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American Progress Staff

Executive Committee

Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress,
Counselor to the Center for American Progress Action Fund

Tom Perriello, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund,
Counselor for Policy to the Center for American Progress

John Podesta, Chair and Counselor
Winnie Stachelberg, Executive VP for External Affairs
Carol Browner, Distinguished Senior Fellow
Rudy deLeon, Senior VP for National Security and International Policy

Senior Staff

Debbie Fine, Senior VP and General Counsel
Tara McGuinness, Senior VP for Communications and Senior VP for the Center for American Progress Action Fund
Araceli Ruano, Senior VP and Director of California Office
Joe Smolskis, Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer
Cynthia Brown, VP for Education Policy
George Estrada, VP for Technology
Michael Ettlinger, VP for Economic Policy
Tamara Fucile, VP for Government Affairs
Kate Gordon, VP for Energy Policy
Ken Gude, Chief of Staff and Vice President
Angela Kelley, VP for Immigration Policy and Advocacy
Daniella Gibbs Leger, VP for New American Communities Initiatives
Judd Legum, VP for Communications and New Media
Lori Lodes, VP for Think Progress War Room (CAP Action)
Jessica O'Connell, VP for Administration
Ed Paisley, VP for Editorial
Andrea Purse, VP for Communications
Faiz Shakir, VP and Editor of Think Progress (CAP Action)
Alex DeMots, Deputy General Counsel

Administration

Kola Adetola, Associate Director for Accounting
Deborah Alston, Accounts Payable Specialist
Nick Casey, Facilities and Events Coordinator
Erin Green, Director, Internship Program
Tyler Hall, Associate Director, Operations
Denelle Hammond, Sr. Manager, Payroll and Benefits Administration
Mildred Hardin, Accounts Payable Manager
Kaitlin Heinz, Senior Staff Accountant
Deborah Holston, Controller
Nick Lepham, Receptionist and Special Assistant
Gary Peacock, Associate Director for Grants Management
Alisha Willoughby, Receptionist

California Office

Rebecca Friendly, Special Assistant

Campus Progress

Eduardo Garcia, Advocacy Associate
Tara Kutz, Video Communications Associate
Sam Menefee-Libey, Advocacy Associate
Joshua Murphy, Special Assistant to the Director
Khushboo Rami, Events Manager
Naima Ramos-Chapman, Associate Editor
Brian Stewart, Journalism Network Associate and Associate Editor
Tobin Van Ostern, Communications Manager
Emily Wathen, Online Communications Associate
Abraham White, Communications Associate
Shereen Zaid, Events Associate

Communications

Julie Ajinkya, Policy Analyst, Progress 2050
Benjamin Armbruster, National Security Editor
Amanda Beadle, Editorial Assistant
Andrew Blotky, Director of Legal Progress
Vanessa Cardenas, Director of Progress 2050
April Carson, Deputy Director, Legal Progress
Eli Clifton, National Security Reporter
Christina C. DiPasquale, Associate Director, Press Relations
Joshua Dorner, Communications Director for Think Progress War Room (CAP Action)
William Flanagan, Special Events Coordinator
Zack Ford, LGBT Researcher/Blogger
Pat Garofalo, Economic Policy Editor
Ali Gharib, National Security Reporter
Jessica Goad, Manager of Research and Outreach, Public Lands Project
Christy Goldfuss, Director, Public Lands Project
Lindsay Hamilton, Director of Media Strategy
Josh Israel, Senior Investigative Reporter
Brad Johnson, Climate Editor
Sophia Kerby, Special Assistant, Progress 2050
Scott Keyes, Researcher for Think Progress War Room (CAP Action)
Stephen Lacey, Climate Progress Reporter/Blogger
Rebecca Leber, Research Assistant, Think Progress
Christine McDonough, Special Events Manager
Madeline Meth, Special Assistant
Ian Millhiser, Policy Analyst and Blogger
Noreen Nielsen, Energy Communications Director
Adam Peck, Reporter/Blogger
Laura Pereyra, Bilingual Press Associate
Katie Peters, Associate Director of Press Relations
Alyssa Rosenberg, Culture Blogger
Alex Seitz-Wald, Assistant Editor
Emily Seldin, Special Assistant, Think Progress War Room (CAP Action)
Jon Shields, Special Assistant
Anne Shoup, Associate Director, Media Strategy
Jeff Spross, Video Editor/Blogger
Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Director of Outreach and Special Events
Igor Volsky, Health Care Policy Editor
Travis Waldron, Reporter/Blogger

