Staff

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

Senior Staff

• Shane Bateman, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration; Chief Financial Officer
• Sam Berger, Vice President, Democracy and Government Reform
• Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity
• Ed Chung, Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
• Erin Cohan, Vice President and Chief of Staff
• Brent J. Cohen, Executive Director, Generation Progress; Vice President, Youth Engagement
• Adam Conner, Vice President, Technology Policy
• Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Vice President, Outreach and Special Events
• Brian DeMarco, Vice President, Development
• Alex DeMots, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
• Christy Goldfuss, Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy
• Katie Hamm, Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
• Deborah Holston, Vice President, Finance
• Tom Jawetz, Vice President, Immigration Policy
• Kelly Magsamen, Vice President, National Security and International Policy
• Ben Miller, Vice President, Postsecondary Education
• Navin Nayak, President, Communications
• Ben Olinsky, Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy
• Chelsea Parsons, Vice President, Gun Violence Prevention
• Jamie Perez, Vice President, Digital Strategy
• Shilpa Phadke, Vice President, Women's Initiative
• Allison Preiss, Vice President, Communications
• Miguel Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
• Scott Sargrad, Vice President, K-12 Education Policy
• Danyelle Solomon, Vice President, Race and Ethnicity Policy
• Topher Spiro, Vice President, Health Policy; Senior Fellow
• 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

• Austan Goolsbee, Distinguished Senior Fellow
• 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
• Matt Browne, Senior Fellow
• Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
• Jodi Enda, Senior Fellow
• Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow
• Michael Fuchs, Senior Fellow
• Sam Fulwood III, Senior Fellow
• Stephanie Griffith, Senior Fellow
• John Halpin, Senior Fellow; Co-Director, Politics and Elections
• Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow
• Melanie Hart, Senior Fellow; Director, China Policy
• Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow
• Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow
• Frank Kendall, Senior Fellow
• Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow
• Livia Lam, Senior Fellow; Director, Workforce Development
• Jacob Leibenluft, Senior Fellow
• David Madland, Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project
• Kate Martin, Senior Fellow
• Scott Nathan, Senior Fellow
• Michael Sozan, Senior Fellow
• Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow
• Rebecca Vallas, Senior Fellow
• Judith Warner, Senior Fellow
• Michael Werz, Senior Fellow
• Alan Yu, Senior Fellow; Director, International Climate Policy

Nonresident Senior Fellows

• Nish Acharya, Senior Fellow
• Michael Barr, Senior Fellow
• Daniel Benaim, Senior Fellow
• David A. Bergeron, Senior Fellow
• Ulrich Boser, Senior Fellow
• Catherine Brown, Senior Fellow
• Cynthia G. Brown, Senior Fellow
• Aneesh Chopra, Senior Fellow
• Simon Clark, Senior Fellow
• Kimberly Clausing, Senior Fellow
• Alan Cohen, Senior Fellow
• Greg Dotson, Senior Fellow
• Zeke Emanuel, Senior Fellow
• Dan Feldman, Senior Fellow
• Henry Fernandez, Senior Fellow
• Netsy Firestein, Senior Fellow
• Marshall Fitz, Senior Fellow
• Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow
• Sarah Jane Glynn, Senior Fellow
• Maha Jweied, Senior Fellow
• Adriana Kugler, Senior Fellow
• Karen A. Lash, Senior Fellow
• Alan Makovsky, Senior Fellow
• Elisa Massimino, Senior Fellow
• Taryn Morrissey, Senior Fellow
• Steve Phillips, Senior Fellow
• Dan Restrepo, Senior Fellow
• Shirley Sagawa, Senior Fellow
• Vikram Singh, Senior Fellow
• Ganesh Sitaraman, Senior Fellow
• Trevor Sutton, Fellow
• Vilissa Thompson, Senior Fellow
• Jay Urwitz, Senior Fellow
• Emma Vadehra, Senior Fellow
• Renita J. Weems, Senior Fellow
• Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow
• Tom K. Wong, Senior Fellow

