Staff
- Patrick Gaspard, President and Chief Executive Officer 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
- Maura Calsyn, Vice President and Coordinator, Health Policy
- 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, Chief Development Officer
- 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
- Nicole Lee Ndumele, Vice President, Racial Equity and Justice
- 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
- Sen. Doug Jones, 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
- Marcella Bombardieri, Senior Fellow
- Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
- Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow
- Stephanie Griffith, Senior Fellow
- Mark Haggerty, Senior Fellow, Energy and Environment
- John Halpin, Senior Fellow; Co-Director, Politics and Elections
- Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow
- Tobias Harris, Senior Fellow
- Marc Jarsulic, Senior Fellow; Chief Economist
- Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow
- Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow
- Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow
- Kelly Kryc, Senior Fellow
- David Madland, Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project
- Scott Nathan, Senior Fellow
- Nina Palmer, Senior Fellow, China
- Michael Sozan, Senior Fellow
- Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow
- Mike Williams, Senior Fellow
- Marina Zhavoronkova, Senior Fellow
Nonresident Senior Fellows
- Ulrich Boser, Senior Fellow
- Cynthia G. Brown, Senior Fellow
- Matt Browne, Senior Fellow
- Simon Clark, Senior Fellow
- Alan Cohen, Senior Fellow
- Zeke Emanuel, Senior Fellow
- Jodi Enda, Senior Fellow
- Netsy Firestein, Senior Fellow
- Sam Fulwood III, Senior Fellow
- Cissy Jackson, 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
- Sam Ricketts, Senior Fellow
- Shirley Sagawa, Senior Fellow
- David Shor, Senior Fellow
- Vilissa Thompson, Senior Fellow
- Emma Vadehra, Senior Fellow
- Rebecca Vallas, Senior Fellow
- Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow
- Michael Werz, Senior Fellow
- Tom K. Wong, Senior Fellow
Resident Fellows
- 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
Communications
- Caroline Amenabar, Associate Director of Design
- Paige Armstrong, Partnerships Manager
- Aloha Backenstose, Motion Graphics Producer
- Murphy Burke, Rapid Response Manager
- Lisa Burnam, Director, Design
- Dave Chandrasekaran, Vice President, Advocacy and Campaigns
- Eric Coffin-Gould, Director, Analytics
- Jason Credo, Social Media Manager
- Julia Cusick, Director, Media Relations
- Nathan Dignazio, Analytics Associate
- Chris Ford, Broadcast Manager
- Sam Hananel, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Ryan Koronowski, Director, Special Research Projects
- Jesse Lee, Senior Adviser
- Joel Maysonet, Director of Video, War Room
- Brian McBride, Director, Content Strategy
- Claudia Montecinos, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Ariana Mushnick, Director, Partnerships
- Brianna K. Myers, Content Associate
- Shana Oshinskie, Design Associate
- Mara Pellittieri, Editor-in-Chief, TalkPoverty
- Will Ragland, Senior Director
- Zahir Rasheed, Research and Press Assistant
- Ricardo Rauseo, Constituency Media Associate
- Sam Reid, Director, Digital Engagement
- Lauren Santa Cruz, Senior Director, Digital Creative
- Colin Seeberger, Director, Media Relations
- Vernessa Shih, Senior Director
- Calli Siegler, Story Bank Campaign Associate
- s.e. smith, Senior Editor, TalkPoverty
- Giselle Tervalon, Associate Director, Story Bank
- Alejandro Verdin, Campaign Manager
- Sage Warner, Campaign Manager
- Alex Witt, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships
- Don Wolford, Story Bank Campaign Associate
- Tricia Woodcome, Senior Media Manager
Criminal Justice
- Akua Amaning, Associate Director
- Sarah Figgatt, Research Assistant
- Betsy Pearl, Associate Director
Democracy and Government
- 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
- Stefan Romberg, Managing Director, Foundation Relations
- Amy Serafino, Senior Director, Development
- Tiffany Tesmer, Development Operations Coordinator
- Jaime Vázquez, Foundations Relations Coordinator
Digital Strategy
- Carson Bear, Digital Campaigns Manager
- Lenzy Betters, Email Marketing 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, Senior Director
- Darya Nicol, Digital Communications Associate
