NNOMY Steering Committee
(As of May 22, 2023) The NNOMY Steering Committee can be contacted in group at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Staff | Office Email | Speakers Bureau
Stephanie Atkinson - Courage to Resist - Oakland, California
Pat Alviso - Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) - National Coordinator, Long Beach, California
Rachel Bruhnke - Codepink - San Pedro, California
Kate Connell - Truth in Recruitment - Santa Barbara, California - (On Hiatus)
Sonia Santiago Hernández - Madres Contra La Guerra - Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Rick Jahnkow - Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (Project YANO) - San Diego, California
Siri Margerin - Before Enlisting - San Francisco, California
Maria Santelli - Center on Conscience and War - Washington DC
Joanne Sheehan - War Resisters League/New England Regional OfficeWar Resisters League/New England Regional Office - Norwich, Connecticut - (On Hiatus)
Emeritus Steering Committee Members
The organizations attributed to these individuals refer to their associations during their time serving on the NNOMY steering committee.)
Tori Bateman- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Office of Public Policy and Advocacy, Washington D.C.
Oskar Castro - AFSC/Quaker Volunteer Service - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pat Elder - Student Privacy Org - Montgomery County, Maryland
Libby Frank - Northwest Suburban Peace & Education Project - Arlington Heights, Illinois
Darlene Gramigna - American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Office - Chicago, Illinois
Miranda Groux - The Resistance Center - Northampton, Massachusetts
Barbara Harris - Granny Peace Brigade - New York City, New York
Arlene Inouye - Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools (CAMS) - Los Angeles, California
Seth Kershner - History Department / University of Massachusetts Amherst - Amherst , Connecticut
John Lindsay-Poland - American Friends Service Committee San Francisco Wage Peace Program , U.S. West Region - San Francisco, California
Sebastian Munoz-McDonald - Feminists Against the DraftFeminists Against the Draft - Dartmouth College - New Hampshire
Stephen McNeil - American Friends Service Committee Bay Area Peacebuilding Program, U.S. West Region - San Francisco, California
Jesus Palafox - American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Midwest Region - Chicago, Illinois
Bill Scheurer - On Earth Peace - New Windsor, Maryland
Louis Raprager - Veterans for Peace - Digital Counter-recruiter - National
Sam Smith - I Will Not Kill - Fellowship of Reconciliation - Chicago, Illinois
Chris Venn - San Pedro Neighbors for Peace and Justice - Los Angeles, California
Amy Wagner - Youth Activists - Youth Allies NetworkYouth Activists - Youth Allies Network - New York City, New York
Staffing | menu
Rick Jahnkow - NNOMY Administrative staff volunteer - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Gary Ghirardi - NNOMY Communications staff volunteer - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Selene Rivas - NNOMY Communications staff person - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fabiola Cardozo - Peaceful Career Alternatives communications staff person - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Libby Frank - TECMITS Project Coordinator- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Rick Jahnkow -
Past Program Coordinator for the Project on Youth & Non-military Opportunities,
contributor to Draft NOtices, a publication of the Committee Opposed to Militarism & the Draft,
Currently a NNOMY steering committee member and an administrative staff volunteer & organizer.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - 760-753-7518
David Morales -
Helped form the Education Not Arms Coalition as a high school junior.
As a graduate student he attended the Stanford University Teacher Education Program,
taught high school Spanish, now in a doctoral program in education at Stanford University.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - 619-453-6663
Cassandra Hernandez -
Program Coordinator for the Project on Youth & Non-military Opportunities.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - 619-494-8699
Jesus Palafox -
Social Change Advocate, Social Worker, past steering committee member of NNOMY and past
operations manager of the Midwest office of the American Friends Service Committee, Chicago.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - 773 962 1807
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Revised 5/22/2023