CODEPINK : Founders & Staff

CODEPINK Founders & Staff

Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She has been a tireless advocate for social justice for more than 20 years. Described as "one of America’s most committed -- and most effective -- fighters for human rights" by New York Newsday, and called "one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement" by the Los Angeles Times, Medea has distinguished herself as an eloquent and energetic figure in the progressive movement.

Medea can be reached at: medea@globalexchange.org.

Jodie Evans
Jodie Evans has been a community, social and political organizer for the last 30 years. She has used her skills,for the protection of the earth, to give voice to communities and people who go unheard and unseen, in the area of human and civil rights, to protect the rights of women, to raise the minimum wage for farm workers, to protect dolphins, in El Salvador in the early 80's and with Zapitistas since '94. From 1973 to 1982, she served in administrative capacities in all of Jerry Brown's campaigns and in his staff and cabinet as Director of Administration. Breakthroughs in wind and solar energy happened while she was overseeing the office of Appropriate Technology.

Jodie can be reached at: jodie@codepinkalert.org .

Gael Murphy
Active in the peace and justice movement, Ms. Murphy serves on the executive committee of CODEPINK: Women for a Peace. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Occupation Watch Center and a steering committee member of United for Peace and Justice.

Gael can be reached at: gael@codepinkalert.org.

Nancy Kricorian
CODEPINK NYC Co-ordinator. Nancy Kricorian is part of the national staff and the coordinator for CODEPINK NYC. In addition to working with CODEPINK, Nancy is a writer and a novelist. She is a member of PEN USA and on the board of the Armenia Tree Project.

Click here to read Nancy's article on Direct Action & Street Theater.

Nancy can be reached at: codepinknyc@gmail.com.

Farida Sheralam

Farida is the National CODEPINKWebmistress who designs national alerts and special event /campaign websites. She also designs our brochures and media kits. Farida is a freelance web and graphic designer.

She can be reached at: webmistress@codepinkalert.org.

Dana Balicki
Dana Balicki is the Campaign Manager at CODEPINK. She has project managed the CODEPINK book "Stop the Next War Now," coordinated work camps in New Orleans, organized countless fundraisers and events, among many other projects with CODEPINK. After much traveling she has finally settled in New York City and runs the NYC office there.

Dana can be reached at dana@codepinkalert.org or by calling the NYC office, 646.723.1781

Rae Abileah
Rae is the CODEPINK local groups coordinator. She connects CODEPINK's national campaigns with the grassroots women's movement for peace, and brings organizing resources to local coordinators.

Rae can be reached at: rae@codepinkalert.org.

Suzanne Stenson O’Brien

Suzanne Stenson O'Brien is a writer, educator, and marketing pro who has worked in public interest media since 1987. Her work has supported independent documentaries (regrettoinform.org), online innovations (sonicmemorial.org), public broadcasting (itvs.org), health (eatwellguide.org) and the public welfare (NOVEMBER 2 project). She is midway through an MFA writing program and has published academic and creative work, including for the Benton Foundation, AIVF, and Georgia State Archives. Key to her conscience as a mother of two, are the twin issues of peace and sustainable life.

Suzanne is the National Media Coordinator for CODEPINK.She works to maintain CODEPINK's presence in national media, helps coordinate media coverage for local groups, and develops press material for the website and other media.

Suzanne can be reached at 612-868-7619 or suzanneo[at]codepinkalert.org.

Paris Marron
Paris is CodePink's Online Organizer. An "Internet Activist," she engages communities across the web through online actions, social networks, blogs, viral videos, and online communities. Paris is also the producer of several viral videos including Mother's Day for Peace, Father's Day for Peace, and When the Saints.

Paris can be reached at pariscodepink[at]gmail.com.

Gayle Brandeis
Gayle Brandeis is our wordsmith extraordinaire. She crafts all of the CODEPINK Alerts that go to nearly 200,000 members weekly. She is the author of several books, and of them, The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel (HarperCollins) won Barbara Kingsolver’s Bellwether Prize for Fiction in Support of a Literature of Social Change. Her second novel, Self Storage, was recently published.

Janet Weil
Janet Weil (in front of banner) assists Rae Abileah, CODEPINK's Local Group Coordinator. A member of Bay Area CODEPINK since 2003, Janet enjoys supporting the work of local groups by maintaining our online calendar and local spotlight reports, taking part in actions and sharing photos and encouragement.

Janet can be reached at codepinkjanet@gmail.com .

Lydia Vickers Giordano

Lydia Vickers Giordano has been an anti-war activista since Abby Hoffman sported his American flag cape in the 1960's. Her Think Pink, Think Peace cape were inspired by that era and the exciting application of fun and theater that drew her to CODEPINK in 2005. "CODEPINK gives me courage to keep my ‘heart above water’ when the world is drowning in war".

Lydia currently enjoys being part of the Pink House Team scheduling space at the amazing CODEPINK house in Washington D. C. She can be reached at pinkwelcome[at]yahoo.com.

Whitney Hallock

Whitney is the Development & Administrative Assistant as well as the LA Coordinator. Conducting development related activities, providing administrative support to staff in both LA and the rest of the national offices, and managing CODEPINK's online store. Whitney is a graduate of The Ohio State University and previously worked on Skid Row for the LA non-profit Chrysalis while volunteering a year of service through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Whitney lives in Los Angeles with hopes of owning a gold fish one day.

Whitney can be reached at whitney[at]codepinkalert.org or la[at]codepinkalert.org.