Team

Partnership staff work on various teams and across a range of areas to fulfill our mission of building a better government and a stronger democracy. Learn more about our dedicated and talented people below.

Public Service Leadership Institute®

Abigail Alpern Fisch

Associate Manager

Julia Barr

Manager and Facilitator

Rachel Bixby

Associate Manager

Robby Brice

Manager and Facilitator

David Brownstein

Senior Coach and Facilitator

Garric Buzzard

Manager

Corey Cooper

Manager

Nicole Coulanges

Manager

Christina Damiani

Associate

About Christina

Sidney Grimsley

Associate and Wellde Fellow

Heather Gunter

Manager

Rebecca Hertz

Manager

Virginia (Ginny) Hill

Senior Executive Coach and Facilitator

Deyonna Jacobs

Associate Manager

Anne Laurie Joseph

Associate

Jackie Koh

Manager

Nicole Kolt

Senior Facilitator

Amiko Matsumoto

Director of Design and Facilitation/Executive Coach

Kyra Meece

Associate and Wellde Fellow

Jeff O’Malley

Senior Executive Coach and Facilitator

Lissie Rivera-Fernández

Associate

Carlos Serrano

Associate

Asher Shaw-Smith Gendelman

Associate Manager

Hannah Shea

Associate

Kelly Shih

Senior Manager

Ifeoluwa Shoola

Manager

Emma Stevens

Associate

Anna Taleysnik-Mehta

Director of Operations

Ronnelle Washington

Associate Manager

Monica Wilder

Director

John Zachary

Manager

Federal Workforce

Michelle Amante

Vice President, Federal Workforce Programs

Bola Akinola

Senior Manager

Daniella Caluza

Associate

Eric Feldman

Senior Manager

Kristin Gleichauf

Associate Manager

Georgia Haddad

Senior Manager

Danica Harootian

Manager

Katy Hogan

Senior Manager

Kevin Johnson, II

Director

Rachel Klein-Kircher

Director

Cameron Kober

Senior Manager

Logan Kohl

Associate Manager

Natalie May

Associate Manager

Madeleine McCullough

Associate Manager

About Madeleine

Yenisleidy Simon Mengana (Yeni)

Manager

About Yenisleidy

Grant Smith

Associate

Stephanie Sonkin

Manager

About Stephanie

Anne Straith

Associate

Shirley Tang

Associate

Dustin Thomas

Senior Manager

Greta Okomo

Senior Manager

Federal Executive Networks

Ethan Davies

Associate Manager

Jill Hyland

Director

Alaina Littlefield

Associate

Tina Sung

Vice President, Federal Executive Networks

Haley Foster

Associate Manager

Research, Evaluation and Modernizing Government

Arfa Alam

Senior Manager, Best Places to Work in the Federal Government

Emma Shirato Almon

Manager

Sasha Blachman

Associate

Elizabeth Byers

Associate Manager

About Elizabeth

Bryon Casebolt

Associate Manager

Amber Chaudhry

Senior Manager, Customer Experience

Heejin Cho

Senior Manager

Kathy Freeman

Associate Manager

Amanda Starling Gould

Senior Manager, Technology & Innovation

Erin Gross

Manager

Paul Hitlin

Senior Manager, Center for Presidential Transition

Sarah Hughes

Senior Manager

Mark Jacobson

Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Modernizing Government

Emily Kalnicky

Director, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Mark Lerner

Director, Technology & Innovation

Michelle Ly

Associate

Mary Monti

Associate

Triveni Patel

Associate, Technology and Innovation

Paul Pietsch

Senior Manager

Priyasmita Roy

Senior Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

About Priyasmita

Nadzeya Shutava

Manager

Kennedy Teel

Associate

Anthony Vetrano

Associate and Wellde Fellow

Cole Von Glahn

Manager, Technology and Innovation

Business Development

Ethan Carr

Senior Manager

Tom Hixon

Manager

Diana Starkes

Manager

Center for Presidential Transition

Valerie Smith Boyd

Director

Shannon Carroll

Senior Manager

Chantelle Renn

Special Advisor, Transition and Management

About Chantelle

Chris Piper

Associate Manager

Communications

Abraham Amaya

Digital Associate Manager

Katie Bryan

Communications Director

Li Chen Chen

Associate

Bob Cohen

Senior Writer and Editor

Lia Collen

Marketing Manager

Jessica DeLoach

Senior Communications Manager

Samantha Donaldson

Vice President, Communications

Amanda Farnan

Press Secretary

Barry Goldberg

Senior Writer and Editor

Ian Hoisington

Salesforce Administrator

Halea Kerr-Layton

Deputy Press Secretary

Jordan LaPier

Director

Jason Labuda

Design and Video Content Manager

Lindsay Laferriere

Director

Austin Laufersweiler

Senior Communications Manager, Center for Presidential Transition

Tim Markatos

UX Design Manager

Maggie Moore

Senior Communications and Events Manager

Surya-Isis Ndedi

Associate Manager, Event Coordinator

About Surya-Isis

Khushi Parikh

Communications Associate, Center for Presidential Transition

Ellen Perlman

Senior Writer and Editor

Audrey Pfund

Creative Director

Mark Pruce

Senior Manager, Data & Digital Strategy

Nicky Santoso

Digital Associate

Development

Carey Eisenberg

Director of Donor Relations

Martha Holley-Miers

Director, Corporate Relations

Amali Liyanarachi

Senior Manager, Foundation Relations and Donor Stewardship

Luba Mullen

Senior Manager, Strategic Development

Julie Taylor

Director of Board Relations and Development Operations

Government Affairs

Troy Cribb

Director of Policy

Abbi Fine

Associate

Sofya Leonova

Senior Manager

Jenny Mattingley

Vice President of Government Affairs

Kari Rea

Senior Manager

Operations

Heather Cruz

Senior Human Resources and Talent Manager

Dennis Daniels

Vice President for Human Resources

Emily Holby

Senior Talent Acquisition and Human Resources Manager

Ralph Huber

Operations Manager

L. Ashton Kunkle-Mates

Executive Assistant and Special Projects Manager

Taniya Ladak

Senior Manager, Technology Platforms

Anna Leonovich

Conference Services Coordinator

Megan Powell

Associate Human Resources Manager

Sean Simmons

Audio-Visual Technician

Lydia Van Sant

Vice President, Finance and Operations

Executive

Max Stier

President and CEO

James-Christian Blockwood

Executive Vice President

About James-Christian

Christine Carroll

Senior Vice President, Development

About Christine

Tim McManus

Chief Operating Officer