Center for American Progress Action

Staff and Fellows

Driven by a commitment to progressive policy, our staff and fellows provide a breadth of expertise and experiences. Some employees at CAP and CAP Action are represented by NPEU-IFPTE Local 70.

Executive Leadership

Patrick
Gaspard

Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Daniella
Gibbs Léger

Executive Vice President, Communications and Strategy

Amanda
Howe

Chief Operating Officer

Gypsy
Moore

General Counsel and Senior Vice President

Navin
Nayak

President and Executive Director, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Stefan
Romberg

Chief Development Officer

Senior Leadership

Jared C.
Bass

Senior Vice President, Education

Carl
Chancellor

Vice President of Editorial, Production

Adam
Conner

Vice President, Technology Policy

Marlene
Cooper Vasilic

Vice President, Outreach and Special Events

Julia
Cusick

Vice President, Communications

Andrea
Ducas

Vice President, Health Policy

Emily
Gee

Senior Vice President, Inclusive Growth

Trevor
Higgins

Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment

Ryan
Namata

Chief Human Resources Officer

Deanna
Nesburg

Chief Financial Officer

Ben
Olinsky

Senior Vice President, Structural Reform and Governance; Senior Fellow

Jamie
Perez

Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy

Joe
Radosevich

Vice President, Campaigns and Outreach

Will
Ragland

Vice President, Research

William
Roberts

Senior Vice President, Rights and Justice

Laura
Rodriguez

Vice President, Government Affairs

Colin
Seeberger

Senior Adviser, Communications

Mehg
Sobel

Vice President, Development

Lauren
Vicary

Senior Vice President, Production

Alex
Wall

Senior Vice President, Digital Advocacy

Dae
Yi

Chief Information Officer

Alan
Yu

Senior Vice President, National Security and International Policy

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Stephanie
Abram

Senior Compensation and Benefits Manager

Sophie
Ackert

Partnerships Strategist, Digital Advocacy

Barrett
Adair

Associate Director of Creator Partnerships, Digital Advocacy

Allie
Aguilera

Senior Managing Director, Global Progress Action

Haya
Akbik

Executive Affairs Coordinator

Keenan
Alexander

Graphic Design Manager

Jamille Fields
Allsbrook

Senior Fellow, Women's Initiative

Beth
Almeida

Senior Fellow

Mona
Alsaidi

Legal Counsel

Deborah
Alston

Operations Specialist

Caroline
Alt

Platform Strategy Associate, Digital Strategy

Nicole
Alvarez

Senior Policy Analyst

Akua
Amaning

Director, Criminal Justice Reform

Kennedy
Andara

Research Associate

Sarah
Anouilh

Prospect Research Manager

Sophia
Applegate

Administrative and Operations Coordinator

Paige
Armstrong

Director of Partnerships, Digital Advocacy

Beatrice
Aronson

Associate Editor

Aloha
Backenstose

Associate Director of Video

Natalie
Baker

Director of Economic Analysis

Shannon
Baker-Branstetter

