Our Staff

Afnan is the Executive Assistant to the President at WCPI.  

Before working at WCPI, Afnan was a communications associate at the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). At CLUW, Afnan primarily focused on writing about women’s leadership and political participation. She has also collaborated with various nonprofit organizations and labor unions to ensure gender equality in civic and voter education. 

Afnan received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Hollins University and a public policy analysis certification from the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

Krista is the Senior Director of Development and Communications at WCPI.  

Prior to joining WCPI, Krista spent 12 years in public interest law and nonprofit development. Most recently, she was the Founder and Principal Consultant of Krista Selnau Camarda Consulting, LLC where she worked with several local nonprofit organizations focused on women, financial literacy, and workforce development.  Krista was also the Director of Major & Planned Giving at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a year round residential camp in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic for seriously ill children and their families. Previously, she was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Fellowships at Equal Justice Works, where she oversaw Fellows and stewarded Fellowship sponsors on the East Coast, securing $2.5 million in support annually.  

As a lawyer, Krista founded and managed the Veterans Medical-Legal Partnership at Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Augusta, Maine with VA Maine Healthcare System from 2015-2018. She practiced veterans law and coordinated Pine Tree’s veterans pro bono projects. She also served as Co-Chair of the Veterans Law Section in the Maine State Bar Association. Krista was also a 2013 Equal Justice Works Fellow sponsored by Walmart and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and hosted by Legal Aid of Arkansas. Her Fellowship project expanded the Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s Medical-Legal Partnership to include a legal clinic focused on the unmet needs of children with cancer or sickle cell disease and their families. Before that, Krista co-founded and coordinated a pro bono medical-legal partnership for children in rural Northwest Arkansas with Legal Aid of Arkansas.

Krista has guest lectured on medical-legal partnerships at Berkeley School of Law and Georgetown University. She has written about and presented extensively on medical-legal partnerships nationwide. Krista serves on the Board of Ms. JD, the Washington Council of Lawyers, and the National Capital Gift Planning Council.

Krista received her B.A. summa cum laude from Curry College and earned her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, where she was an active member of the Health Law Moot Court team.  Krista also holds a Certificate in Professional Fundraising from Boston University and a Certificate in Planned Giving from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.

Annabel is the Communications and Development Associate at WCPI.

Before joining WCPI, Annabel worked at the Choice Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Baltimore, MD, supporting and advocating for youth and families to decrease recidivism and increase graduation and employment rates. She has also collaborated with several other Baltimore non-profit organizations to help improve people’s access to food, education, and other community resources. Annabel is passionate about advocating for the representation of all groups of people and is excited to continue her work at WCPI.

Annabel received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Loyola University Maryland.

Cindy has served as president of WCPI since January 1999.

Prior to her current position, Cindy worked on Capitol Hill for more than 17 years for four Members of Congress, including 12 years for Ambassador and former Rep. Connie Morella. During her Hill service, she focused on women’s health, and budget, tax, and appropriations issues.

Cindy received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Colgate University.

Alyssa is the Policy Director at WCPI.

Before joining WCPI, Alyssa worked on Capitol Hill for nearly six years. She served as a Legislative Aide and Digital Media Specialist to Congressman Dwight Evans, Digital Director for the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, and Legislative Assistant to Congressman Pete Aguilar. She has experience working on bipartisan issues ranging from veterans to education.

Alyssa received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Rutgers University – New Brunswick.

Kendall is the Policy Intern for WCPI. 

Kendall is a senior at American University, where she double majors in Political Science and Public Relations, with a specialization in policy. She previously interned at the Department of Homeland Security and was the director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Kennedy Political Union. 

She volunteers with Sanctuary Farm, which aids food distribution in Philadelphia. In the future, Kendall hopes to help combat systemic inequalities in affordable housing and the public school system in cities across the U.S.