Deborah Weinstein | dweinstein@chn.org

Executive Director

Deborah Weinstein came to the Coalition on Human Needs as its new executive director in June of 2003. Debbie brings over thirty years of advocacy experience to CHN on a wide range of issues at both the state and federal level.

Prior to coming to CHN, Weinstein served for nine years as director of the Family Income division of the Children’s Defense Fund. At CDF she worked on policy strategies to lift children and theirfamilies out of poverty, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child support, jobs and wages, housing, nutrition, unemployment insurance, and equitable tax policy.

From 1983 to 1993, Weinstein was executive director of the Massachusetts Human Services Coalition, a nonprofit advocacy organization made up of human service providers, religious organizations, labor, and advocacy groups and focusing on the needs of Massachusetts people, especially those with limited income.

Weinstein has been the recipient of many awards from human services and advocacy groups. She has a Master of Social Work degree from San Diego State University.

Richelle Friedman | rfriedman@chn.org

Director of Public Policy

Richelle Friedman, PBVM, joined the Coalition on Human Needs as director of public policy in April, 2006. Richelle has over 20 years of legislative experience on a wide range of issues with the goal of strengthening the economic reality of low-income families. Before coming to CHN, Friedman worked at the Children’s Defense Fund, McAuley Institute and NETWORK as a policy analyst and lobbyist. Prior to coming to DC, she was a junior high and secondary school teacher. Richelle has a bachelor’s degree from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa and a master’s degree from Loyola University in Chicago.

Angela Evans | aevans@chn.org

Director of Outreach and Field Activity

Angela Evans came to the Coalition on Human Needs in May, 2011. Angie’s background includes organizing and leadership development with the Center for Community Change, Jewish Funds for Justice and state and local campaigns. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Saint Louis University and Master Degree in Social Work, concentrated in Social and Economic Development from Washington University in St Louis.

Danica Johnson | djohnson@chn.org

Communications Manager

Danica Johnson joined the Coalition on Human Needs in June 2010. Before coming to CHN, Danica worked at a community-based advocacy organization, Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative, where she combined outreach, communications and administrative work as Executive Assistant to the Director. Danica graduated from UCLA in 2009 with a Major in History and Minors in Political Science and Spanish. As a student volunteer, Danica acted as Clinical Director for the Student Health Outreach Project, lobbied for children’s health care with the Children’s Defense Fund and worked as a committee member of two anti-AIDS fundraising groups.