Development

Joanna Belanger, Associate Director, Individual Giving
Chris Belisle, Senior Manager, Business Alliance
Alison Canavan, Business Alliance Coordinator
Jessie McDougall, Development Associate
Robin McQueen, Director of Development
Stefan Romberg, Foundation Relations Coordinator
Michelle Sylvester-Jose, Special Assistant
Megan Waterman, Major Gifts Manager

Domestic Policy

Jessica Arons, Director of Women's Health and Rights Program
Jeremy Ayers, Senior Education Analyst
Theodora Chang, Policy Analyst
Diana Epstein, Senior Education Policy Analyst
Marshall Fitz, Director of Immigration Policy
Ann Garcia, Research Assistant
Raegen Tabot Miller, Associate Director for Education Research
Emily Oshima, Research Associate/Policy Analyst, Health Policy
Isabel Owen, Policy Analyst
Lucy Panza, Policy Analyst
Lindsay Rosenthal, Special Assistant
Glenda Partee, Associate Director for Teacher Quality, Education Policy
Topher Spiro, Managing Director for Health Policy
Sally Steenland, Director of the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative
Eleni Towns, Research Assistant
Philip E. Wolgin, Immigration Policy Analyst
Catherine Woodiwiss, Special Assistant, Faith and Progressive Policy

Economic Policy

Sarah Ayres, Research Associate
Jordan Bernhardt, Special Assistant
Heather Boushey, Senior Economist
Nick Bunker, Special Assistant
Alon Cohen, Consultant
Kristina Costa, Special Assistant, Doing What Works
Gadi Dechter, Managing Director for Economic Policy
Sabina Dewan, Director of Globalization and International Employment
Jordan Eizenga, Policy Analyst
Jennifer Erickson, Director of Competitiveness and Economic Growth
Jane Farrell, Special Assistant
Sarah Jane Glynn, Policy Analyst
John Griffith, Research Associate
James Hairston, Research Associate
Seth Hanlon, Director of Fiscal Policy, Doing What Works
Adam Hersh, Economist
Michael Linden, Director, Tax & Budget Policy
David Madland, Director of the American Worker Project
David Min, Associate Director for Financial Markets Policy
Julie Morgan, Policy Analyst
Joy Moses, Senior Policy Analyst
Matt Separa, Research Assistant
Stephen Steigleder, Policy Analyst
Louis Soares, Director of the Postsecondary Education Program
Karla Walter, Senior Policy Analyst

Energy Policy

Richard W. Caperton, Director of Clean Energy Investment
Michael Conathan, Director of Oceans Policy
Melanie Hart, Policy Analyst on China Energy and Climate Policy
Adam James, Special Assistant
Kiley Kroh, Associate Director for Ocean Communications
Rebecca Lefton,Policy Analyst
Tina Ramos, Research Associate
Jorge Madrid, Research Associate
Jackie Weidman, Special Assistant

