Category Staff

Kojo Aurelien (he/him/his) is the Digital Content Coordinator at SIECUS.

Sarah Wing, JD, is the Federal Policy Manager at SIECUS, where she leads national policymaker and partner education, advocacy, and lobbying efforts, shaping federal policy support and engagement. Sarah earned her Juris Doctor from Villanova University Charles Widger School of…

Miranda Estes joins SIECUS as the State Policy Action Manager. She will lead the implementation of the SEPAC program to ensure member organization gain valuable advocacy, coalition building, and political strategy skills. Miranda looks forward to supporting and building relationships…

Senior Senior Policy Analyst Nawal Umar, MPH joins SIECUS as a Senior Policy Analyst. She is responsible for tracking and monitoring state, local, and federal policies and impending legislation related to sex education and other progressive sexual and reproductive health…

Gail Cowan, MSW, is SIECUS’ Director of Development. She works closely with staff to manage the organization’s foundation, corporate, and individual giving. Previously, Gail was the Director of Development at the national adolescent sexual health organization, Advocates for Youth. She…

Alison Macklin, MSW is the Director of Public Affairs at SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change providing strategic guidance to communities looking to advance sex education and is a national leader in the comprehensive sex education field since 2004. In…

Callie Simon (she/her) is the Executive Director of SIECUS. She is a global leader with nearly two decades of experience advancing adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. She has worked to expand equitable access to inclusive, rights-based comprehensive sexuality…