Staff

• Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress
• Jennifer M. Palmieri, Executive Vice President for Communications and Advocacy
• Winnie Stachelberg, Executive Vice President, External Affairs
• Gordon Gray, Chief Operating Officer

Senior Staff

• Shane Bateman, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration; Chief Financial Officer
• Melissa Boteach, Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Catherine Brown, Vice President, Education Policy
• Ed Chung, Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
• Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Vice President, Outreach and Special Events
• Brian DeMarco, Vice President, Development
• Alex DeMots, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
• Laura E. Durso, Vice President, LGBT Research and Communications Project
• Daniella Gibbs Leger, Senior Vice President, Communications and Strategy
• Christy Goldfuss, Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy
• Katie Hamm, Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
• John Hanly, Vice President, Technology
• Deborah Holston, Vice President, Finance
• Marc Jarsulic, Vice President, Economic Policy
• Michele L. Jawando, Vice President, Legal Progress
• Tom Jawetz, Vice President, Immigration
• Judd Legum, Senior Vice President, Editor in Chief
• Praveen Madhiraju, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
• Kelly Magsamen, Vice President, National Security and International Policy
• Ashley Marvel, Vice President, Administration
• Ben Olinsky, Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy
• Chelsea Parsons, Vice President, Guns and Crime Policy
• Miguel Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
• Topher Spiro, Vice President, Health Policy; Senior Fellow
• Lauren Vicary, Vice President, Art and Editorial
• Igor Volsky, Vice President
• LaShawn Y. Warren, Vice President, Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative

Distinguished Senior Fellows

• Austan Goolsbee, Distinguished Senior Fellow
• Carmel Martin, 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.

• Daniel Benaim, Senior Fellow
• Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow
• Ulrich Boser, Senior Fellow
• Matt Browne, Senior Fellow
• Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza, Fellow
• Rebecca Cokley, Senior Fellow
• Kristina Costa, Senior Fellow
• Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
• Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow
• Michael Fuchs, Senior Fellow
• Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow
• Ken Gude, Senior Fellow
• John Halpin, Senior Fellow
• Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow
• Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow
• Greg Kaufmann, Senior Fellow
• Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow
• Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow
• Hardin Lang, Senior Fellow
• David Madland, Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project
• Kate Martin, Senior Fellow
• Ian Millhiser, Senior Fellow
• Scott Nathan, Senior Fellow
• Yoram Schweitzer, Fellow
• Michael Sozan, Senior Fellow
• Jamila Taylor, Senior Fellow
• Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow
• Emma Vadehra, Senior Fellow
• Judith Warner, Senior Fellow
• Michael Werz, Senior Fellow

Nonresident Senior Fellows

• Nish Acharya, Senior Fellow
• Gautam Adhikari, Senior Fellow
• Eric Alterman, Senior Fellow
• Daryl V. Atkinson, Senior Fellow
• Michael Barr, Senior Fellow
• Maya Beasley, Senior Fellow
• David A. Bergeron, Senior Fellow
• Donald M. Berwick, Senior Fellow
• Cynthia G. Brown, Senior Fellow
• Aneesh Chopra, Senior Fellow
• Alan Cohen, Senior Fellow
• David M. Cutler, Senior Fellow
• Greg Dotson, Senior Fellow
• Mark Egerman, Senior Fellow
• Zeke Emanuel, Senior Fellow
• Dan Feldman, Senior Fellow
• Henry Fernandez, Senior Fellow
• Netsy Firestein, Senior Fellow
• Marshall Fitz, Senior Fellow
• Shawn Fremstad, Senior Fellow
• Danielle Gray, Senior Fellow
• Adriana Kugler, Senior Fellow
• Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow
• Jim Lyons, Senior Fellow
• Alan Makovsky, Senior Fellow
• Harold Meyerson, Senior Fellow
• Adam Mount, Senior Fellow
• Steve Phillips, Senior Fellow
• Dan Restrepo, Senior Fellow
• Joseph Romm, Senior Fellow
• Shirley Sagawa, Senior Fellow
• Ganesh Sitaraman, Senior Fellow
• Trevor Sutton, Fellow
• Paul Verkuil, Senior Fellow
• William F. Wechsler, Senior Fellow
• Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow
• Ted Widmer, Senior Fellow