Enough Project

John Bagwell, Outreach and Coalition Manager
Ashley Benner, Policy Analyst
John Bradshaw, Executive Director
Matt Brown, Associate Director of Communications
Jennifer Christian, Sudan Policy Analyst
Jayme Cloninger, Congo Campaign Organizer
Lauren Clyne, Online Engagement Manager
Chloe Chistman, Congo Campaign Assistant
Joe Enten, Special Assistant
Darren Fenwick, Senior Government Affairs Manager
Tracy Fehr, Communications Assistant
Kayla Firriolo, Special Assistant
Aaron Hall, Policy Analyst
Alexandra Hellmuth, Congo Campaign Student and Youth Coordinator
Daniel Herman, Associate Web Producer
Meghan Higginbotham, Sister Schools Program Assistant
Amanda Hsiao, Field Researcher
Amy Hutchinson, Development
Jonathan Hutson, Communications Director
Annette LaRocco, Research Assistant
Robert Padavick, Director of Content
John Prendergast, Co-Founder
Mark Quarterman, Research Director
David Richards, Web Developer
Sally Smith, Sudan Now Coordinator
David Spett, Administrative and Operations Manager
JD Stier, Raise Hope For Congo Campaign Manager
Jennifer Sturm, Director of Online Communications
Olabukunola Williams, Sister Schools Program Manager
Mollie Zapata, Enough Online Coordinator

Executive

Arpita Bhattacharyya, Special Assistant to Distinguished Senior Fellow Carol Browner
Allison Lessne, Executive Coordinator
Kalen Pruss, Editorial Assistant
Seher Syed, Special Assistant to the Chair and Counselor

External Affairs

Kellan Baker, LGBT Health Care Analyst
Melissa Boteach, Half in Ten Manager
Crosby Burns, Special Assistant, LGBT Progress
Melissa Catania, Audience Relations Assistant
Nathan Fenstermacher, Associate Director, Government Affairs
Sandi Fox, Email Marketing Manager
Jerome Hunt, Research Associate
Jasmin Jones, Special Assistant
Jeff Krehely, Director of LGBT Research and Communications Project
Aisha C. Moodie-Mills, Advisor, LGBT Policy & Racial Justice
Danielle Moodie-Mills, Advisor, LGBT Policy & Racial Justice
David Norton, Social CRM Manager
Jean Qiao, Email Marketing Assistant
Robin Reed, Associate Director for Email Marketing and Audience Relations
Alan Rosenblatt, Associate Director for Online Advocacy
Srinu Sonti, Associate Director of Government Affairs
Katie Wright, Special Assistant, Half in Ten

Legal

Norma Espinosa, Legal Assistant
Praveen Madhiraju, Legal Counsel
Hannah Zale, Legal Assistant

National Security

Ian Bomberg, Research Associate
Samuel Charap, Director, Russia and Eurasia
Colin Cookman, Research Associate
Matthew Duss, Policy Analyst, Director Middle East Progress
Ali Fisher, Policy Analyst and Manager, China Studies
Max Hoffman, Special Assistant
Peter Juul, Policy Analyst
Sarah Margon, Associate Director for Sustainable Security
John Norris, Executive Director of the Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative
Alex Rothman, Special Assistant
Ken Sofer, Special Assistant

Online Communications

Erica Mendez Babcock, Graphic Designer
Christopher Bachmann, Unix Systems Administrator
Imad Baghdady, Junior Web Developer
Brian Broderick, Online Communications Manager
J.R. Boynton, Outreach Systems and Analytics Manager
Carl Chancellor, Senior Editor
Giselle Childs, Assistant Editor
Jan Diehm, Graphic Designer
Joshua Hill, Web Developer
David Hudson, Assistant Editor
Alex Lach, Assistant Editor
Nick Levay, Associate Director, Information Security and Operations
Rhonda Malone, Senior Systems Administrator/Help Desk Manager
Kerry Mitchell, Data Visualization Producer
Harold Neal, Senior Developer/Web Development Team Lead
Horace Payne, Desktop Support Technician
Emilie Openchowski, Assistant Editor
Andrea Peterson, Assistant Editor, Online Outreach and Analytics
Sean Pool, Assistant Editor
Alex Pryor, Manager of A/V Technology
Matt Pusateri, Art Director
William Rogers, Desktop Support Technician
Andrew Satter, Video/Multimedia Producer
Alex Vasquez, Desktop Support Technician
Dan Wagener, Managing Editor, Online Communications