Staff

• Neera Tanden, CEO of Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Navin Nayak, President and Executive Director, Center for American Progress Action Fund
• 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

• Shane Bateman, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration; Chief Financial Officer
• Sam Berger, Vice President, Democracy and Government Reform
• Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity
• Ed Chung, Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
• Erin Cohan, Vice President and Chief of Staff
• Brent J. Cohen, Executive Director, Generation Progress; Vice President, Youth Engagement
• Adam Conner, Vice President, Technology Policy
• Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Vice President, Outreach and Special Events
• Brian DeMarco, Vice President, Development
• Alex DeMots, Senior Vice President; General Counsel
• Christy Goldfuss, Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy
• Katie Hamm, Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
• Deborah Holston, Vice President, Finance
• Tom Jawetz, Vice President, Immigration
• Jesse Lee, Vice President, Communications
• Kelly Magsamen, Vice President, National Security and International Policy
• Ben Miller, Vice President, Postsecondary Education
• Ben Olinsky, Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy
• Chelsea Parsons, Vice President, Gun Violence Prevention
• Jamie Perez, Vice President, Digital Strategy
• Shilpa Phadke, Vice President, Women's Initiative
• Scott Sargrad, Vice President, K-12 Education Policy
• Danyelle Solomon, Vice President, Race and Ethnicity Policy
• Topher Spiro, Vice President, Health Policy; Senior Fellow
• 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

• Austan Goolsbee, Distinguished Senior Fellow
• Lawrence H. Summers, Distinguished Senior Fellow

Resident Senior Fellows

• Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow
• Rebecca Cokley, Senior Fellow
• Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
• Jodi Enda, Senior Fellow
• Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow
• Michael Fuchs, Senior Fellow
• Sam Fulwood III, Senior Fellow
• Stephanie Griffith, Senior Fellow
• John Halpin, Senior Fellow; Co-Director, Politics and Elections
• Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow
• Melanie Hart, Senior Fellow; Director, China Policy
• Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow
• Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow
• Frank Kendall, Senior Fellow
• Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow
• Livia Lam, Senior Fellow; Director, Workforce Development
• Matt Lee-Ashley, Senior Fellow
• Jacob Leibenluft, Senior Fellow
• David Madland, Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project
• Scott Nathan, Senior Fellow
• Sam Ricketts, Senior Fellow
• Michael Sozan, Senior Fellow
• Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow
• Rebecca Vallas, Senior Fellow
• Michael Werz, Senior Fellow
• Alan Yu, Senior Fellow; Director, International Climate Policy

Nonresident Senior Fellows

• Nish Acharya, Senior Fellow
• Michael Barr, Senior Fellow
• Nina Beattie, Senior Fellow
• Daniel Benaim, Senior Fellow
• David A. Bergeron, Senior Fellow
• Ulrich Boser, Senior Fellow
• Catherine Brown, Senior Fellow
• Cynthia G. Brown, Senior Fellow
• Matt Browne, Senior Fellow
• Aneesh Chopra, Senior Fellow
• Simon Clark, Senior Fellow
• Kimberly Clausing, Senior Fellow
• Alan Cohen, Senior Fellow
• Greg Dotson, Senior Fellow
• Zeke Emanuel, Senior Fellow
• Dan Feldman, Senior Fellow
• Henry Fernandez, Senior Fellow
• Netsy Firestein, Senior Fellow
• Marshall Fitz, Senior Fellow
• Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow
• Sarah Jane Glynn, Senior Fellow
• Maha Jweied, Senior Fellow
• Adriana Kugler, 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
• Shirley Sagawa, Senior Fellow
• Vikram Singh, Senior Fellow
• Ganesh Sitaraman, Senior Fellow
• Trevor Sutton, Senior Fellow
• Vilissa Thompson, Senior Fellow
• Jay Urwitz, Senior Fellow
• Emma Vadehra, Senior Fellow
• Judith Warner, Senior Fellow
• Renita J. Weems, Senior Fellow
• Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow
• Tom K. Wong, Senior Fellow

