American Progress Staff

Executive Committee

John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer

Sarah Wartell, Executive VP
Laura Nichols, Senior Fellow
Jennifer Palmieri, Senior VP for Communications
Winnie Stachelberg, Senior VP for External Affairs

Senior Staff

Rudy deLeon, Senior VP for National Security and International Policy
Debby Goldberg, Senior VP for Development
David Halperin, Senior VP and Director, Campus Progress
Andrew Sherry, Senior VP for Online Communications

Cynthia Brown, VP for Education Policy
Michael Ettlinger, VP for Economic Policy
Debbie Fine, General Counsel
Kate Gordon, VP for Energy Policy
Steve Heibein, VP for Technology
Angela Kelley, VP for Immigration Policy and Advocacy
Ed Paisley, VP for Editorial
Kaliope Poulianos, VP for Finance and Administration
Anna Soellner, VP for Communications

Distinguished Senior Fellow

Senator Tom Daschle

Fellows

David Abromowitz
Eric Alterman
David Balto
Matt Browne
Louis Caldera
Samuel Charap
Aaron Chatterji
Maria Echaveste
Elizabeth Edwards
Lia Epperson
Judy Feder
Henry Fernandez
Mark Greenberg
Nina Hachigian
John Halpin
Peter Harbage
Bracken Hendricks
Brian Katulis
Tom Kenworthy
Lawrence J. Korb
Karen Kornbluh
Andrew Light
Scott Lilly
Alice Madden
Matt Miller
Jonathan Moreno
Ann O'Leary
Jonathan Orszag
Todd Park
Joseph Romm
Fred Rotondaro
Shirley Sagawa
Richard Samans
Shira Saperstein
Bill Schulz
Peter Swire
Ruy Teixeira
Rev. Susan Thistlethwaite
Laura Tyson
Daniel J. Weiss
Christian E. Weller

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Artist in Residence

Anna Deavere Smith

Affiliated Scholars

William Aceves
Anne L. Alstott
Alan Bersin
Nicholas K. Bromell
Aldo Civico
Dalton Conley
Michele Landis Dauber
Martha Fineman
Jacob Hacker
Darrick Hamilton
Doug Harris
Lisa Heinzerling
Obery M. Hendricks
Robert Jones
Mark A. R. Kleiman
Jeff Madrick
Kevin Mattson
Thomas O. McGarity
Suzanne Nossel
Stephen Metcalf
Ruth O'Brien
Paul Pierson
Jedediah Purdy
William N. Rom
Leon V. Sigal
Ted Widmer
Janelle Wong

Administration

Kola Adetola, Sr. Staff Accountant
Susan Anderson, Accountant I
Erin Green, Internship Program Manager
Tyler Hall, Facilities Manager and HR Associate
Denelle Hammond, Payroll and Benefits Manager
Mildred Hardin, Accountant II/Accounts Payable Supervisor
James Heidbreder, Facilities Coordinator
Calista Johnson, Operations Manager
Nick Lepham, Receptionist and Special Assistant
Angelo Lomax, Receptionist
Gary Peacock, Senior Staff Accountant
Surin Ramkissoon, Director of Budget and Finance
 

California Office

Shana Jenkins, Special Asst/Office Manager for California

Campus Progress

Katie Andriulli, Communications and Outreach Manager
Tommaso Boggia, Advocacy Associate
Natasha Bowens, Advocacy Associate
Annika Carlson, Operations and Development Manager
Pedro de la Torre, Advocacy Senior Associate
Arielle Fleisher, Events Associate
Isabelle Gerard, Special Assistant to the Director of Campus Progress
Shereen Hall, Online Communications Manager
Rosanna Herrera, Events Manager
Paula-Raye O'Sullivan, Events Associate
Tanya Paperny, Advocacy Associate
Drew Seman, Online Communications Associate
David Spett, Publications Associate
Kay Steiger, Associate Editor, CampusProgress.org
Erica Williams, Deputy Director, and Policy and Advocacy Manager
Vincent Villano, Events Associate

Communications

Raúl Arce-Contreras, Press Assistant
Benjamin Armbruster, Assistant Editor
Drew Brookie, Press Secretary for Progressive Media
Vanessa Cardenas, Ethnic Media Director
Nate Carlile, Senior Reporter/Blogger
Matt Corley, Assistant Editor
Emma Diebold, Special Events Coordinator
Matthew Duss, National Security Researcher/Blogger
Suzi Emmerling, Press Aide
Lee Fang, Researcher
Pat Garofalo, Economics Researcher/Blogger
Grant Ginder, Speechwriting Associate
Christy Harvey, Director of Strategic Communications
Brad Johnson, Climate Researcher/Blogger
Ivan Kander, Videographer/Editor
Sara Langhinrichs, Special Assistant for MicCheck Radio
Christine McDonough, Special Events Coordinator
Paul Meyer, Senior Videographer and Editor
Nicole Murphy, Special Assistant for Mic Check
John Neurohr,  Deputy Press Secretary
Andrea Nill, Immigration Researcher/Blogger
Ryan Powers, Reporter/Blogger for ThinkProgress.org and the Progress Report
Andrea Purse, Associate Director of Media Strategy
Jason Rahlan, Press Aide
Faiz Shakir, Research Director
Amanda Terkel, Managing Editor Progress Report / Think Progress
Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Director of Outreach and Special Events
Igor Volsky, Health Care Researcher/Blogger
Matthew Yglesias, Fellow
Victor Zapanta, Researcher

Development & Strategic Planning

Yasmin Abboud, Major Gifts Officer
Emily Berman, Corporate Relations and Annual Events Manager
Anna Ekindjian, Director of Development
Ali Fisher, Business Alliance Assistant
Becky Webster, Special Assistant

