Staff

• Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress
• Navin Nayak, Counselor
• Mara Rudman, Executive Vice President, Policy
• Winnie Stachelberg, Executive Vice President, External Affairs
• Gordon Gray, Chief Operating Officer
• Daniella Gibbs Léger, Executive Vice President, Communications and Strategy

Senior Staff

• Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity
• Carl Chancellor, Vice President, Art, Editorial, and Video
• Brent J. Cohen, Vice President, Youth Engagement; Executive Director, Generation Progress
• Adam Conner, Vice President, Technology Policy
• Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Vice President, Outreach and Special Events
• Anne Dechter, Vice President; Deputy General Counsel
• Brian DeMarco, Vice President, Development
• Alex DeMots, Senior Vice President; General Counsel
• Christy Goldfuss, Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy
• Sharita Gruberg, Vice President, LGBTQ Research and Communications Project
• Deborah Holston, Vice President of Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer
• Ben Olinsky, Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy
• Chelsea Parsons, Vice President, Gun Violence Prevention
• Jamie Perez, Vice President, Digital Strategy
• Allison Preiss, Vice President, Communications
• Laura Rodriguez, Vice President, Government Affairs
• Lauren Vicary, Senior Vice President, Art, Editorial, and Video
• Andres Vinelli, Vice President, Economic Policy
• Alex Wall, Vice President, Digital Engagement
• Karen Witt, Vice President, Human Resources

Distinguished Senior Fellows

• Lawrence H. Summers, Distinguished Senior Fellow

Resident Senior Fellows

The Senior Fellows program includes a broad and diverse community of policy experts and scholars who develop policy ideas and analysis that contribute to the progressive policy agenda of American Progress. These ideas help to shape and influence the public debate and policy debate about the most important issues facing our nation and the world. American Progress does not accept unsolicited proposals to participate in our Senior Fellows program.

• Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow
• Marcella Bombardieri, Senior Fellow
• Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
• Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow
• Stephanie Griffith, Senior Fellow
• John Halpin, Senior Fellow; Co-Director, Politics and Elections
• Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow
• Marc Jarsulic, Senior Fellow; Chief Economist
• Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow
• Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow
• Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow
• David Madland, Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project
• Scott Nathan, Senior Fellow
• Sam Ricketts, Senior Fellow
• Michael Sozan, Senior Fellow
• Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow
• Rebecca Vallas, Senior Fellow

Nonresident Senior Fellows

• Ulrich Boser, Senior Fellow
• Cynthia G. Brown, Senior Fellow
• Matt Browne, Senior Fellow
• Ed Chung, Senior Fellow
• Simon Clark, Senior Fellow
• Zeke Emanuel, Senior Fellow
• Jodi Enda, Senior Fellow
• Netsy Firestein, Senior Fellow
• Sam Fulwood III, Senior Fellow
• Sarah Jane Glynn, Senior Fellow
• Maha Jweied, Senior Fellow
• Frank Kendall, Senior Fellow
• Karen A. Lash, Senior Fellow
• Alan Makovsky, Senior Fellow
• Elisa Massimino, Senior Fellow
• Taryn Morrissey, Senior Fellow
• Matt Olsen, Senior Fellow
• Steve Phillips, Senior Fellow
• Dan Restrepo, Senior Fellow
• Shirley Sagawa, Senior Fellow
• David Shor, Senior Fellow
• Trevor Sutton, Senior Fellow
• Vilissa Thompson, Senior Fellow
• Emma Vadehra, Senior Fellow
• Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow
• Michael Werz, Senior Fellow
• Tom K. Wong, Senior Fellow

Resident Fellows

• James Lamond, Fellow
• Asha Padmanabhan, Fellow

Nonresident Fellows

• Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Fellow
• Valerie Novack, Fellow

Art, Editorial, and Video

• Keenan Alexander, Graphic Designer
• Will Beaudouin, Associate Director
• Steve Bonitatibus, Editor
• Mathew Brady, Senior Data Visualization Developer
• Rosemary Cornelius, Digital Designer
• Jasmine Hardy, Senior Video Producer
• Chester Hawkins, Senior Graphic Designer
• Jarvis Holliday, Director, Editorial
• Irene Koo, Associate Editor
• Meghan Miller, Editor
• Hai-Lam Phan, Director, Video
• Bill Rapp, Art Director
• Christian Rodriguez, Associate Editor
• Shanée Simhoni, Assistant Managing Editor
• Tricia Woodcome, Editor

Communications

• Paige Armstrong, Partnerships Manager
• Aloha Backenstose, Motion Graphics Producer
• Lisa Burnam, Director, Design
• Jason Credo, Social Media Manager
• Julia Cusick, Director, Media Relations
• Chris Ford, Broadcast Manager
• Sam Hananel, Associate Director, Media Relations
• Ryan Koronowski, Director, Special Research Projects
• Jesse Lee, Senior Adviser
• Claudia Montecinos, Associate Director, Media Relations
• Shana Oshinskie, Design Associate
• Adam Peck, Senior Media Coordinator
• Will Ragland, Senior Director
• Zahir Rasheed, Research and Press Assistant
• Ricardo Rauseo, Constituency Media Associate
• Lauren Santa Cruz, Senior Director, Digital Creative
• Colin Seeberger, Director, Media Relations
• Vernessa Shih, Senior Director
• Marina Sullivan, Email Manager
• Giselle Tervalon, Story Bank Manager
• Alejandro Verdin, Campaign Manager
• Sage Warner, Campaign Manager
• Alex Witt, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships

Criminal Justice

• Akua Amaning, Associate Director
• Sarah Figgatt, Research Assistant
• Kenny Lo, Research Associate
• Betsy Pearl, Associate Director

Democracy and Government

• Hauwa Ahmed, Research Associate
• Maggie Jo Buchanan, Director, Legal Progress
• William Roberts, Managing Director
• Danielle Root, Director, Voting Rights and Access to Justice
• Alex Tausanovitch, Director, Campaign Finance and Electoral Reform
• Stephanie Wylie, Senior Policy Analyst

Development

• Stephanie Bailey, Director, Foundation Relations
• David Bing, Director, Development Operations
• Ryan Fleury, Director
• Zack Knowles, Director, Foundation Relations
• Rebecca Malaga, Special Assistant
• Stefan Romberg, Managing Director, Foundation Relations
• Jon Roux, Corporate and Major Gifts Officer
• Amy Serafino, Senior Director, Development
• Tiffany Tesmer, Development Operations Coordinator
• Jaime Vázquez, Foundations Relations Coordinator

Digital Strategy

• Carson Bear, Digital Campaigns Manager
• J.R. Boynton, Associate Director, Audience Relationship Management
• Taku Burutsa, Salesforce Administrator
• Genna Cifelli, Content Strategy Associate
• Shar Ghavami, Senior Director, Technology Development
• Matt Grant, Lead Application Developer
• Darian Madere, Applications Developer
• Kiera Manser, Content Strategy and Digital Fundraising Associate
• Rafiatou Ouro-Aguy, Digital Analytics Specialist
• Ben Podnar, Associate Director, Audience Development
• Rebecca Rosenberg, Director, Content Strategy
• Elyse Wallnutt, Director, Digital Strategy

Early Childhood

• MK Falgout, Research Assistant
• Rasheed Malik, Senior Policy Analyst
• Laura Dallas McSorley, Director
• Darya Nicol, Digital Communications Associate
• Erin Robinson, Campaign Manager

Economy

• Kevin DeGood, Director, Infrastructure Policy
• Gregg Gelzinis, Associate Director
• Galen Hendricks, Research Associate
• Michael Madowitz, Economist
• Lily Roberts, Managing Director
• Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director, Tax Policy
• Divya Vijay, Special Assistant
• Malkie Wall, Research Associate
• Karla Walter, Senior Director, Employment Policy
• Zoe Willingham, Research Associate
• Michela Zonta, Senior Policy Analyst, Housing Policy

Education, K-12

• Meg Benner, Senior Consultant
• Neil Campbell, Director, Innovation
• Roby Chatterji, Senior Policy Analyst
• Megan Ferren, Research Assistant
• Bayliss Fiddiman, Associate Director
• Khalilah M. Harris, Managing Director
• Ashley Jeffrey, Policy Analyst
• Laura Jimenez, Director, Standards and Accountability
• Jamil Modaffari, Research Assistant
• Lisette Partelow, Senior Director, K-12 Strategic Initiatives
• Abby Quirk, Policy Analyst
• Jessica Yin, Research Associate

Education, Postsecondary

• Viviann Anguiano, Associate Director, Postsecondary Education
• Marshall Anthony Jr., Senior Policy Analyst
• Bradley D. Custer, Senior Policy Analyst
• Antoinette Flores, Managing Director, Postsecondary Education
• Marissa Alayna Navarro, Research Assistant
• Victoria Yuen, Policy Analyst

Energy and Environment

• Alexandra Carter, Deputy Director, Ocean Policy
• Rita Cliffton, Policy Analyst
• Margaret Cooney, Campaign Manager, Ocean Policy
• Sahir Doshi, Research Assistant
• Ari Drennen, Associate Director
• Nicole Gentile, Senior Director, Public Lands
• Miriam Goldstein, Managing Director; Director, Ocean Policy
• Elise Gout, Research Associate
• Sally Hardin, Director, Energy and Environment
• Trevor Higgins, Senior Director, Domestic Climate and Energy
• Bianca Majumder, Policy Analyst
• Hannah Malus, Deputy Director, Energy and Environment War Room
• Mikyla Reta, Research Associate
• Ryan Richards, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
• Jenny Rowland-Shea, Deputy Director, Public Lands
• Kat So, Research Assistant

Events

• Diane Bui, Special Events Associate
• William Flanagan, Director, Special Events
• Adam Parker, Special Events Manager
• Constance Torian, Associate Director, Outreach and Special Events

Executive Office

• Lanre Faderin, Executive Assistant and Scheduler to the President
• Ben Hatt, Speechwriter
• Maddie Lubeck, Executive Assistant
• Jenna Sjogren, Executive Coordinator
• Morgan Spivey, Executive Coordinator