Art, Editorial, and Video

• Keenan Alexander, Graphic Designer
• Will Beaudouin, Managing Editor
• Steve Bonitatibus, Editor
• Mathew Brady, Data Visualization Developer
• Carl Chancellor, Managing Director, Editorial
• Rosemary Cornelius, Digital Designer
• Jasmine Hardy, Video Producer
• Chester Hawkins, Senior Graphic Designer
• Jarvis Holliday, Director, Editorial
• Irene Koo, Associate Editor
• Meghan Miller, Editor
• Bill Rapp, Art Director
• Christian Rodriguez, Associate Editor
• Shanée Simhoni, Assistant Managing Editor
• Tricia Woodcome, Editor

Communications

• Paige Armstrong, Campaign Associate
• Aloha Backenstose, Digital Media Associate
• Siena Cicarelli, Research Assistant, Moscow Project
• Julia Cusick, Director, Media Relations
• Morgan Finkelstein, Associate Director, Media Relations
• Claudia Flores, Immigration Campaign Manager
• Chris Ford, Senior Broadcast Coordinator
• Dwayne Greene, Director, Broadcast Communications
• Sam Hananel, Associate Director, Media Relations
• Ryan Koronowski, Director, Special Research Projects
• James Lamond, Managing Director, Moscow Project
• Claudia Montecinos, Associate Director, Media Relations
• Freedom Murphy, Communications Associate
• Adam Peck, Senior Media Coordinator
• Hai-Lam Phan, Senior Video Producer
• Allison Preiss, Senior Adviser
• Will Ragland, Research Director
• Ricardo Rauseo, Constituency Media Associate
• Lauren Santa Cruz, Director, Digital Creative
• Colin Seeberger, Director, Media Relations
• Jennifer Shelton, Social Media Manager
• Vernessa Shih, Story Bank Campaign Director
• Marina Sullivan, Email Manager
• Giselle Tervalon, Story Bank Manager
• Jeremy Venook, Research Associate
• Alejandro Verdin, Campaign Manager
• Sage Warner, Story Bank Campaign Associate
• Alex Witt, Audience Development Director

Criminal Justice

• Akua Amaning, Associate Director
• Lea Hunter, Research Associate
• Kenny Lo, Research Associate
• Betsy Pearl, Associate Director

Democracy and Government

• Hauwa Ahmed, Research Associate
• Maggie Jo Buchanan, Director, Legal Progress
• Danielle Root, Associate Director, Voting Rights and Access to Justice
• Alex Tausanovitch, Director, Campaign Finance and Electoral Reform
• Stephanie Wylie, Senior Policy Analyst

Development

• Stephanie Bailey, Associate Director, Foundation Relations
• David Bing, Director, Development Operations
• Edward Connors, Direct Appeal Manager
• Ryan Fleury, Director
• Zack Knowles, Associate Director, Foundation Relations
• Kiki Pierce, Development Coordinator
• Stefan Romberg, Managing Director, Foundation Relations
• Jon Roux, Corporate and Major Gifts Officer
• Amy Serafino, Senior Director, Development
• Tiffany Tesmer, Development Operations Coordinator

Digital Strategy

• Carson Bear, Email Marketing Associate
• Elena Berger, Director, Email Marketing and Audience Relations
• J.R. Boynton, Outreach Systems and Analytics Manager
• Taku Burutsa, Salesforce Administrator
• Genna Cifelli, Social Media Associate
• Lisa DeCow, Associate Director, Email Marketing
• Shar Ghavami, Director, Technology Development
• Matt Grant, Lead Application Developer
• Rafiatou Ouro-Aguy, Digital Analytics Specialist
• Ben Podnar, Senior Email Marketing Manager
• Rebecca Rosenberg, Social Media Director

