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Our Team
Meet our dedicated team of professionals working to advance responsible government.
Sam Oliker-Friedland
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Ahrens
Director of Administration
Zaineb Benbella
Administrative Manager
Aaron Blacksberg
Federal Policy Counsel
Ansley Bloomer
Senior Manager of Finance & Compliance
Kathy Boockvar
Senior Advisor
Marisa Bremer
Senior Advisor
Gideon Cohn-Postar
Director of Federal Affairs
Nick Doctor
Director of Implementation
Jess Englert
Senior Policy Advisor
Michele Felski-Smith
Special Initiatives Manager
Hannah Garden-Monheit
Senior Advisor
Sarah Gonski
Director of State Policy
Sarah Hendrick
Director of Legislative Research
Cat Jacob
Senior Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
Ali Javery
Communications Director
Vicki Koussoglou
Chief Operating Officer
Holly Kuhn
Policy Analyst
Gnora Mahs, DrPH, MPH
Health and Democracy Coalitions Advisor
Keara Mendez
Chief of External Affairs
Mike Moser
Senior Advisor
Aaron Mukerjee
Senior Policy Advisor
Max Nacheman
General Counsel
Sarah Nehls
Advocacy Campaigns Coordinator
Marisa O'Gara
Senior Policy Advisor
Ashish Sinha
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Jamie Skeele
Senior Creative Advisor
Barbara Smith Warner
Senior Advisor
Katie Spillman
Operations Manager
Sarah Stadler
Chief of Staff
Alex Tischenko
Chief Counsel & Senior Policy Advisor
Neal Ubriani
Chief of Policy
Jess Unger
Senior Policy Advisor
Jeanne Ayers
Fellow
John Lindback
Fellow
Adrianna McIntyre
Fellow
Dan Meuse
Fellow
Jamila Michener, PhD
Fellow
Donald Moynihan
Fellow
Whitney Quesenbery
Fellow
Sonya Schwartz
Fellow
Jackie Wu
Fellow
Cristóbal Alex
Advisory Board Member
Kim Anglin Anderson
Advisory Board Member
Jessica Barba Brown
Advisory Board Member
Steve Bullock
Advisory Board Member
Tiana Epps-Johnson
Advisory Board Member
Katrina Gamble, PhD
Advisory Board Member
Trey Grayson
Advisory Board Member
Dakota Hall
Advisory Board Member
Tom Lopach
Advisory Board Member
Kiki McLean
Advisory Board Member
Jennifer Morrell
Advisory Board Member
Noah Praetz
Advisory Board Member
Kathleen Sebelius
Advisory Board Member
Vanessa Williamson
Advisory Board Member
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