Domestic Policy

Jessica Arons, Director of Women's Health and Rights Program
Alexandra Cawthorne, Research Associate
Robin Chait, Associate Director for Teacher Quality
Karen Davenport, Director of Health Policy
Sarah Dreier, Research Assistant
Marshall Fitz, Director of Immigration Policy
Melissa Lazarín, Associate Director of Education Policy
Raegen Tabot Miller, Associate Director for Education Research
Joy Moses, Policy Analyst, Poverty Program
Isabel Owen, Research Assistant for Education Policy
Reece Rushing, Director of Regulatory and Information Policy
Sonia Sekhar, Special Assistant for Health Policy
Valerie Shen, Special Assistant for Domestic Policy
Sally Steenland, Senior Policy Advisor for Faith and Progressive Policy
Ellen-Marie Whelan, Associate Director of Health Policy and Senior Health Policy Analyst

Economic Policy

Heather Boushey, Senior Economist
Sabina Dewan, Associate Director of International Economic Policy
Andrew Jakabovics, Associate Director for Housing and Economics
Nayla Kazzi, Research Assistant
Amanda Logan, Research Associate
David Madland, Director of the American Worker Project
David Min, Associate Director for Financial Markets Policy
Luke Reidenbach, Special Assistant
Louis Soares, Director of the Economic Mobility Program
Karla Walter, Policy Analyst

Energy Policy

Jake Caldwell, Director of Policy for Agriculture, Trade & Energy
Benjamin Goldstein, Policy Analyst
Alexandra Kougentakis, Fellows Assistant
Kari Manlove, Research Associate
Sean Pool, Special Assistant
Julian L. Wong, Senior Policy Analyst

Enough Project

John Bagwell, Field Manager
Zack Brisson, Web Producer
Rebecca Brocato, Policy Assistant
Molly Browning, Special Assistant and Research Associate
Summer Buckley, Special Assistant
Thomas Burton, Director of Online Communication
Nanda Chitre, Communications Director
Maggie Fick, Policy Assistant
Debbie Harmon, Administrative Manager
Laura Heaton, Writer/Editor
Tsegaye Hidru, Webmaster
Stella Kojo Kenyi, Sister Schools Campaign Coordinator
Candice Knezevic, Congo Campaign Manager
John Norris, Executive Director of ENOUGH
Robert Padavick, Director of Special Media Projects
John Prendergast, Co-Founder
Meghna Raj, Government Relations Associate
Eileen White Read, Associate Director of Communications
Jenny Russell, Advocacy Director
Rebekah Seder, Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
David Sullivan, Research Associate
Colin Thomas-Jensen, Policy Adviser
Nicole Vance, Press Assistant
Sarina Virk, Congo Campaign Assistant

Executive

Juliana Gendelman, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Anne Kolker, Special Assistant
Sarah Miller, Policy Advisor to the President and CEO

External Affairs

Lisa Donner, Executive Director, Half in Ten campaign
Stephanie Grow, Outreach Systems Coordinator
Adam Jentleson, Communications and Outreach Director
Brian Komar, Director of Strategic Outreach and Alliances
Chris Semenas, Constituent Outreach Assistant
Rebecca Salay, Associate Director of Government Affairs
Brian Smith, Email Marketing Assistant
Rae Rawls, Email Marketing Manager
Ilia Rodriguez, Director of Government Affairs
Alan Rosenblatt, Associate Director for Online Advocacy
Josh Rosenthal, Special Assistant
Antonia Scatton, Associate Director of Constituent Relations
Jack Swetland, Manager of Government Affairs

Fellows

Michael Rugnetta, Research Assistant
Anne Shoup, Research Associate

Legal

Maytak Chin, Law Clerk
Debbie Fine, General Counsel
Alex DeMots, Legal Counsel
Allison Lessne, Law Clerk
Praveen Madhiraju, Legal Counsel

National Security

Moran Banai, U.S. Editor of Middle East Bulletin
Krisila Benson, Director of Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities
Ian Bomberg, Middle East Progress Assistant
Spencer P. Boyer, Director of International Law and Diplomacy
Reuben Brigety, Director, Sustainable Security Program
Winny Chen, Research Associate
Laura Conley, Special Assistant
Colin Cookman, Special Assistant
Sean Duggan, Research Associate
Andrew J. Grotto, Senior Analyst
Ken Gude, Associate Director, International Rights & Responsibility
Peter Juul, Research Associate
Natalie Ondiak, Research Associate
Andrew Sweet, Research Assistant
Caroline Wadhams, Senior Policy Analyst

Online Communications

Christopher Bachmann, Unix Systems Administrator
J.R. Boynton, Director of Web Products
Kasie Coccaro, Web Producer and Project Manager
Lauren Ferguson, Designer/Production Artist
Lori Goldberg, Senior Developer
Rhon Hayes, Microsoft Systems Administrator
Evan Hensleigh, Special Assistant
Joshua Hill, Web Developer
Nick Levay, Information Security and Operation
Erin Lindsay, Online Marketing Manager
Robin Pam, Deputy Managing Editor
Andrew Pratt, Managing Editor, Science Progress
Matt Pusateri, Art Director
Alex Pryor, Manager of A/V Technology
William Rogers, Desktop Support Technician
Shannon Ryan, Graphic Designer
Annie Schutte, Managing Editor
Jasmine Taylor, Desktop Support Technician
Will Thomas, Director of Information Technology
Robert Valencia, Assistant Editor
Dan Wagener, Assistant Editor