2026 Justice Maker Awards: A Celebration of Changemakers
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice’s 2026 Justice Makers Award ceremony promises to inspire and showcase our incredible work at the intersection of economic, race, and disability justice. Our goal is to raise critical funds for NCLEJ’s mission so that we can continue to help communities across the country gain economic stability and thrive.
- Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | Current, 59 Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011
- Cocktail Hour | 6:00 PM
- Awards Ceremony | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Celebrating Our 2026 Changemakers
Anna Domyancic is the Deputy Chief Legal Officer, US at Scotiabank, where she is the head of litigation and regulatory enforcement. She also oversees employment matters, internal investigations, and legal operations. Prior to joining Scotiabank, Anna was a member of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s white collar and litigation group with experience representing multinational companies and senior leaders in litigations, investigations, and enforcement matters. Anna has been a long-time supporter and advocate for pro bono legal services and was a recipient of the Federal Bar Council’s Thurgood Marshall Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Service (Rising Star), the Legal Aid Society’s Pro Bono Publico Award, and Sanctuary for Families’ Pro Bono Achievement Award.
Ryan P. Haygood, a nationally respected civil rights lawyer, is President & CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. The Institute’s mission is to empower Black, Brown and other people of color by building reparative systems that create wealth, transform justice and harness democratic power in New Jersey and beyond. Under Ryan’s leadership, the Institute’s racial justice advocacy—powered by a dynamic team and stellar Board of Trustees—has become a model for states as places to build community power from the ground up. The Institute led historic campaigns to strengthen and expand New Jersey’s democracy, including restoring the vote to 83,000 people on probation and parole, a right denied since 1844; establishing online voter registration and early voting; ending prison-based gerrymandering; and lowering the voting age to 16 for Newark School Board elections.