Nonresident Fellows

• Valerie Novack, Nonresident Fellow

Art, Editorial, and Video

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

Communications

• Aloha Backenstose, Digital Media Associate
• Siena Cicarelli, Research Assistant
• Julia Cusick, Director, Media Relations
• Morgan Finkelstein, Associate Director, Media Relations
• Claudia Flores, Immigration Campaign Manager
• Chris Ford, Senior Broadcast Coordinator
• Dwayne Greene, Director, Broadcast Communications
• Sam Hananel, Associate Director, Media Relations
• Ryan Koronowski, Director, Special Research Projects
• James Lamond, Senior Policy Adviser
• Claudia Montecinos, Associate Director, Media Relations
• Freedom Murphy, Communications Associate
• Adam Peck, Senior Media Coordinator
• Hai-Lam Phan, Senior Video Producer
• Will Ragland, Research Director
• Ricardo Rauseo, Constituency Media Associate
• Lauren Santa Cruz, Director, Digital Creative
• Colin Seeberger, Director, Media Relations
• Jennifer Shelton, Social Media Manager
• Vernessa Shih, Story Bank Director
• Giselle Tervalon, Story Bank Manager
• Juanita Tolliver, Campaign Director
• Jeremy Venook, Research Analyst
• Alejandro Verdin, Campaign Manager
• Sage Warner, Story Bank Campaign Associate

Criminal Justice

• Lea Hunter, Research Associate
• Betsy Pearl, Associate Director
• Allison Young, Research Assistant

Democracy and Government

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

Development

• Stephanie Bailey, Associate Director, Foundation Relations
• David Bing, Director, Development Operations
• Ryan Fleury, Director
• Zack Knowles, Associate Director, Foundation Relations
• Sean McCarthy, Foundation Relations Coordinator
• Kiki Pierce, Development Coordinator
• Stefan Romberg, Managing Director, Foundation Relations
• Jon Roux, Corporate and Major Gifts Officer
• Amy Serafino, Senior Director, Development
• Tiffany Tesmer, Development Coordinator

Digital Strategy

• Carson Bear, Email Marketing Associate
• Elena Berger, Director, Email Marketing and Audience Relations
• J.R. Boynton, Outreach Systems and Analytics Manager
• Taku Burutsa, Salesforce Administrator
• Genna Cifelli, Social Media Associate
• Lisa DeCow, Associate Director, Email Marketing
• Shar Ghavami, Director, Technology Development
• Matt Grant, Lead Application Developer
• James Honaker, Web Developer, Special Projects
• Ben Podnar, Senior Email Marketing Manager
• Rebecca Rosenberg, Social Media Director

Early Childhood

• Brooke Butler, Campaign Manager
• MK Falgout, Special Assistant
• Steven Jessen-Howard, Research Assistant
• Rasheed Malik, Senior Policy Analyst
• Darya Nicol, Advocacy Associate
• Cristina Novoa, Senior Policy Analyst
• Simon Workman, Director

Economy

• Olugbenga Ajilore, Senior Economist
• Kevin DeGood, Director, Infrastructure Policy
• Gregg Gelzinis, Senior Policy Analyst
• Andy Green, Managing Director
• Saharra Griffin, Research Assistant
• Galen Hendricks, Research Assistant
• Marc Jarsulic, Chief Economist
• Michael Madowitz, Economist
• Lily Roberts, Director, Economic Mobility
• Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director, Tax Policy
• Malkie Wall, Research Assistant
• Karla Walter, Senior Director, Employment Policy
• Zoe Willingham, Research Associate
• Ryan Zamarripa, Associate Director
• 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, Special Assistant
• Bayliss Fiddiman, Senior Policy Analyst
• Khalilah Harris, Managing Director
• Ashley Jeffrey, Policy Analyst
• Laura Jimenez, Director, Standards and Accountability
• Lisette Partelow, Senior Director, K-12 Strategic Initiatives
• Abby Quirk, Research Associate
• Jessica Yin, Research Assistant

Education, Postsecondary

• Viviann Anguiano, Associate Director, Postsecondary Education
• Marcella Bombardieri, Associate Director
• Antoinette Flores, Director, Postsecondary Education
• Marissa Navarro, Special Assistant
• Victoria Yuen, Policy Analyst

Energy and Environment

• Bidisha Bhattacharyya, Deputy Director, Climate and Energy Policy
• Alexandra Carter, Policy Analyst, Ocean Policy
• Rita Cliffton, Research Associate
• Margaret Cooney, Campaign Manager, Ocean Policy
• Ari Drennen, Press Secretary
• Nicole Gentile, Deputy Director, Public Lands
• Miriam Goldstein, Managing Director; Director, Ocean Policy
• Sally Hardin, Deputy Director
• Trevor Higgins, Director, Domestic Climate and Energy
• Kate Kelly, Director, Public Lands
• Matt Lee-Ashley, Senior Director, Environmental Strategy and Communications
• Bianca Majumder, Research Associate
• Hannah Malus, Campaign Manager
• Claire Moser, Director
• Guillermo Ortiz, Research Associate
• Ryan Richards, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
• Jenny Rowland-Shea, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
• Katherine So, Special Assistant