Admin

• Susan Carter, Human Resources Generalist
• Kate Davidson, Receptionist
• Lauren Jacoby, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator
• Cheron McNeal, Director, Human Resources
• Lisette Pylant, Office Manager
• SheriAnn Stromann, Associate Director, Operations

Art and Editorial

• Will Beaudouin, Managing Editor
• Steve Bonitatibus, Assistant Editor
• Carl Chancellor, Senior Director, Editorial
• Katherine Downs, Associate Editor
• Jasmine Hardy, Video Editor
• Chester Hawkins, Senior Graphic Designer
• Emily Haynes, Assistant Managing Editor
• Lauren Kokum, Assistant Editor
• Meghan Miller, Editor
• Andrew Satter, Director, Video
• Shanée Simhoni, Assistant Editor
• Erin Whalen, Graphic Designer
• Tricia Woodcome, Assistant Editor

Communications

• Mehak Ali, Social Media Assistant
• Tanya Arditi, Associate Director of Communications, Immigration and Progress 2050
• Tyson Brody, Director of Strategic Investigations
• Corey Ciorciari, Director, Policy and Research
• Terrence Clark, Communications Associate
• Denzel Cummings, Campaign Associate
• Talia Dessel, Analyst
• Christine Dickason, Digital Coordinator
• Kyle Epstein, Senior Media Coordinator
• Morgan Finkelstein, Press Secretary
• Claudia Flores, Immigration Campaign Manager
• Sam Hananel, Associate Director of Media Relations
• Chris Hayden, Director, Communications
• Matt Ingram, Digital Media Associate
• Adam Jentleson, Senior Strategic Adviser; Rapid Response Director
• Devon Kearns, Associate Director, Media Relations
• James Lamond, Project Manager
• Sara Langhinrichs, Director, Social Media
• Rose McManus, Digital Media Associate
• Rafael Medina, Ethnic Media Associate
• Claire Moser, Senior Campaign Manager, Climate
• Anna Perina, Senior Researcher
• Diana Pilipenko, Analyst
• Allison Preiss, Managing Director, Communications
• Will Ragland, Managing Director
• Rachel Rosen, Senior Director, Broadcast Communications
• Jennifer Shelton, Special Assistant
• Emily Sussman, Campaign Director
• Charisma Troiano, Press Secretary
• Sally Tucker, Radio Coordinator
• Jeremy Venook, Analyst

Democracy and Government

• Gwen Calais-Haase, Special Assistant
• Rob Griffin, Director of Quantitative Analysis, Progressive Studies
• Liz Kennedy, Director, Democracy and Government Reform
• Danielle Root, Voting Rights Manager
• Alex Tausanovitch, Associate Director

Development

• Michael Anderson, Major Gifts Officer
• David Bing, Associate Director, Development Operations
• Julia Busch, Director, Foundation Relations
• Casey Carper, Special Assistant
• Jodi Chan, Foundation Relations Manager
• Ryan Fleury, Associate Director, Development
• Robin Gardiner, Major Gifts Officer
• Jon Roux, Development Coordinator
• Anne Venzor, Foundation Relations Coordinator

Early Childhood Policy

• Vanessa Gonzalez, Associate Director, Work and Family Advocacy
• Rasheed Malik, Policy Analyst
• Cristina Novoa, Policy Analyst
• Leila Schochet, Research Associate
• Simon Workman, Associate Director, Early Childhood Policy

