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title: "Directors & Staff"
date: 2023-12-18T16:55:00-05:00
author: Eva Parker Passalacqua
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/who-we-are/directors"
section: People Categories
---
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[Who We Are](/who-we-are)# Directors &amp; Staff

[![Headshot of Amy Agigian](data:image/png;base64,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)### Amy Agigian

Executive Director](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/amy-agigian-phd)

[![Headshot of Laura Prieto](data:image/png;base64,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)### Laura R. Prieto

Program Director](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/laura-prieto)

[![Headshot of Deirdre Jonese Austin](data:image/png;base64,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)### Jonese Austin

Content Developer and Writer](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/jonese-austin)

[![Grace Koch](data:image/png;base64,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)### Grace Koch

Program Associate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/grace-koch)

[![2025 Headshot Nyk](data:image/png;base64,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)### Nyk Rayne

Web Manager](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/nyk-rayne)
