Our Staff

Leadership
Sharon Parrott

President

Michelle Bazie
Vice President
Deputy Director, Policy Futures
Shannon Buckingham

Senior Vice President for Communications and Senior Counselor

Joel Friedman
Vice President for
Federal Fiscal Policy
Shelby Gonzales

Vice President for Immigration Policy

Nicholas Johnson

Senior Vice President for State Fiscal Policy

Teresa LaMaster
General Counsel
Executive Vice President for Operations
Michael Leachman

Vice President for State Fiscal Policy

Michael Mitchell
Senior Director and Counselor, Equity and Inclusion
Cheikh Niang

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Ellen Nissenbaum

Senior Vice President for Government Affairs

LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Vice President for Family Income Support Policy

Melissa M. Ricks
Vice President of Human Resources and Administration
Debbie Schwartz
Chief Financial Officer and
Senior Vice President for Finance
Arloc Sherman

Vice President of Data Analysis and Research

Drew Wynn
Interim Vice President for Development
Federal Fiscal Policy
Javier Balmaceda
Senior Policy Analyst on Puerto Rico
Michelle Bazie
Vice President
Deputy Director, Policy Futures
Roxy Caines

EITC Campaign Director

Kris Cox

Deputy Director of Federal Tax Policy

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

Senior Fellow

Chuck Marr

Senior Director of Federal Tax Policy

Anton Marx
Senior Executive Assistant
David Reich

Senior Fellow

Kathleen Romig
Senior Policy Analyst
Harjot Sodhi
Research Assistant
Chad Stone

Chief Economist

Paul N. Van de Water
Senior Fellow
John Wancheck

Senior Advisor, EITC Policy

Sam Washington
Research Assistant
Katie Windham
Research Assistant
State Fiscal Policy
Chioke Barkari
State Network Advancement Manager
Whitney Tucker
Deputy Director of Research
Sonia Quiñónez
Director of Strategic Grantmaking
Bernie Bergmann
State Data and Campaigns Senior Manager
Maxx Boykin
Senior State Campaigns Manager
Bernice Butler
Deputy Director of Network Learning and Collaboration
Nicolas Camilien
State Network Specialist
Daniel Creel
Operations Manager
Jake Endres
Deputy Director for Organizational Advancement
Eric Figueroa
Senior Policy Analyst
Bernie Gallagher
Senior Policy Analyst
Jonathan Huskey
Deputy Director for State Campaign Communications
Victoria Jackson
Senior Policy Analyst
Nicholas Johnson

Senior Vice President for State Fiscal Policy

Alicia Jones
Deputy Director of State Tax and Budget Campaigns
Ed Lazere
Senior Fellow
Michael Leachman

Vice President for State Fiscal Policy

Julian Legendre
Research Associate
Joshuah Marshall
Senior Policy Analyst
Michael Mazerov

Senior Fellow

Elizabeth McNichol

Senior Fellow

Elaine Mejia
Director of Network and Organizational Effectiveness
Michelle Montgomery
Administrative and Events Assistant
Kalena Murphy
Senior State Campaigns Manager
Cortney Sanders
Policy Analyst
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
Communications Specialist
Nicole Spence
Executive Assistant
Deborah Swerdlow
Deputy Director, State Campaigns
Wesley Tharpe
Deputy Director, State Policy Research
Aoife Toomey
Director of Network Philanthropic Engagement
Louisa Warren

Director of State Strategies & Engagement

Samantha Waxman
Policy Analyst
Jon Whiten
Director of State Communications
Nakia Wilson
Deputy Director of Conferences and Trainings
Elly Wong
State Project Associate
Health Policy
Farah Erzouki
Senior Policy Analyst
Gideon Lukens
Director of Research and Data Analysis
Matt Broaddus

Senior Research Analyst

Jesse Cross-Call

Senior Policy Analyst

Shelby Gonzales

Vice President for Immigration Policy

Kyle Hayes
Research Associate
Sarah Lueck

Senior Policy Analyst

Inna Rubin
Health Projects Manager
Idil Samantar
Executive Assistant
Breanna Sharer
Research Associate
Judith Solomon

Senior Fellow and Interim Program Area Lead, Health

Tara Straw

Senior Policy Analyst

Jennifer Sullivan
Director of Housing and Health Integration
Paul N. Van de Water
Senior Fellow
Jennifer Wagner
Director of Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment
Social Security Policy
Kathleen Romig
Senior Policy Analyst
Paul N. Van de Water
Senior Fellow
Income and Poverty Trends
Stephanie Hingtgen
Research Associate
Matt Saenz
Data Research Associate
Arloc Sherman

