Staff
At the ACLU of Tennessee we have 15 passionate staff members working to advance and defend civil rights and liberties daily — fighting for reproductive justice, safeguarding free speech, and protecting the rights that empower our communities.
Miriam Nemeth
Executive Director
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Miriam Nemeth serves as the Executive Director for the ACLU of Tennessee, bringing a distinguished career as a civil rights attorney and proven...
Eric Sirignano
Administration & HR Director
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Our former administrative and technology manager, Eric Lee Sirignano, rejoined ACLU-TN in November 2022 as the new administration and human...
Lucas Cameron-Vaughn
Interim Legal Director
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Lucas Cameron-Vaughn leads the ACLU of Tennessee's legal program as interim legal director. He came to this work not as a lawyer who discovered social justice, but as a community member who became a lawyer to serve.
Cathryn Stout, PhD.
Director of Strategic Communications
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Cathryn Stout, Ph.D., serves as the director of strategic communications at the ACLU of Tennessee, bringing a unique blend of storytelling, crisis...
Claire Gardner
Community Engagement Director
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As ACLU-TN's first Community Engagement Director, Claire’s department will work to build long-term political, community and electoral power for...
Arrielle Kitenge
Community Engagement Strategist
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Arrielle Kitenge joined the ACLU-TN in May of 2024 as the Community Engagement Strategist with the dedication to advancing and protecting civil...
Mallika Vohra
Communications Strategist
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In September of 2024, Mallika joined the ACLU-TN staff as our Communications Strategist. After graduating in 2020 from the University of Tennessee...
Keosha Stewart
Operations Associate
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Keosha Stewart joined the ACLU-TN in September 2024 as the Operations Associate. She is responsible for creating, maintaining, and managing the organization’s core workflows and providing administrative support to operational and programmatic leadership activities.