Events

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

Executive Office

• Hailey Becker, Research Assistant
• Lanre Faderin, Executive Assistant and Scheduler to the President
• Jenna Sjogren, Special Assistant
• Morgan Spivey, Executive Assistant
• Tess Van Schepen, Executive Coordinator

External Affairs

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

Finance

• Deborah Alston, Accounts Payable Manager
• Gracie Bee, Senior Accountant
• Elisa Collins, Budget Analyst
• Brion Elliott, Senior Manager, Budgets
• Kathy Emerick, Assistant Controller
• Mildred Hardin, Budget Analyst
• Jose Solis, Budget Analyst
• Adam Stromme, Administrative Coordinator

Generation Progress

• Amber Gaither, Senior Operations Coordinator
• Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director
• Emily Leach, Senior Press Associate
• Kiayna O'Neal, Digital Communications Associate
• Christian Smith, Organizing Associate
• Brittney Souza, Senior Advocacy Associate
• Edwith Theogene, Organizing Director

Government Affairs

• Shayna Cherry, Director, State and Local Government Affairs
• Ryan Collins, Director, Government Affairs
• Richard Figueroa, Special Assistant
• Lia Parada, Director, Government Affairs
• Jerry Parshall, Associate Director, State and Local Government Affairs
• Brent Woolfork, Director, Government Affairs

Gun Violence Prevention

• Rukmani Bhatia, Senior Policy Analyst
• Jasmine Harris, Director of Advocacy
• Allison Jordan, Special Assistant
• Oshane Mcrae, Campaign Associate
• Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Associate Director

Health

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

Human Resources

• Rebecca Basena Kampi, In Memoriam
• Anchita Bhatnagar, Human Resources Information Systems Specialist
• Natasha Dennis, Recruitment and Internship Manager
• Amelia Hickel, Human Resources Assistant
• Lakeisha James, Human Resources Manager
• Cheron McNeal, Managing Director
• Belinda Randolph, Training and Onboarding Manager

Immigration

• Sofia Carratala, Special Assistant
• Jessica Cobian, Senior Campaign Manager, Anti-Hate and Immigration
• Silva Mathema, Associate Director, Policy
• Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, Associate Director, Research
• Philip E. Wolgin, Managing Director, Immigration Policy

LGBTQ Rights

• Frank J. Bewkes, Policy Analyst
• Andrew Cray, In Memoriam
• Sharita Gruberg, Director of Policy
• Shabab Ahmed Mirza, Research Assistant

Legal

• Leelabeth Cronkhite, Senior Legal Assistant
• Anne Dechter, Deputy General Counsel
• Gypsy Moore, Legal Counsel
• Samantha Wolk, Senior Legal Assistant

National Security and International Policy

• Max Hoffman, Associate 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, Policy Analyst
• Kaveh Toofan, Special Assistant

Office Services

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

Poverty

• Azza Altiraifi, Research and Advocacy Manager, Disability Justice Initiative
• David Ballard, Field Advocacy and Outreach Manager
• Rebecca Cokley, Director, Disability Justice Initiative
• Sarah Figgatt, Special Assistant
• Rejane Frederick, Associate Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Pat Garofalo, Managing Editor, TalkPoverty
• Areeba Haider, Research Assistant
• Jaboa Lake, Senior Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Mara Pellittieri, Editor-In-Chief, TalkPoverty
• Christine Sloane, Director, Anti-Poverty Advocacy
• s.e. smith, Deputy Editor, TalkPoverty
• Taryn Williams, Managing Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program

Race and Ethnicity

• Abril Castro, Research Assistant
• Connor Maxwell, Senior Policy Analyst

Religion and Values

• Emily London, Research Associate
• Maggie Siddiqi, Director

Technology

• Christopher Bachmann, UNIX Systems Administrator
• Craig Chambers, Director, Technology and Security
• Demetrick DeVille, Desktop Support Technician
• Bret Gaulin, Data Warehouse/BI Analyst
• 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

Women's Initiative

• Juli Adhikari, Advocacy Associate
• 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