External Affairs

• Zina Barrow, External Affairs Associate
• Enrique Fernández-Toledo, In Memoriam

Finance

• Deborah Alston, Accounts Payable Manager
• Shane Bateman, Senior Adviser
• Gracie Bee, Senior Accountant
• Elisa Collins, Director, Budget Planning and Forecasting
• Kathy Emerick, Controller
• Mildred Hardin, Budget Analyst
• Jose Solis, Senior Budget Analyst
• Adam Stromme, Administrative Coordinator

Generation Progress

• Ella Azoulay, Program Coordinator
• Hassen Bashir, Advocacy Associate
• Charlotte Hancock, Senior Director, Communications and Digital Strategy
• Emily Leach, Communications Manager
• Lotanna Obodozie, Advocacy Associate
• Edwith Theogene, Director of Advocacy

Government Affairs

• Shayna Cherry, Director, State and Local Government Affairs
• Ryan Collins, Director, Government Affairs
• Lola Oduyeru, Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
• Jerry Parshall, Deputy Director, State and Local Government Affairs

Gun Violence Prevention

• Alex Barrio, Director of Advocacy
• Marissa Edmund, Senior Policy Analyst
• Allison Jordan, Research Assistant
• Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Director

Health

• Maura Calsyn, Managing Director, Health Policy
• Emily Gee, Senior Economist
• Nicole Rapfogel, Research Assistant
• Thomas Waldrop, Policy Analyst

Human Resources

• Stephanie Abram, Compensation and Benefits Manager
• Rebecca Basena Kampi, In Memoriam
• Anchita Bhatnagar, Human Resources Information Systems Manager
• Natasha Dennis, Recruitment and Internship Manager
• Amelia Hickel, Human Resources Assistant
• Cheron McNeal, Managing Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Belinda Randolph, Training and Onboarding Manager

Immigration

• Sofia Carratala, Research Assistant
• Claudia Flores, Senior Campaign Manager
• Silva Mathema, Associate Director, Policy
• Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, Associate Director, Research
• Philip E. Wolgin, Managing Director, Immigration Policy

LGBTQ Rights

• Andrew Cray, In Memoriam
• Lindsay Mahowald, Research Assistant
• Caroline Medina, Policy Analyst
• Theo Santos, Special Assistant

Legal

• Leelabeth Cronkhite, Senior Legal Assistant
• Gypsy Moore, Legal Counsel
• Grace Oyenubi, Legal Assistant
• Samantha Wolk, Senior Legal Assistant

National Security and International Policy

• Siena Cicarelli, Research and Program Associate
• Laura Edwards, China Program Coordinator
• Max Hoffman, Director, National Security and International Policy
• Peter Juul, Senior Policy Analyst
• Carolyn Kenney, Senior Policy Analyst, Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative
• Haneul Lee, Research Assistant
• Jordan Link, Policy Analyst, China
• Joel Martinez, Policy Analyst, Mexico
• Katrina Mulligan, Managing Director
• Alexandra Schmitt, Senior Policy Analyst
• Kaveh Toofan, Special Assistant

Office Services

• Taylor Claiborne, Receptionist
• Charlotte Corneliusen, Office Administrator
• Howard Frazier, Facilities Coordinator
• SheriAnn Stromann, Director, Operations

Poverty

• David Ballard, Campaign and Communications Manager
• Megan Buckles, Senior Policy Analyst
• Areeba Haider, Research Associate
• Jaboa Lake, Senior Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Mara Pellittieri, Editor-In-Chief, TalkPoverty
• Kyle Ross, Special Assistant
• Justin Schweitzer, Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Christine Sloane, Director, Anti-Poverty Advocacy
• s.e. smith, Senior Editor, TalkPoverty
• Taryn Williams, Managing Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program

Race and Ethnicity

• Richard Figueroa, Research Assistant
• Lorena Roque, Senior Policy Analyst

Religion and Values

• Maggie Siddiqi, Senior Director

Technology

• Christopher Bachmann, UNIX Systems Administrator
• Craig Chambers, Director, Technology and Security
• Demetrick DeVille, Desktop Support Technician
• Paula Hubble, Enterprise Applications Support Technician
• Rhonda Malone, Senior Director, Enterprise Applications and Procurement
• Khalif Milton, Desktop Support Technician
• Adeleke Ogunbela, Windows System Administrator
• Alex Pryor, A/V and Systems Engineer
• Walter Rodriguez, Desktop Support Lead Technician
• Aaron Williams, Information Technology Manager

Technology Policy

• Jessica Cobian, Senior Campaign Manager
• Erin Simpson, Associate Director

Women's Initiative

• Juli Adhikari, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator
• Osub Ahmed, Senior Policy Analyst, Women’s Health and Rights
• Robin Bleiweis, Research Associate, Women’s Economic Security
• Diana Boesch, Policy Analyst, Women’s Economic Security
• Nora Ellmann, Research Associate, Women’s Health and Rights
• Jamille Fields Allsbrook, Director, Women's Initiative