Senior Director, Domestic Climate and Energy Policy

Leo
Banks

Research Associate

Anna
Barnes

Creative Project Manager, Digital Advocacy

Rosa
Barrientos-Ferrer

Senior Policy Analyst

Zina
Barrow

Deputy Chief of Staff

Jared C.
Bass

Senior Vice President, Education

Will
Beaudouin

Senior Director, Production

Greta
Bedekovics

Associate Director

Robert
Benson

Senior Policy Analyst

Tasha
Bermudez

Senior Fellow, Executive

Danny
Bernal

Director of Major Gifts

Donald
Berwick

Senior Fellow

Sanjana
Bettadpur

Senior Data Analyst

Anchita
Bhatnagar

Senior Human Resources Information Systems Manager

David
Bing

Senior Director, Development Operations

Gaby
Blanco

Senior Constituency Media Associate

Steve
Bonitatibus

Senior Editor

Shannon
Bonney

Executive Coordinator, Development

J.R.
Boynton

Associate Director, Audience Relationship Management

Janelle
Brown

Accounts Payable and Payroll Administrator

Sydney
Bryant

Research Associate, Structural Reform and Governance

Diane
Bui

Associate Director, Events

Murphy
Burke

Associate Director of Digital Engagement, Digital Advocacy

Sloane
Butler

Legal Assistant

Reema
Bzeih

Associate Director, State Climate Policy

Sebastian
Carranza

Senior Manager, Data Analytics

Nina
Cavazos

Senior Director, Institutional Giving

Carl
Chancellor

Vice President of Editorial, Production

Gary
Childs

Director, Office Services

Michael
Clark

Research Associate, National Security and International Policy

Lise
Clavel

Senior Fellow

Eric
Coffin-Gould

Senior Director of Analytics, Digital Advocacy

Alex
Cogan

Senior Manager, State and Local Government Affairs

Alan
Cohen

Senior Fellow

Sophie
Cohen

Administrative and Operations Associate, Inclusive Growth

Bernard
Coleman

Senior Fellow, Leadership Inclusion

Frances
Colón

Senior Director and Team Leader, International Climate Policy

Adam
Conner

Vice President, Technology Policy

Margaret
Cooney

Senior Campaign Manager of Storytelling, Energy and Environment Campaigns

Marlene
Cooper Vasilic

Vice President, Outreach and Special Events

Tymoni
Correa-Buntley

Director, Digital Campaigns

Andrew
Cray

In Memoriam

Nikki
Crutchfield

Administrative Associate

Sheila
Cruz-Morales

Stories Associate

Julia
Cusick

Vice President, Communications

David
Cutler

Senior Fellow, Health

Fan
Dai

Senior Fellow

Kevin
DeGood

Director, Infrastructure Policy

Nicolas
Del Vecchio

Legal Assistant

Rudy
deLeon

Senior Fellow

Demetrick
DeVille

Desktop Support Technician

Casey
Doherty

Policy Analyst, Disability Justice Initiative

Andrea
Ducas

Vice President, Health Policy

Brendan
Duke

Senior Director, Economic Policy

Chayla
Duppins

Graphic Designer, Digital Advocacy

Gus
Duran

Social Media Strategist, Digital Advocacy

Hayley
Durudogan

Senior Policy Analyst

Rachael
Eisenberg

Managing Director, Rights and Justice

Zeke
Emanuel

Senior Fellow

Mishka
Espey

Senior Manager, Media Relations

Sara
Estep