- Erin Robinson, Campaign Manager
Economy
- Nick Buffie, Policy Analyst, Federal Fiscal Policy
- Kevin DeGood, Director, Infrastructure Policy
- Gregg Gelzinis, Associate Director
- Aurelia Glass, Research Assistant
- Galen Hendricks, Research Associate
- Michael Madowitz, Economist
- Lily Roberts, Managing Director
- Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director, Tax Policy
- Karla Walter, Senior Director, Employment Policy
- Zoe Willingham, Research Associate
- Michela Zonta, Senior Policy Analyst, Housing Policy
Education, K-12
- Meg Benner, Senior Consultant
- Roby Chatterji, Senior Policy Analyst
- Megan Ferren, Research Assistant
- Bayliss Fiddiman, Associate Director
- Khalilah M. Harris, Managing Director
- Laura Jimenez, Director, Standards and Accountability
- Jamil Modaffari, Research Assistant
- Abby Quirk, Policy Analyst
- Jessica Yin, Research Associate
Energy and Environment
- Alexandra Carter, Deputy Director, Ocean Policy
- Chris Chyung, Campaign Manager
- Frances Colón, Senior Director of International Climate Policy
- 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
- Devon Lespier, Special Assistant
- Bianca Majumder, Policy Analyst
- Hannah Malus, Deputy Director, Energy and Environment War Room
- Zainab Mirza, Research Assistant, Ocean Policy
- 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
- Sofia Carratala, Executive Policy Associate
- Ben Hatt, Speechwriter
- Maddie Lubeck, Executive Assistant
- Morgan Spivey, 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, Director, Budget Planning and Forecasting
- Kathy Emerick, Controller
- Mildred Hardin, Budget Analyst
- Sarah Pidcock, Budget Analyst
- Jose Solis, Senior Budget Analyst
- Adam Stromme, Administrative Coordinator
- Renan Talhadas, Budget Analyst
Generation Progress
- Ella Azoulay, Program Coordinator
- Hassen Bashir, Advocacy Associate
- Tymoni Correa-Buntley, Digital Media 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
- Peter Gordon, Director, Government Affairs
- Graham Griffin, Special Assistant
- Lola Oduyeru, Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
- Jerry Parshall, Deputy Director, State and Local Government Affairs
- Madeline Shepherd, Director, Government Affairs
Gun Violence Prevention
- Alex Barrio, Director of Advocacy
- Marissa Edmund, Senior Policy Analyst
- Allison Jordan, Research Assistant
- Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Director
Health
- Emily Gee, Senior Economist
- Nicole Rapfogel, Research Assistant
- Jill Rosenthal, Director, Public Health
- Thomas Waldrop, Policy Analyst
Higher Education
- Marshall Anthony Jr., Senior Policy Analyst
- Bradley D. Custer, Senior Policy Analyst
- Marissa Alayna Navarro, Research Assistant
- Victoria Yuen, Policy Analyst
Human Resources
- Stephanie Abram, Compensation and Benefits Manager
- Rebecca Basena Kampi, In Memoriam
- Anchita Bhatnagar, Human Resources Information Systems Manager
- Amelia Hickel, Human Resources Generalist
- Cheron McNeal, Managing Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Belinda Randolph, Training and Onboarding Manager
Immigration
- Claudia Flores, Associate Director, Policy and Strategy
- 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
- Thee Santos, Special Assistant
Legal
- Leelabeth Cronkhite, Senior Legal Assistant
- Agatha Fenech, Legal Assistant
- Rozina Kiflom, Legal Counsel
- Grace Oyenubi, Legal Assistant
National Security and International Policy
- Abigail Bard, Policy Analyst, Asia
- 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
- Mia Ives-Rublee, Director, Disability Justice Initiative
- Jaboa Lake, Senior Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
- Arohi Pathak, Director, Policy
- Kyle Ross, Special Assistant
- Justin Schweitzer, Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
- Christine Sloane, Director, Anti-Poverty Advocacy
- Taryn Williams, Managing Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program
Racial Equity and Justice
- 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
- Jeffrey Friedman, Information Technology Manager
- 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
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
- Diana Boesch, Policy Analyst, Women’s Economic Security
- Jamille Fields Allsbrook, Director, Women's Initiative
- Elyssa Spitzer, Policy Analyst
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