Our Staff

Leadership
Sharon Parrott

President

Lisa Bornstein
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Lynda Brooks
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Shannon Buckingham

Senior Vice President for Communications and Senior Counselor

Ty Jones Cox
Vice President for Food Assistance
Joel Friedman
Senior Vice President for Federal Fiscal Policy
Shelby Gonzales

Vice President for Immigration Policy

Michael Leachman

Vice President for State Fiscal Policy

Sarah Lueck

Vice President for Health Policy

Chuck Marr

Vice President for Federal Tax Policy

Brandon McKoy
Vice President of State Partnerships
Cheikh Niang

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Ellen Nissenbaum

Senior Vice President for Government Affairs

Ann Oliva
Vice President for Housing Policy
LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Vice President for Family Income Support Policy

Melissa M. Ricks
Vice President of Human Resources and Administration
Jamie R. Riley
Vice President of Equity and Inclusion
Arloc Sherman

Vice President for Data Analysis and Research

Aoife Toomey
Vice President for Development
Federal Fiscal Policy
Javier Balmaceda
Senior Policy Analyst on Puerto Rico
Roxy Caines

EITC Campaign Director

Sarah Calame
Research Assistant
Jabari Cook
Research Assistant
Kris Cox

Deputy Director of Federal Tax Policy

George Fenton
Senior Policy Analyst
Joel Friedman
Senior Vice President for Federal Fiscal Policy
Stephanie Hingtgen
Research Analyst
Samantha Jacoby
Senior Tax Legal Analyst
Richard Kogan

Senior Fellow

Chuck Marr

Vice President for Federal Tax Policy

David Reich

Senior Fellow

Kathleen Romig
Director of Social Security and Disability Policy
Chad Stone

Chief Economist

Paul N. Van de Water
Senior Fellow
John Wancheck

Senior Advisor, EITC Policy

State Fiscal Policy
Chioke Barkari
State Network Advancement Manager
Stephanie Bello
State Partnership Engagement Manager
Bernie Bergmann
State Data and Campaigns Senior Manager
Maxx Boykin
Senior State Campaigns Manager
Bernice Butler
Deputy Director of Network Learning and Collaboration
Daniel Creel
Operations Manager
Jake Endres
Deputy Director for Organizational Advancement
Eric Figueroa
Senior Policy Analyst
Bernie Gallagher
Senior Policy Analyst
Iris Hinh
Research Associate
Jonathan Huskey
Deputy Director for State Campaign Communications
Alicia Jones
Deputy Director of State Tax and Budget Campaigns
Alena Klimas
Program Specialist of Network Philanthropic Engagement
Ed Lazere
Senior Fellow
Michael Leachman

Vice President for State Fiscal Policy

Julian Legendre
State Visual Communications Specialist
Joshuah Marshall
Senior Policy Analyst
Michael Mazerov

Senior Fellow

Brandon McKoy
Vice President of State Partnerships
Elaine Mejia
Senior Director of Network and Organizational Effectiveness
Michelle Montgomery
Administrative and Events Assistant
Mario Moretto
Senior State Communications Manager
Sonia Quiñónez
Director of Strategic Grantmaking
Cortney Sanders
Senior Manager of State and Policy Analysis
Xiomara Santos
State Campaigns Specialist
Hannah Sawyer
State Communications Manager
David Schupak
State Campaigns Specialist
Monica Sharma
Deputy Director, Strategic Projects and Initiatives
Tammie Smith
State Communications Manager
Nicole Spence
SFP Project Coordinator
Wesley Tharpe
Deputy Director, State Policy Research
Whitney Tucker
Deputy Director of Research
Louisa Warren

Director of State Strategies & Engagement

Samantha Waxman
Senior Policy Analyst
Jon Whiten
Director of State Communications
Nakia Wilson
Deputy Director of Conferences and Trainings
Will Wong
State Project Associate
Health Policy
Farah Erzouki
Senior Policy Analyst
Shelby Gonzales

Vice President for Immigration Policy

Laura Guerra-Cardus
Director of State Medicaid Strategy
Laura Harker
Senior Policy Analyst
Kyle Hayes
Research Associate
Sarah Lueck

Vice President for Health Policy

Gideon Lukens
Director of Research and Data Analysis
Inna Rubin
Health Projects Manager
Idil Samantar
Executive Assistant
Breanna Sharer
Research Associate
Intern Coordinator
Judith Solomon

Senior Fellow

Maani Stewart
Senior Policy Analyst
Jennifer Sullivan
Director of Health Coverage Access
Paul N. Van de Water
Senior Fellow
Jennifer Wagner
Director of Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment
Social Security Policy
Kathleen Romig
Director of Social Security and Disability Policy
Paul N. Van de Water
Senior Fellow
Income and Poverty Trends
Stephanie Hingtgen
Research Analyst
Arloc Sherman

Vice President for Data Analysis and Research

Danilo Trisi

Director of Poverty and Inequality Research

Claire Zippel
Senior Research Analyst
Food Assistance
Katie Bergh
Senior Policy Analyst
Ed Bolen

Senior Policy Analyst

Paige Clay
Emerson Hunger Fellow
Ty Jones Cox
Vice President for Food Assistance
Lauren Hall
Research Analyst
Carolyn Jones