Economist, Womens Initiative

Carly
Evans

Associate Director of Analytics, Digital Advocacy

Courtney
Federico

Associate Director, International Climate

Lilith
Fellowes-Granda

Associate Director, Financial Regulation

Sharon
Ferguson

Research Associate, Conservation Policy

Enrique
Fernández-Toledo

In Memoriam

William
Flanagan

Senior Director, Special Events

Jeffrey
Friedman

Information Technology Director

Jamie
Friedman

Policy Analyst

Glen S.
Fukushima

Senior Fellow

Sam
Fulwood III

Senior Fellow

Debu
Gandhi

Senior Director, Immigration Policy

Rachel
Gardner

Senior Operations and Project Manager

Luca
Garzone

Legal Assistant

Patrick
Gaspard

Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Ming
Gault

Digital Platforms Strategist

Emily
Gee

Senior Vice President, Inclusive Growth

Nicole
Gentile

Senior Director, Conservation

Shar
Ghavami

Senior Director, Technology Development

Hailey
Gibbs

Associate Director, Early Childhood Policy

Daniella
Gibbs Léger

Executive Vice President, Communications and Strategy

Kalina
Gibson

Research Assistant, International Climate Policy

Gibson
Gillet-Behrens

Events AV Specialist

Ivan
Ginsberg

Finance Associate

Aurelia
Glass

Policy Analyst, Inclusive Economy

Jonathan
Goodman

Senior Director, Institutional Giving

Veronica
Goodman

Senior Director, Workforce Development Policy

Peter
Gordon

Senior Director, Federal Affairs

Anuja
Gore

Project Associate

Matthew
Gossage

Events Video Producer

Matt
Grant

Lead Application Developer

Erin
Grant

Policy and Outreach Specialist, Early Childhood Education Policy

Ben
Greenho

Policy Analyst

Anne
Griffin

Senior Fellow

Mark
Haggerty

Senior Fellow, Energy and Environment

Stephanie
Hall

Senior Director, Higher Education Policy

Chandler
Hall

Associate Director, Gun Violence Prevention

Sam
Hananel

Senior Director, Media Relations

Cody
Hankerson

Associate Director, Energy and Environment Campaigns

Mildred
Hardin

Senior Overhead and Special Projects Manager

Alex
Harfouche

Donor Relations Manager

Trish
Harris

Director of Design, Digital Advocacy

Johan
Hassel

Senior Fellow

Ethan
Hawker

Institutional Giving Coordinator

Chester
Hawkins

Associate Art Director

Dan
Herman

Senior Director, Democratic Accountability

Amelia
Hickel

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Alia
Hidayat

Senior Policy Analyst, Conservation Policy

Trevor
Higgins

Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment

Arielle
Hollies

Major Gifts Officer

Arnitta
Holliman

Director, Gun Violence Prevention

Amanda
Howe

Chief Operating Officer

Paula
Hubble

Associate Director

Kendra
Hughes

Associate Director, Clean Energy and Conservation

Emma
Hulbert

Events Associate

Mia
Ives-Rublee

Senior Director, Disability Justice Initiative

Cissy
Jackson

Senior Fellow

Weadé
James

Senior Director, K-12 Education Policy

Marc
Jarsulic

Senior Fellow; Chief Economist

(Tom Jawetz)

