The NGA team

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Executive Director
Bill McBride | Profile

Senior Counsel & Advisor to the Executive Director
Bradley Dixon

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Chief Operating Officer
LeAnne Wilson | profile

Operations Coordinator
Luke Updegraff

Administration

Director
Aimee Brennan

Benefits Manager
Tammy Tucker

Senior Human Resources Manager
Tia Carter Brown

IT Specialist
Delano James 

Administrative Services Coordinator
Ashley Semeneh

Development

Chief Development Officer
Kate Bukowski

Foundation Relations Director
Hannah Basile

Senior Development Manager
Brittany Donald

Finance

Chief Financial Officer
Jordan Kramer

Controller
Alice Bernardi

Senior Accountant
Wayne Mitchell

Senior Grants & Contracts Manager
Evan Johnson

Payroll & AP Manager
Edith Mendez

Grants Management Specialist
Abigail Blanchfield

Events

Director
Brian Arscott

Senior Event Manager
Kathy Anderson

Senior Event Manager
Karen Kaufman

Event Planner
Renata Casiel 

Event Specialist
Tammi Southerland

Membership

Membership Program Director
Ann Frances E. Corcoran

Membership Relations Manager
Tyler Clendenin

Membership Relations Manager
Caroline Colavita

NGA COMMUNICATIONS

Director
Eric Wohlschlegel

Press Secretary
Jocelyn Rogers 

Senior Communications Advisor
Sara Egeland

Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Bradley Peck

Deputy Press Secretary, Marketing Associate
Connor Beauregard


NGA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Director
Tiffany Waddell | profile

Legislative Director
Renee Antoine | profile

Legislative Director
Tim Carlton | profile

Legislative Director
Richard Lukas | profile

Legislative Associate
Courtney Brinley | Profile

Legislative Associate
Alexis Howard | Profile

Legislative Associate
Mackenzi Matthews | Profile

Legislative Associate
Abigail Smith Judstra | Profile


CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES

Director
Timothy Blute | profile

Deputy Director
Ryan Martin | profile

Program Director, Land Management, Agriculture And Wildlife
Will Carraco

Program Director, Infrastructure
Thomas Curtin | profile

Program Director, Homeland Security
Jessica Davenport

Program Director, Environment And Energy
Chris Fletcher

Program Director, K-12 Education
Seth Gerson | profile

Program Director, Health
Marianne Gibson | Profile

Program Director, Public Safety and Legal Counsels
Ken Hardy

Program Director, Children and Families
Jordan Hynes | profile

Program Director, Energy
Daniel Lauf | profile

Program Director, Workforce Development & Economic Policy
Jack Porter | profile

Program Director, Health
Brittney Roy | profile

Program Director, Post Secondary Education
Amanda Winters | profile

Senior Legal Policy Advisor
Lauren Dedon | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Glenn Grimshaw

Senior Policy Analyst
Anna Heard | Profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Dana Heilman

Senior Policy Analyst
Jess Kirchner | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Jordan Morang | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Phil Nichols | Profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Portia Polk

Senior Policy Analyst
Sally Rood | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Sophia Yager | Profile

Policy Analyst
Henry Ashley

Policy Analyst
Michelle Blakeslee | Profile

Policy Analyst
Malena Dailey

Policy Analyst
Erin Daneker | Profile

Policy Analyst
Alex Entner

Policy Analyst
Fiona Forrester

Policy Analyst
Jenna Johnston

Policy Analyst
Maria Kearl | Profile

Policy Analyst
Elijah McCabe | Profile

Policy Analyst
Abigail Rhim

Policy Analyst
Asia Riviere

Policy Analyst
Chyenne Tran

Policy Coordinator
Eric Aboodi

Policy Coordinator
Ekaan Ahmad

Policy Coordinator
Grace Burns

Policy Coordinator
Matt Gessel

Policy Coordinator
Alex Sherwood

Policy Coordinator
Aisley Wallace Harper


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