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Staff
Ashley Lulling
Communications and Outreach Manager
Prior to joining OTF, Ashley worked as the Participant Experience Manager for InterExchange, promoting cross-cultural understanding and collaboration. She managed the ambassador program, helping program participants tell their stories, and the organization’s Foundation, which aims to improve the accessibility of travel abroad programming. Ashley also contributed to program recruitment and external partnership collaboration, as well […]
Bryan Nunez
Vice President of Technology
Bryan Nunez joined OTF as the Vice President of Technology in 2022. Bryan leads OTF’s efforts to support internet freedom technologies, drive innovation, and support individuals and organizations protecting the free flow of information, press freedom, and human rights around the globe. Bryan previously served as a member of OTF’s all-volunteer Advisory Council, where he […]
Chris Taylor
Vice President of Programs
Chris Taylor joined OTF as Vice President of Programs in 2023. Prior to joining OTF, Chris was a Senior Advisor for Digital Media Freedom and a program manager at the U.S. State Department, where he oversaw the implementation of foreign assistance with a focus on digital safety, anti-censorship, civic tech, and free media. He was also […]
Donny Anderson
General Counsel
As General Counsel, Donny provides guidance, review, and oversight of contracts, policies, and procedures to ensure that OTF is operating within the law. Prior to joining OTF, Donny was a lead Contracting Officer for FHI 360, providing legal support for a portfolio of domestic and international contracts, grants and cooperative agreements across multiple federal and commercial […]
Dyan Mae Cortez
Program Manager
Dyan Mae Cortez is a Program Manager at Open Technology Fund, where she works to enable the research, development, and implementation of internet freedom technologies in authoritarian contexts. Her professional interests encompass surveillance and censorship practices in Southeast Asia & the Pacific, digital transnational repression, and funder coordination. Dyan also supports high-risk human rights activists, civil […]
Gary Roebuck
Chief Operating Officer
Gary joined OTF in March 2023 as Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Gary is responsible for oversight of all day-to-day operational, compliance, financial, and administrative functions of the organization. Gary has enjoyed a varied career in nonprofit management spanning the domains of finance, information technology, human resources, and operations, most recently as Deputy Executive Director […]
James Marchant
Senior Program Manager
James joined OTF as a Program Manager in 2022. Prior to joining OTF, James was Director of Research and Learning at Small Media, where he oversaw the design and implementation of research and advocacy projects confronting digital rights challenges globally. In his previous role, James collaborated closely with marginalized, at-risk communities and human rights defenders […]
Khin
Program Manager
Khin is a feminist digital rights activist; her career has been shaped by a passion for making the internet safe for human rights defenders, activists, journalists, and civil society organizations. Prior to joining OTF, Khin worked on platform accountability, led holistic digital and operational security support for human rights defenders and activists, facilitated digital threat […]
Laura Cunningham
President
Laura joined the OTF team in 2019. As OTF’s President, Laura is responsible for OTF’s strategic development, long-term planning, and day-to-day operations to enable OTF to fulfill its mission to support internet freedom worldwide. Laura has over a decade of experience working on Internet freedom across a variety of donor, non-profit, and government organizations. Prior […]
Lindsey Kerkela
Human Resources Generalist
Lindsey joined OTF as the Human Resources Generalist in 2021.
Marcin de Kaminski
Vice President of Programs
Marcin de Kaminski joined OTF as the Vice President of Programs in 2023. Marcin leads OTFs programmatic efforts to support internet freedom technologies, drive innovation and support individuals and organizations protecting the free flow of information, press freedom, and human rights around the globe. Marcin previously worked as a Policy Specialist at the Swedish International […]
Nat Kretchun
Senior Vice President for Programs
Nat joined the OTF team in 2017. As Senior Vice President for Programs, Nat oversees OTF’s programmatic portfolio.
Ongere Churchill
Program Manager
Ongere joined OTF as a Program Manager in July 2023. Ongere previously worked as an Arts, Culture, Media, and Digitality strategist at British freedom of expression think tank ARTICLE 19 and Dutch INGO Hivos. In these roles, he led teams, designed and executed projects, conducted lobbying and advocacy campaigns to the African Union and United […]
Ramy Raoof
Senior Program Manager
Ramy Raoof is a technologist, privacy and digital security researcher, who works on the intersection of technology and social causes such as privacy, security and access to information, by devoting his skills as a techie and passion for free/open culture. His recent works focus on researching targeted digital attacks against human rights defenders and NGOs […]
Sandy Fulton
Program Manager
Prior to joining OTF, Sandy coordinated Free Press’ legislative outreach and lobbying efforts, focusing specifically on the First Amendment and racial justice implications of Net Neutrality, minority media ownership, government surveillance, and privacy issues. Before joining Free Press, Sandy served as a legislative assistant at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington office, where she focused […]
Susan Kennedy
Program Manager
Susan joined OTF as a Program Manager in July 2023. Susan Kennedy is a librarian-at-heart who has committed her career to promoting free, secure, and unrestricted access to information. Prior to joining Open Technology Fund as Program Manager, she was PM at Superbloom, a human-centered design and research nonprofit that supports many internet freedom and […]
Tiffany Currie
Director of Finance
Tiff joined OTF as the Director of Finance, having previously served the organization as Interim Controller. Tiff is responsible for directing the financial and budgetary actions of OTF, serves as an internal advisor to the President and Board on all financial matters, and ensures that OTF meets all critical regulatory and legal compliance benchmarks. As […]
Victoria Benner
Director of External Affairs
Victoria Benner joined OTF as the Director of External Affairs in October 2023. Before OTF, Victoria was the Communications Director at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and previously held external and public affairs positions at the National Democratic Institute and Global Affairs Canada. She holds an MSc in political theory from the London School of Economics and B.A. in political […]
Wei Fan
Senior Program Manager
Wei Joined OTF in 2017 as Program Manager.. Wei has a media background. Before joining OTF, Wei worked as a manager of media projects that use ICTs to amplify the voices of people in distress and support human rights. Wei worked on coordinating independent media projects to bypass censorship in Eastern Europe and Eastern Asia. […]