Tom
Jawetz

Senior Fellow

Marquisha
Johns

Associate Director, Public Health

Sen. Doug
Jones

Distinguished Senior Fellow

Kierra B.
Jones

Senior Policy Analyst

Allison
Jordan

Policy Analyst, Gun Violence Prevention

Jacob
Jordan

Speechwriter

Audrey
Juarez

Senior Legal Counsel

Rebecca Basena
Kampi

In Memoriam

Nikolai
Karamyshev

Video Producer and Editor, Digital Advocacy

William
Keilsohn

Data Warehouse Developer

Cathleen
Kelly

Senior Fellow

Kate
Kelly

Senior Director, Women's Initiative

Brian
Keyser

Research Associate

Amina
Khalique

Research Associate

Laura
Kilbury

Research Associate, National Security and International Policy

Zack
Knowles

Managing Director, Institutional Giving

Bobby
Kogan

Senior Director, Federal Budget Policy

Ryan
Koronowski

Director of Special Research Projects, Advocacy and Outreach

Lauren
Kruglinski

Associate Director, Institutional Giving

Lamiya
Kudrati

Individual Giving Coordinator

Ellie
Langford

Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Digital Advocacy

Chris
Lee

Senior Data/Systems Analyst

Muggs
Leone

Executive Assistant

Devon
Lespier

Research Assistant, Energy and Environment Campaigns

Rep. Andy
Levin

Distinguished Senior Fellow

Alice
Lillydahl

Project Coordinator, Structural Reform and Governance

Anna
Lovejoy

Director, Early Childhood Policy

Mariel
Lutz

Research Associate, Conservation Policy

Andrea
MacVay

Director of Tech Operations and Projects

David
Madland

Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project

Alan
Makovsky

Senior Fellow

Rasheed
Malik

In Memoriam

Rhonda
Malone

Senior Director, Enterprise Applications and Procurement

Rachel
Maltz

Associate Director, Digital Platforms

Hannah
Malus

Senior Director, Strategy and Operations

Sadhana
Mandala

Research Assistant

Mercy
Marquez

Senior Analyst, Digital Advocacy

Lucero
Marquez

Associate Director, Federal Climate Policy

Nada
Mashkour

Data Analytics Assistant

Elisa
Massimino

Senior Fellow

Silva
Mathema

Director, Immigration Policy

Joel
Maysonet

Senior Director of Video, Digital Advocacy

Sean
McCarthy

Associate Director of Institutional Giving

Drew
McConville

Senior Fellow

Kelly
McCoy

Senior Director of Broadcast Communications

Logan
McDonald

Rapid Response Creative Producer, Digital Advocacy

Joey
Mcintosh

Product Manager

Lindsey
McLendon

Senior Fellow, Criminal Justice Reform

Allison
McManus

Managing Director, National Security and International Policy

Kaitlyn
McMillin

Senior Staff Accountant

Rebecca
Mears

Director, Democracy

Rafael
Medina

Director, Media Relations

Kevin
Metz

Deputy General Counsel

Meghan
Miller

Senior Editor

Andrew
Miller

Senior Fellow, National Security and International Policy

Doug
Molof

Director, Government Affairs

Gypsy
Moore

General Counsel and Senior Vice President

Tom
Moore

Senior Fellow, Democracy

Olivia
Mowry

Video Producer

Ryan
Mulholland

Senior Fellow, International Economic Policy

Natasha
Murphy

Director, Health Policy

Cindy
Murphy-Tofig

Director of Editorial

Brianna K.
Myers

Content Strategy Manager, Digital Advocacy

Sarah
Nadeau

Associate Director, Media Relations

Ryan
Namata

Chief Human Resources Officer

Alondra
Navarro

Corporate and Labor Relations Manager

Navin
Nayak

President and Executive Director, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Dr. Alondra
Nelson

Distinguished Senior Fellow

Deanna
Nesburg

Chief Financial Officer

Anh
Nguyen

Digital Designer

Haley
Norris

Policy Analyst, LGBTQI+ Policy

Mike
Ogunrinde

Windows Systems Administrator

Josh
Olinger

Special Events and Production Manager

Ben
Olinsky

Senior Vice President, Structural Reform and Governance; Senior Fellow

Devon
Ombres

Senior Director, Courts and Legal Policy

Jessica
Ordóñez-Lancet

Senior Director, Energy and Environment Campaigns

Tania
Otero Martinez

Policy Analyst, K-12 Education Policy

Toni
Pandolfo

Video Producer, Production

Jessica
Papa

Associate Director of Design, Digital Advocacy

Jerry
Parshall

Senior Director, Safety and Justice Campaign; Director, State and Local Government Affairs