Early Childhood Policy

• MK Falgout, Special Assistant
• Steven Jessen-Howard, Research Assistant
• Rasheed Malik, Senior Policy Analyst
• Darya Nicol, Advocacy Associate
• Cristina Novoa, Senior Policy Analyst
• Simon Workman, Director

Economic Policy

• Olugbenga Ajilore, Senior Economist
• Kevin DeGood, Director, Infrastructure Policy
• Gregg Gelzinis, Senior Policy Analyst
• Andy Green, Managing Director
• Galen Hendricks, Research Assistant
• Marc Jarsulic, Chief Economist
• Michael Madowitz, Economist
• Lily Roberts, Director, Economic Mobility
• Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director, Tax Policy
• Divya Vijay, Special Assistant
• Malkie Wall, Research Associate
• Karla Walter, Senior Director, American Worker Project
• Zoe Willingham, Research Associate
• Ryan Zamarripa, Associate Director
• Michela Zonta, Senior Policy Analyst, Housing Policy

Education, K-12

• Meg Benner, Senior Consultant
• Neil Campbell, Director, Innovation
• Roby Chatterji, Senior Policy Analyst
• Megan Ferren, Special Assistant
• Bayliss Fiddiman, Senior Policy Analyst
• Khalilah Harris, Managing Director
• Ashley Jeffrey, Policy Analyst
• Laura Jimenez, Director, Standards and Accountability
• Jamil Modaffari, Research Assistant
• Lisette Partelow, Senior Director, K-12 Strategic Initiatives
• Abby Quirk, Research Associate
• Jessica Yin, Research Assistant

Education, Postsecondary

• Viviann Anguiano, Associate Director, Postsecondary Education
• Marcella Bomardieri, Associate Director
• Bradley D. Custer, Senior Policy Analyst
• Antoinette Flores, Director, Postsecondary Education
• Marissa Navarro, Special Assistant
• Victoria Yuen, Policy Analyst

Energy and Environment

• Bidisha Bhattacharyya, Deputy Director, Climate and Energy Policy
• Alexandra Carter, Policy Analyst, Oceans Policy
• Rita Cliffton, Research Associate
• Margaret Cooney, Campaign Manager, Ocean Policy
• Sahir Doshi, Research Assistant
• Ari Drennen, Press Secretary
• Nicole Gentile, Deputy Director, Public Lands
• Miriam Goldstein, Managing Director; Director, Ocean Policy
• Elise Gout, Research Associate
• Sally Hardin, Interim Director
• Trevor Higgins, Director, Domestic Climate and Energy
• Kate Kelly, Director, Public Lands
• Bianca Majumder, Research Associate
• Hannah Malus, Campaign Manager
• Mikyla Reta, Research Associate
• Ryan Richards, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
• Jenny Rowland-Shea, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
• Katherine So, Special Assistant

Events

• Diane Bui, Special Events Coordinator
• William Flanagan, Director, Special Events
• Adam Parker, Special Events Manager
• Constance Torian, Associate Director, Outreach and Special Events

Executive Office

• Hailey Becker, Executive Policy Associate
• Lanre Faderin, Executive Assistant and Scheduler to the President
• Ben Hatt, Speechwriter
• Maddie Lubeck, Executive Assistant
• Jenna Sjogren, Special Assistant
• Morgan Spivey, Executive Assistant

External Affairs

• Zina Barrow, External Affairs Associate
• Enrique Fernández-Toledo, Director, Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy

Faith

• Maggie Siddiqi, Director, Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative

Finance

• Deborah Alston, Accounts Payable Manager
• Gracie Bee, Senior Accountant
• Elisa Collins, Director, Budget Planning and Forecasting
• Kathy Emerick, Assistant Controller
• Mildred Hardin, Budget Analyst
• Jose Solis, Budget Analyst
• Adam Stromme, Administrative Coordinator

