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Our Board

Immigration Equality’s talented and dedicated board includes partners in binational relationships, civil rights activists, and attorneys who understand first-hand the problems in our immigration system for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender immigrants and their families.

  • David Bardeen

    David is corporate counsel with Ziff Legal Group, based in New York, and a freelance writer. He received a J.D. from New York University, where he was managing editor of … Read more

  • Ron Buckmire

    Ron has been a “militant homosexual activist” since 1991, when he created the Queer Resources Directory, the first comprehensive directory of LGBT and HIV/AIDS information on the Internet. He was born … Read more

  • Raymond Fisher

    Ray is a securities lawyer and a partner with Ashurst LLP in London. Prior to his current position with Ashurst, he was a partner with Linklaters LLP in Frankfurt and … Read more

  • Randy Feuerstein

    Randy is the chief legal officer for CIT Group’s Transportation Finance segment. Before joining CIT in 1998, Randy served as counsel for IBM Credit Corporation, where her practice included equipment … Read more

  • Mary Beth Henson

    Mary Beth is the Vice President, Finance of City Harvest, the world’s first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding New York City’s hungry men, women, and children. Prior to City … Read more

  • Prerna Lal

    Prerna is a 1L at George Washington University Law School. She is a Co-Founder and Online Coordinator of DreamActivist, a vibrant activist immigrant youth community online that has mobilized thousands to action. … Read more

  • Joseph Landau

    Board Chair

    Joe is a lawyer and Associate Professor at Fordham Law School, where he focuses on civil procedure, administrative law, and immigration. Prior to Fordham, he was an Associate-in-Law at Columbia … Read more

  • David Mooney

    David manages hedge funds with a specialty in commodities markets. He is currently the Chief Investment Officer at NewFinance and prior to this he was Managing Director at Merrill Lynch, … Read more

  • Mariya Treisman

    Mariya is an attorney in New York City. Most recently, she served as General Counsel in the Office of the New York City Criminal Justice Coordinator. Prior to that, Mariya … Read more

  • Ranesh Ramanathan

    Ranesh is Associate General Counsel to Bain Capital, a Boston based multi-asset alternative manager, where he acts as lead counsel to the firm’s trading businesses and Asia private equity business. Prior … Read more

  • Susan J. Zachman

    Sue is a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s New York office where she specializes in corporate and private equity transactions and general corporate counseling. Sue sits on Kirkland … Read more