Economic Policy

• Kate Bahn, Economist
• Kevin DeGood, Director, Infrastructure Policy
• Sarah Edelman, Director, Housing Policy
• Gregg Gelzinis, Special Assistant
• Andy Green, Managing Director, Economic Policy
• Ethan Gurwitz, Research Associate
• Angela Hanks, Associate Director, Workforce Development Policy
• Michael Madowitz, Economist
• Annie McGrew, Special Assistant
• Alex Rowell, Research Associate
• Andrew Schwartz, Policy Analyst
• Harry Stein, Director, Fiscal Policy
• Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director, Tax Policy
• Joe Valenti, Director, Consumer Finance
• Karla Walter, Director, Employment Policy
• Regina Willensky, Policy Analyst
• Michela Zonta, Senior Policy Analyst, Housing Policy

Education, K-12

• Samantha Batel, Senior Policy Analyst
• Neil Campbell, Director, Innovation
• Chris Ford, Special Assistant
• Laura Jimenez, Director, Standards and Accountability
• Stephenie Johnson, Associate Campaign Director
• Abel McDaniels, Research Assistant
• Lisette Partelow, Director, K-12 Strategic Initiatives
• Erin Roth, Senior Policy Analyst
• Scott Sargrad, Managing Director, K-12 Education Policy
• Coleton Whitaker, Campaign Coordinator

Education, Postsecondary

• Marcella Bombardieri, Senior Policy Analyst
• Colleen Campbell, Associate Director, Postsecondary Education
• Antoinette Flores, Senior Policy Analyst
• Sara Garcia, Research Associate
• Mark Hatton, Campaign Manager
• CJ Libassi, Policy Analyst
• Ben Miller, Senior Director, Postsecondary Education
• Jay Urwitz, Senior Fellow

Energy and Environment

• Erin Auel, Research Associate
• Luke Bassett, Associate Director, Domestic Energy and Environment Policy
• Alison Cassady, Managing Director
• Michael Conathan, Director, Ocean Policy
• Nicole Gentile, Deputy Director, Public Lands
• Kate Kelly, Director, Public Lands
• Mary Ellen Kustin, Director of Policy, Public Lands
• Matt Lee-Ashley, Senior Director, Environmental Strategy and Communications
• Howard Marano, Research Assistant
• Miranda Peterson, Research Associate
• Shiva Polefka, Associate Director, Ocean Policy
• Ryan Richards, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
• Jenny Rowland, Research and Advocacy Manager, Public Lands
• Avery Siciliano, Research Associate, Ocean Policy
• Gwynne Taraska, Associate Director, Energy and Environment Policy

Events

• William Flanagan, Director, Special Events
• Antoine Jordan, Special Events Coordinator
• Shannon Kennedy, Special Events Coordinator
• Constance Torian, Special Events Manager

Executive Office

• Hauwa Ahmed, Special Assistant
• Sam Berger, Senior Policy Adviser
• Hang Liu, Director, Speechwriting
• Sommer Omar, Special Assistant
• Maggie Polachek, Deputy Chief of Staff
• Sarah Shapiro, Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President for Policy

External Affairs

• Zina Barrow, Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President, External Affairs
• Elena Berger, Director, Email Marketing and Audience Relations
• Chelsea Daley, Email Marketing Associate
• Lisa DeCow, Email Marketing Manager
• James King, Email Marketing Associate

Faith

• Claire Markham, Associate Director, Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative

Finance

• Kola Adetola, Director, Accounting
• Deborah Alston, Accounts Payable Specialist
• Gracie Bee, Staff Accountant
• Brion Elliott, Grant Accounting Manager
• Paul Haakenson, Administrative Coordinator
• Mildred Hardin, Accounts Payable Manager
• Ravi Shankar, Director, Financial Operations and Reporting

Generation Progress

• Hannah Finnie, Senior Policy and Communications Associate
• Amber Gaither, Operations Coordinator
• Charlotte Hancock, Program Director, Higher Ed Not Debt
• Senya Merchant, Organizing Associate
• Giovanni Rocco, Press Associate
• Anisha Singh, Senior Organizing Director
• Christian Smith, Organizing Associate
• Maggie Thompson, Executive Director, Generation Progress