Generation Progress

• Ella Azoulay, Program Coordinator
• Amber Gaither, Senior Operations Coordinator
• Charlotte Hancock, Director, Communications and Digital Strategy
• Emily Leach, Senior Press Associate
• Lotanna Obodozie, Advocacy Associate
• Kiayna O'Neal, Digital Communications Associate
• Edwith Theogene, Director of Advocacy

Government Affairs

• Shayna Cherry, Director, State and Local Government Affairs
• Ryan Collins, Director, Government Affairs
• Richard Figueroa, Special Assistant
• Lola Oduyeru, Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
• Lia Parada, Director, Government Affairs
• Jerry Parshall, Associate Director, State and Local Government Affairs
• William Roberts, Managing Director
• Brent Woolfork, Director, Government Affairs

Gun Violence Prevention

• Rukmani Bhatia, Senior Policy Analyst
• Jasmine Harris, Director of Advocacy
• Allison Jordan, Special Assistant
• Oshane Mcrae, Campaign Associate
• Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Associate Director

Health

• Maura Calsyn, Managing Director, Health Policy
• Emily Gee, Health Economist
• Nicole Rapfogel, Research Assistant
• Thomas Waldrop, Policy Analyst

Human Resources

• Rebecca Basena Kampi, In Memoriam
• Anchita Bhatnagar, Human Resources Information Systems Specialist
• Natasha Dennis, Recruitment and Internship Manager
• Amelia Hickel, Human Resources Assistant
• Cheron McNeal, Managing Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Belinda Randolph, Training and Onboarding Manager

Immigration

• Sofia Carratala, Special Assistant
• Jessica Cobian, Senior Campaign Manager, Anti-Hate and Immigration
• Silva Mathema, Associate Director, Policy
• Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, Associate Director, Research
• Philip E. Wolgin, Managing Director, Immigration

LGBTQ Rights

• Andrew Cray, In Memoriam
• Sharita Gruberg, Director of Policy
• Theo Santos, Special Assistant

Legal

• Leelabeth Cronkhite, Senior Legal Assistant
• Anne Dechter, Deputy General Counsel
• Gypsy Moore, Legal Counsel
• Grace Oyenubi, Legal Assistant
• Samantha Wolk, Senior Legal Assistant

National Security and International Policy

• Laura Edwards, China Program Coordinator
• Max Hoffman, Associate 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, Policy Analyst
• Kaveh Toofan, Special Assistant

Nonresident Fellows

• Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Fellow
• Valerie Novack, Fellow

Office Services

• Taylor Claiborne, Receptionist
• Charlotte Corneliusen, Office Administrator
• Howard Frazier, Facilities Coordinator
• SheriAnn Stromann, Director, Operations

Poverty

• Azza Altiraifi, Research and Advocacy Manager, Disability Justice Initiative
• David Ballard, Field Advocacy and Outreach Manager
• Sarah Figgatt, Special Assistant
• Rejane Frederick, Associate Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Areeba Haider, Research Assistant
• Jaboa Lake, Senior Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Mara Pellittieri, Editor-In-Chief, Talk Poverty
• Justin Schweitzer, Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
• Christine Sloane, Director, Anti-Poverty Advocacy
• s.e. smith, Deputy Editor, TalkPoverty
• Taryn Williams, Managing Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program

Race and Ethnicity

• Connor Maxwell, Senior Policy Analyst

Technology

• Christopher Bachmann, UNIX Systems Administrator
• Craig Chambers, Director, Technology and Security
• Demetrick DeVille, Desktop Support Technician
• Bret Gaulin, Data Warehouse/BI Analyst
• 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
• Aaron Williams, Information Technology Manager

Technology Policy

• Erin Simpson, Associate Director

Women's Initiative

• Juli Adhikari, Advocacy Associate
• Osub Ahmed, Senior Policy Analyst, Women’s Health and Rights
• Robin Bleiweis, Research Associate, Women’s Economic Security
• Diana Boesch, Policy Analyst, Women’s Economic Security
• Nora Ellmann, Research Associate, Women’s Health and Rights
• Jamille Fields Allsbrook, Director, Women's Initiative