Food Assistance and Family Income Support Project Coordinator

Joseph Llobrera

Director of Research

Catlin Nchako

Research Analyst

Zoë Neuberger

Senior Policy Analyst

Dottie Rosenbaum

Senior Fellow

Rachel Tucker
Senior State Strategies Manager
Family Income Support
Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey
Research Associate
Gina Azito Thompson
Research Associate
Intern Coordinator
Carolyn Jones

Food Assistance and Family Income Support Project Coordinator

LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Vice President for Family Income Support Policy

Ali Safawi
Research Associate
Aditi Shrivastava
Senior Policy Analyst
Housing Policy
Sonya Acosta
Policy Analyst
Anna Bailey
Senior Policy Analyst
Will Fischer

Senior Director for Housing Policy and Research

Erik Gartland
Research Associate
Alicia Mazzara

Deputy Director for Housing Equity and Data Analysis

Ann Oliva
Vice President for Housing Policy
Shaunya Owens

Contracts Coordinator

Immigration Policy
Sonya Acosta
Policy Analyst
Ed Bolen

Senior Policy Analyst

Kris Cox

Deputy Director of Federal Tax Policy

Farah Erzouki
Senior Policy Analyst
Eric Figueroa
Senior Policy Analyst
Shelby Gonzales

Vice President for Immigration Policy

Kyle Hayes
Research Associate
Janne Huang

Outreach Campaign Strategies Manager

Louise Pocock
Senior Policy Analyst
Kathleen Romig
Director of Social Security and Disability Policy
Judith Solomon

Senior Fellow

Danilo Trisi

Director of Poverty and Inequality Research

John Wancheck

Senior Advisor, EITC Policy

Outreach Division
Roxy Caines

EITC Campaign Director

Janne Huang

Outreach Campaign Strategies Manager

Executive Support
Shankari Bastiampillai
Executive Assistant to the President and
Board Liaison
Sharon Davis
Senior Executive Assistant
Deborah Harrod-McGirt

Development Grants and Gifts Coordinator

Paul Jones
Executive Assistant
Carolyn Jones

Food Assistance and Family Income Support Project Coordinator

Michelle Montgomery
Administrative and Events Assistant
Teka Nichols
Administrative Assistant
Shaunya Owens

Contracts Coordinator

Idil Samantar
Executive Assistant
Nicole Spence
SFP Project Coordinator
Anne Steward

Government Affairs Coordinator

Communications
Caroline Anderson-Gray

Senior Director for Digital Communications

Shannon Buckingham

Senior Vice President for Communications and Senior Counselor

Rob Cady

Graphic Designer

Kayla Chen
Associate Editor
Sharon Davis
Senior Executive Assistant
Nanci Flores
Communications Specialist
Liv Garahan
Graphics and Web Posting Specialist
Rosie Hilmer
Senior Communications Writer and Messaging Strategist
HanaSara Ito
Digital Communications Associate
Nick Kasprak

Senior Manager of Data Visualization and Web Development

Tom Kasprzak
Senior Editor
Jacob Kaufman-Waldron
Media Relations Manager
Carmen Martinez
Digital Communications Manager
Rebecca Poutasse
Communications Associate
Teddy Quinn
Digital Communications Manager
John Springer

Senior Editorial Director

Michele Vaughn

Deputy Editorial Director

Danielle Wells
Director of Media Relations
Government Affairs
Alex Berger
Manager of Government Affairs
Paul Jones
Executive Assistant
Jason Moreira

Legislative Specialist

Ellen Nissenbaum

Senior Vice President for Government Affairs

Anne Steward

Government Affairs Coordinator

Development
Anna Berman
Development Associate
Deborah Harrod-McGirt

Development Grants and Gifts Coordinator

Tani Kahan

Senior Development Writer

Nora Malone
Senior Development Writer
Robin Metalitz
Director of Foundation Giving
Chris Prioleau
Development Writer/Editor
Calah Schlabach
Development Writer/Editor
Aoife Toomey
Vice President for Development
Drew Wynn
Senior Director of Individual Giving
Human Resources
Bonnie Johnson
Deputy Director of Benefits and Compensation
Woon Kim
Deputy Director of Recruitment and Talent Management
Melissa M. Ricks
Vice President of Human Resources and Administration
Ari Scott
Human Resources Associate
Thalia Tirado
Recruitment Manager
Finance
Lynda Brooks
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Chris Coates
Senior Grants and Financial Planning Analyst
Grey Daryanto
Accounts Payable/Payroll Specialist
Lakesha L. Dawson

Finance Specialist

Sophie LeCam-Camilien
Director of Grants Administration & Financial Planning
Teka Nichols
Administrative Assistant
Deborah Patterson

Senior Manager for Accounting and Payroll

Office Administration
Chandra Tillman
Office Services Manager
Michael Yates
Office Assistant
Information Technology
Rakeem Durand
IT Specialist
Randolph Burke III
Network Manager
Maryse Khoury
Senior Salesforce Administrator
James McKnight
IT Operations Manager
Cheikh Niang

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Teka Nichols
Administrative Assistant
Juan Portillo
IT Support Specialist