Staff & Fellows

American Progress Staff

Executive Committee

John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer

Sarah Rosen Wartell, Executive VP
Jennifer Palmieri, Senior VP for Communications
Neera Tanden, Chief Operating Officer
Winnie Stachelberg, Senior VP for External Affairs
Laura Nichols, Senior Fellow

Senior Staff

Rudy deLeon, Senior VP for National Security and International Policy
Debby Goldberg, Senior VP for Development
David Halperin, Senior VP and Director, Campus Progress
Araceli Ruano, Senior VP and Director of California Office
Andrew Sherry, Senior VP for Online Communications
Cynthia Brown, VP for Education Policy
Michael Ettlinger, VP for Economic Policy
Debbie Fine, General Counsel
Kate Gordon, VP for Energy Policy
Angela Kelley, VP for Immigration Policy and Advocacy
Ed Paisley, VP for Editorial
Kaliope Poulianos, VP for Finance and Administration
Anna Soellner, VP for Communications

Administration

Kola Adetola, Sr. Staff Accountant
Nick Casey, Facilities Coordinator
Susan Anderson, Accountant I
Erin Green, Internship Program Manager
Tyler Hall, Facilities Manager and HR Associate
Denelle Hammond, Payroll and Benefits Manager
Mildred Hardin, Accountant II/Accounts Payable Supervisor
Deborah Holston, Controller
Calista Johnson, Operations Manager
Nick Lepham, Receptionist and Special Assistant
Angelo Lomax, Receptionist
Gary Peacock, Senior Staff Accountant

California Office

Shana Jenkins, Special Asst/Office Manager for California

Campus Progress

Katie Andriulli, Communications and Outreach Manager
Tommaso Boggia, Advocacy Associate
Natasha Bowens, Advocacy Associate
Annika Carlson, Operations and Development Manager
Cord Jefferson, Associate Editor
Pedro de la Torre, Advocacy Senior Associate
Arielle Fleisher, Events Associate
Isabelle Gerard, Special Assistant to the Director of Campus Progress
Sara Haile-Mariam, Communications and Outreach Associate
Shereen Hall, Online Communications Manager
Rosanna Herrera, Events Manager
Paula-Raye O'Sullivan, Events Associate
Drew Seman, Online Communications Associate
David Spett, Publications Associate
Kay Steiger, Editor, CampusProgress.org
Tobin Van Ostern, Network Associate
Vincent Villano, Events Associate

Communications

Raúl Arce-Contreras, Press Assistant
Benjamin Armbruster, Assistant Editor
Max Bergmann, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Analyst
Vanessa Cardenas, Director of Progress 2050
Matt Corley, Assistant Editor
Emma Diebold, Special Events Coordinator
Matthew Duss, National Security Researcher/Blogger
Suzi Emmerling, Press Aide
Lee Fang, Researcher
Pat Garofalo, Economics Researcher/Blogger
Christy Harvey, Director of Strategic Communications
James Heidbreder, Special Assistant for Progressive Media
Zaid Jilani, Reporter/Blogger
Brad Johnson, Climate Researcher/Blogger
Ivan Kander, Videographer/Editor
Sara Langhinrichs, Special Assistant for MicCheck Radio
Rebecca Lefton, Researcher
Christine McDonough, Special Events Coordinator
Paul Meyer, Senior Videographer and Editor
Nicole Murphy, Special Assistant for Mic Check
John Neurohr, Strategic Communications Manager
Noreen Nielsen, Energy Communications Director
Andrea Nill, Immigration Researcher/Blogger
Andrea Purse, Director of Media Strategy
Jason Rahlan, Press Aide
Alex Seitz-Wald, Reporter/Blogger
Faiz Shakir, Research Director
Amanda Terkel, Managing Editor Progress Report / Think Progress
Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Director of Outreach and Special Events
Igor Volsky, Health Care Researcher/Blogger
Erica Williams, Deputy Director for Progress 2050
Matthew Yglesias, Fellow
Victor Zapanta, Researcher

Development

Yasmin Abboud, Major Gifts Officer
Emily Berman, Corporate Relations and Annual Events Manager
Anna Ekindjian, Director of Development
Ali Fisher, Business Alliance Assistant
John Granquist, Associate Director of Foundation Relations
Jessie McDougall, Development Assistant
Kathy Smith, Foundation Relations Manager
Becky Webster, Development Associate

Domestic Policy

Jessica Arons, Director of Women's Health and Rights Program
Saba Bireda, Education Policy Analyst
Robin Chait, Associate Director for Teacher Quality
Marta Cook, Fellows Assistant
Karen Davenport, Director of Health Policy
Marshall Fitz, Director of Immigration Policy
Ann Garcia, Special Assistant for Immigration Policy
Melissa Lazarín, Associate Director of Education Policy
Gebe Martinez, Senior Writer and Policy Analyst
Raegen Tabot Miller, Associate Director for Education Research
Isabel Owen, Research Assistant for Education Policy
Michael Rugnetta, Research Assistant
Sonia Sekhar, Special Assistant for Health Policy
Valerie Shen, Special Assistant for Domestic Policy
Sally Steenland, Senior Policy Advisor for Faith and Progressive Policy
Ellen-Marie Whelan, Associate Director of Health Policy and Senior Health Policy Analyst

