prison. Those are two fundamental factors of Megan’s career. Both have shaped her life in and out of the office. For seven years, Megan...
Michael Garvey
Policy Director
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Mike Garvey joined the ACLU of Alaska in October 2020 with a wide range of advocacy experience and policy expertise, which he will draw on to work...
Meghan Barker
Communications Director
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Meghan Barker joined the ACLU of Alaska team in June 2023 as the Communications Director. She comes with a strong background in advocacy...
Helen Malley
Skadden Legal Fellow
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Helen Malley (she/her) is the ACLU of Alaska's Skadden Legal Fellow. Her fellowship project focuses on recognizing and advancing Alaskans'...
Katherine Wagner
Staff Attorney: Civil Rights
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Katherine Wagner joined the ACLU of Alaska in September 2024. She grew up in Northern California and graduated high school in West Texas in 2006....
Doron Levine
Staff Attorney: Criminal Justice Reform
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Doron Levine is a Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Alaska focusing on prisons and criminal justice reform. He joined the ACLU in January 2025. His...
Cindy Woods
Senior Staff Attorney: Immigrants' Rights
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Cindy Woods joined the ACLU of Alaska in March 2025 as Senior Staff Attorney: Immigrants' Rights Her work focuses on building power within...
Kristy Aldridge
Operations Director
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Kristy Aldridge (she/her) brings a passion for equity, justice, and people-centered operations to her role as Operations Manager at the ACLU of...
Eddy Falcon
Community Engagement Specialist
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Eddy Falcon joined the ACLU of Alaska team in May 2025 as the Community Engagement Specialist. He was born and raised in the Turtle Mountain Band...