Vice President of Data Analysis and Research

Danilo Trisi

Director of Poverty and Inequality Research

Claire Zippel
Senior Research Analyst
Food Assistance
Ed Bolen

Senior Policy Analyst

Lauren Hall
Research Analyst
Carolyn Jones

Food Assistance and Family Income Support Project Coordinator

Brynne Keith-Jennings

Senior Research Analyst

Joseph Llobrera

Director of Research and Interim Program Area Lead, Food Assistance

Catlin Nchako

Research Analyst

Zoë Neuberger

Senior Policy Analyst

Dottie Rosenbaum

Senior Fellow and Interim Program Area Lead for Food Assistance

Rachel Tucker
Senior State Strategies Manager
Family Income Support
Ife Floyd

Senior Policy Analyst

Carolyn Jones

Food Assistance and Family Income Support Project Coordinator

Laura Meyer
Research Associate
LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Vice President for Family Income Support Policy

Ali Safawi
Research Assistant
Internship Coordinator
Liz Schott

Senior Fellow

Arloc Sherman

Vice President of Data Analysis and Research

Danilo Trisi

Director of Poverty and Inequality Research

Housing Policy
Sonya Acosta
Policy Analyst
Anna Bailey
Senior Policy Analyst
Will Fischer

Senior Director for Housing Policy and Research and Interim Program Area Lead, Housing

Erik Gartland
Research Associate
Alicia Mazzara

Senior Research Analyst

Ann Oliva
Visiting Senior Fellow
Shaunya Owens

Contracts Coordinator

Douglas Rice

Senior Fellow

Jennifer Sullivan
Director of Housing and Health Integration
Immigration Policy
Farah Erzouki
Senior Policy Analyst
Sonya Acosta
Policy Analyst
Ed Bolen

Senior Policy Analyst

Kris Cox

Deputy Director of Federal Tax Policy

Eric Figueroa
Senior Policy Analyst
Shelby Gonzales

Vice President for Immigration Policy

Kyle Hayes
Research Associate
Janne Huang

Outreach Campaign Strategies Manager

Brynne Keith-Jennings

Senior Research Analyst

Kathleen Romig
Senior Policy Analyst
Liz Schott

Senior Fellow

Judith Solomon

Senior Fellow and Interim Program Area Lead, Health

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

Communications
Caroline Anderson-Gray

Director of Digital Strategy

Shannon Buckingham

Senior Vice President for Communications and Senior Counselor

Rob Cady

Graphic Designer

Sharon Davis
Executive Assistant
Nanci Flores
Communications Associate
Liv Garahan
Graphics and Web Posting Specialist
HanaSara Ito
Digital Communications Assistant
Nick Kasprak

Manager of Data Visualization and Web Development

Tom Kasprzak
Communications Editor
Jacob Kaufman-Waldron
Media Relations Manager
Carmen Martinez
Digital Communications Specialist
Rebecca Poutasse
Communications Assistant
Internship Coordinator
Teddy Quinn
Digital Communications Specialist
John Springer

Editorial Director

Michele Vaughn

Deputy Editorial Director

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

Legislative Specialist

Ellen Nissenbaum

Senior Vice President for Government Affairs

Anne Steward

Government Affairs Coordinator

Development
Anna Berman
Development Associate
Calah Schlabach
Development Writer/Editor
Deborah Harrod-McGirt

Development Grants and Gifts Coordinator

Tani Kahan

Senior Development Writer

Nora Malone
Development Writer/Editor
Robin Metalitz
Director of Foundation Giving
Chris Prioleau
Development Writer/Editor
Drew Wynn
Interim Vice President for Development
Human Resources
Bonnie Johnson
Human Resources and Benefits Manager
Woon Kim
Recruiting and Human Resources Manager
Melissa M. Ricks
Vice President of Human Resources and Administration
Ari Scott
Human Resources Associate
Finance
Grey Daryanto
Accounts Payable/Payroll Specialist
Lynda Brooks
Controller
Chris Coates
Senior Grants and Financial Planning Analyst
Lakesha L. Dawson

Finance Specialist

Sherzod Gulamov
Senior Grants and Financial Planning Analyst
Sophie LeCam-Camilien
Senior Manager for Grants Administration and Financial Planning
Nathan Létourneau
Grants and Financial Planning Specialist
Teka Nichols
Administrative Assistant
Deborah Patterson

Senior Manager for Accounting and Payroll

Debbie Schwartz
Chief Financial Officer and
Senior Vice President for Finance
Office Administration
Dot Sanders

Office Assistant/Receptionist

Chandra Tillman
Office Services Manager
Michael Yates
Office Assistant
Information Technology
Rakeem Durand
IT Specialist
Randolph Burke III
Helpdesk Specialist and Network Administrator
Diego Domingos da Silva
Senior SharePoint Administrator/Developer
Maryse Khoury
Senior Salesforce Administrator
James McKnight
IT Operations Manager
Cheikh Niang

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Teka Nichols
Administrative Assistant