Lisette
Partelow

Senior Fellow

Sara
Partridge

Associate Director of Higher Education

Eldon
Pearson

Social Media Strategist, Digital Advocacy

Brandon
Pearson

Salesforce Administrator

Casey
Peeks

Senior Director, Early Childhood Policy

Jamie
Perez

Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy

Elaine
Perez

Human Resources Associate

Kate
Petosa

Administrative and Operations Associate, Energy and Environment

Hai-Lam
Phan

Senior Director, Creative

Erin
Phillips

Broadcast Media Manager

Michael
Podhorzer

Senior Fellow

Alla
Polyakova

Senior Director, Budget, Planning, and Forecasting

Allie
Preston

Senior Policy Analyst, Criminal Justice Reform

Alex
Pryor

A/V and Systems Engineer

Joe
Radosevich

Vice President, Campaigns and Outreach

Will
Ragland

Vice President, Research

Dave
Rank

Senior Fellow

Bill
Rapp

Senior Director of Art

Mariam
Rashid

Associate Director

Jasmine
Razeghi

Media Relations Associate

Sam
Reid

Senior Director of Digital Engagement, Digital Advocacy

Dan
Restrepo

Senior Fellow

Sam
Ricketts

Senior Fellow

Christian
Rincon

Associate Director of Design, Digital Advocacy

Lily
Roberts

Managing Director, Inclusive Growth

William
Roberts

Senior Vice President, Rights and Justice

Christian
Rodriguez

Associate Director, Editorial

Laura
Rodriguez

Vice President, Government Affairs

Walter
Rodriguez

Desktop Support Manager

Stefan
Romberg

Chief Development Officer

Rebecca
Rosenberg

Managing Director, Digital Strategy

Jill
Rosenthal

Director, Public Health

Kyle
Ross

Policy Analyst, Inclusive Economy

Jenny
Rowland-Shea

Director, Public Lands

Daniel
Rusinek

Digital Analyst, Digital Advocacy

Lauren
Santa Cruz

Senior Director of Digital Creative, Digital Advocacy

Sabrina
Savoie

Senior Email Marketing Specialist, Digital Strategy

Allie
Schneider

Policy Analyst, Early Childhood Education Policy

Colin
Seeberger

Senior Adviser, Communications

Maddie
Sell

Media Relations Specialist

Bianca
Serbin

Assistant Editor

Megan
Shahi

Director, Technology Policy

Ariana
Sharghi

Administrative and Operations Associate

Madeline
Shepherd

Senior Director, Government Affairs

Aashna
Sheth

Partnerships Associate, Digital Advocacy

Sachin
Shiva

Research Assistant

Paige
Shoemaker DeMio

Senior Policy Analyst, K-12 Education

Sam
Signorelli

Policy and Outreach Associate, Government Affairs

Shanée
Simhoni

Associate Director, Editorial

Audrey
Smith

Senior Digital Campaigns Strategist, Digital Strategy

Jasia
Smith

Research Associate, Domestic Climate Policy

Cait
Smith

Director, LGBTQI+ Policy

Kat
So

Campaign Manager, Energy and Environment Campaigns

Mehg
Sobel

Vice President, Development

Michael
Sozan

Senior Fellow

Jessie
Stewart

Senior Human Resources Director

Lawrence H.
Summers

Distinguished Senior Fellow

Trevor
Sutton

Senior Fellow

Nicole
Svajlenka

Senior Fellow

Dom
Swain

Director of Digital Engagement

Tina
Tang

Director of Content Strategy, Digital Advocacy

Edwith
Theogene

Director, Racial Equity and Justice

Vilissa
Thompson

Senior Fellow

J Phillip
Thompson

Senior Fellow

Alexandra
Thornton

Senior Director, Financial Regulation

Akshay
Thyagarajan

Policy Analyst, Domestic Climate Policy

Bobby
Trice

Development Operations Assistant

Doug
Turner

Senior Fellow

Luis
Vasquez

Cyber Security Project Augmentation Specialist

Cesar
Vazquez

Security Analyst

Jessica
Vela

Research Associate, Inclusive Economy

Ben
Verdi

Director, Analytics

Lauren
Vicary

Senior Vice President, Production

Angelo
Villagomez

Senior Fellow

Alex
Wall

Senior Vice President, Digital Advocacy

Karla
Walter

Senior Fellow, Inclusive Economy

Mimla
Wardak

Research Associate

Sage
Warner

Director of Stories

Madison
Weiss

Senior Policy Analyst, Higher Education

Christian E.
Weller

Senior Fellow

Michael
Werz

Senior Fellow

Molly
Weston Williamson

Senior Fellow

Mike
Williams

Senior Fellow

Nick
Wilson

Senior Director, Gun Violence Prevention

Diamond
Wilson

Executive Coordinator

Andrea
Wise

Senior Adviser and Controller

Don
Wolford

Stories Manager, Advocacy and Outreach

Tom K.
Wong

Senior Fellow

Maddie
Woods

Legal Assistant

Steven
Woolf

Senior Fellow

Dae
Yi

Chief Information Officer

Alan
Yu

Senior Vice President, National Security and International Policy

Sam
Zeno

Policy Analyst, Conservation Policy

Serena
Zets

Stories Specialist