Economic Policy

Heather Boushey, Senior Economist
Alexandra Cawthorne, Research Associate
Sabina Dewan, Associate Director of International Economic Policy
Jaryn Fields, Special Assistant
Sima J. Gandhi, Senior Policy Analyst
Casey Gerald, Fellows Assistant
Andrew Jakabovics, Associate Director for Housing and Economics
Michael Linden, Associate Director for Tax and Budget Policy
David Madland, Director of the American Worker Project
Ian Millhiser, Policy Analyst
David Min, Associate Director for Financial Markets Policy
Joy Moses, Policy Analyst, Poverty Program
Luke Reidenbach, Research Assistant
Reece Rushing, Director of Government Reform
Matt Sherman, Research Assistant
Anne Shoup, Research Associate
Lauren Smith, Research Assistant
Louis Soares, Director of the Postsecondary Education Program
Isha Vij, Special Assistant for Economic Policy
Karla Walter, Policy Analyst
Liz Weiss, Policy Analyst

Energy Policy

Jake Caldwell, Director of Policy for Agriculture, Trade & Energy
Richard W. Caperton, Policy Analyst
Susan Lyon, Special Assistant for Energy Policy
Kari Manlove, Research Associate
Sean Pool, Special Assistant
Tina Ramos, Special Assistant
Julian L. Wong, Senior Policy Analyst

Enough Project

John Bagwell, Field Manager
Zack Brisson, Web Producer
Summer Buckley, Special Assistant
Chloe Chistman, Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Laura Heaton, Writer/Editor
Tsegaye Hidru, Webmaster
Amanda Hsiao, Special Assistant
Jonathan Hutson, Communications Director
Laura Jones, Policy Analyst
Stella Kojo Kenyi, Sister Schools Campaign Coordinator
Candice Knezevic, Congo Campaign Manager
Daniel Maree , Special Assistant
William McElhinny , Communications Assistant
John Norris, Executive Director of Enough
Robert Padavick, Director of Special Media Projects
John Prendergast, Co-Founder
Meghna Raj, Government Relations Associate
Jenny Russell, Advocacy Director
Rebekah Seder, Administrative Manager
Jennifer Sturm, Director of Online Communications
David Sullivan, Research Associate
Colin Thomas-Jensen, Policy Adviser
Sarina Virk, Congo Campaign Assistant

Executive

Juliana Gendelman, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Anne Kolker, Special Assistant
Sarah Miller, Policy Advisor to the President and CEO

External Affairs

Lauren Bazel, Associate Director of Government Affairs
Melissa Boteach, Half in Ten Manager
Stephanie Grow, Outreach Systems Coordinator
Adam Jentleson, Communications and Outreach Director
Brian Komar, Director of Strategic Outreach and Alliances
Jeff Krehely, Director of LGBT Research and Communications Project
Chris Semenas, Constituent Outreach Assistant
Rebecca Salay, Associate Director of Government Affairs
Brian Smith, Email Marketing Assistant
Rae Rawls, Email Marketing Manager
Ilia Rodriguez, Director of Government Affairs
Alan Rosenblatt, Associate Director for Online Advocacy
Josh Rosenthal, Special Assistant
Jack Swetland, Manager of Government Affairs

Legal

Alex DeMots, Legal Counsel
Allison Lessne, Law Clerk
Praveen Madhiraju, Legal Counsel

National Security

Moran Banai, U.S. Editor of Middle East Bulletin
Ian Bomberg, Middle East Progress Assistant
Samuel Charap, Associate Director for Russia and Eurasia
Winny Chen, Research Associate
Laura Conley, Special Assistant
Colin Cookman, Special Assistant
Sean Duggan, Research Associate
Ken Gude, Associate Director, International Rights & Responsibility
Peter Juul, Research Associate
Andrew Sweet, Research Associate
Caroline Wadhams, Senior Policy Analyst

Online Communications

Christopher Bachmann, Unix Systems Administrator
J.R. Boynton, Director of Web Products
Kasie Coccaro, Web Producer and Project Manager
George Estrada, Project Manager
Lauren Ferguson, Designer/Production Artist
Lori Goldberg, Senior Developer
Rhon Hayes, Microsoft Systems Administrator
Evan Hensleigh, Special Assistant
Joshua Hill, Web Developer
Nick Levay, Information Security and Operation
Erin Lindsay, Online Marketing Manager
Andrew Pratt, Managing Editor, Science Progress
Matt Pusateri, Art Director
Alex Pryor, Manager of A/V Technology
William Rogers, Desktop Support Technician
Shannon Ryan, Senior Designer
Annie Schutte, Managing Editor
Megan Slack, Assistant Editor
Jasmine Taylor, Desktop Support Technician
Will Thomas, Director of Information Technology
Robert Valencia, Assistant Editor
Dan Wagener, Assistant Editor

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