Government Affairs

• Erin Cohan, Director, State and Local Government Affairs
• Ryan Collins, Director, Government Affairs
• Patrick Dolan, Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
• Lia Parada, Director, Government Affairs
• Jerry Parshall, Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
• Brent Woolfork, Director, Government Affairs

Guns and Crime

• Stasha Rhodes, Director, Advocacy
• Tori Saylor, Special Assistant
• Greg Waples, Campaign Manager
• Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Senior Policy Analyst

Health

• Maura Calsyn, Managing Director, Health Policy
• Emily Gee, Health Economist
• Thomas Huelskoetter, Policy Analyst

Immigration

• Silva Mathema, Senior Policy Analyst
• Laura Muñoz Lopez, Special Assistant
• Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, Senior Policy Analyst
• Philip E. Wolgin, Managing Director, Immigration

LGBT

• Frank J. Bewkes, Policy Analyst
• Andrew Cray, In Memoriam
• Sharita Gruberg, Associate Director, LGBT Research and Communications Project
• Shabab Ahmed Mirza, Research Assistant
• Caitlin Rooney, Research Assistant

Legal

• David Blumenthal, Legal Assistant
• Anne Dechter, Legal Counsel
• Dennis Jing, Legal Assistant
• Gerti Wilson, Legal Assistant

Legal Progress

• Billy Corriher, Deputy Director, Legal Progress
• Jake Faleschini, Director, Federal Courts Program

National Security and International Policy

• Alia Awadallah, Research Associate, Middle East
• Abigail Bard, Research Assistant for Asia Policy
• Nathan Fenstermacher, Managing Director, National Security and International Policy
• Brian Harding, Director, East and Southeast Asia
• Melanie Hart, Senior Fellow; Director, China Policy
• Max Hoffman, Associate Director, National Security and International Policy
• Blaine Johnson, Policy Analyst, China and Asia Policy
• Peter Juul, Policy Analyst
• Carolyn Kenney, Policy Analyst, Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative
• Meredith Leal, Special Assistant
• Joel Martinez, Research Associate, Mexico
• John Norris, Executive Director, Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative
• Vikram Singh, Senior Adviser

Poverty

• Jason Fernandes, Communications and Advocacy Associate
• Rejane Frederick, Associate Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Director, Family Policy
• Mara Pellittieri, Managing Editor, TalkPoverty
• Anusha Ravi, Special Assistant
• Eliza Schultz, Research Assistant
• Jeremy Slevin, Associate Director of Advocacy, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Rebecca Vallas, Managing Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Rachel West, Associate Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program

Progress 2050

• Lea Hunter, Special Assistant
• Connor Maxwell, Research Associate
• Danyelle Solomon, Director, Progress 2050

Technology

• Christopher Bachmann, UNIX Systems Administrator
• Malik Bland, Help Desk Technician
• J.R. Boynton, Outreach Systems and Analytics Manager
• Top Chamatsang, Desktop Support Lead Technician
• Craig Chambers, Director, Information Security and Operations
• John Cruces, Information Security and Systems Engineer
• Demetrick DeVille, Desktop Support Technician
• Shar Ghavami, Director, Technology Development
• Eric Helvey, Chief Software Architect
• James Honaker, Web Developer, Special Projects
• Rhonda Malone, Director, Information Technology
• Alex Pryor, A/V and Systems Engineer
• Trinetra Rawls, Salesforce Administrator
• Ron Warren, Lead Software Developer

Women's Initiative

• Theresa Chalhoub, Senior Policy Analyst
• Danielle Corley, Research Associate, Women's Economic Policy
• Kaitlin Holmes, Research Assistant
• Shilpa Phadke, Senior Director, Women's Initiative