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Select a name to email any of our staff members. See our Office Locations for telephone numbers.

 

Leadership & Administration

Adrienne Nazon
Vice President, External Relations and Communications

Jennifer Creasey
Assistant Vice President, External Relations and State Relations

Deneen Gillespie
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Communications and Marketing

Paul Weinberger
Assistant Vice President, Federal Relations

Kirsten Ruby
Director, External Relations and Communications

Nicole Rakes
Administrative Aide

Brian Williams
Office Administrator

Advocacy

Marissa Brewer
Director, Advocacy

Kathy Sullivan
Assistant Director, Advocacy

Theresa Thomas
Advocacy and Community Relations Coordinator

Brand and Marketing

Gretchen Yordy
Director, Brand and Marketing

Steven Martin
Senior Designer and Assistant Director of Creative

Laura Mabry
Visiting Assistant Director, Content Strategy and Development

Alex Quigley
Visiting Assistant Director, Digital Marketing

Jon Miller
Visiting Storyteller and Content Strategist

 

Communications and Media Relations

David Mercer
Senior Writer and Associate Director, Executive Communications

Steve Witmer
Senior Writer and Assistant Director, Media Relations

Heather Toth
Communications Specialist

Federal Relations

Melissa Haas
Director, Federal Relations

Colin Kerr
Federal Relations Specialist

FOIA

Matt Sullard
Associate Director, FOIA

Jamie Turpin
Senior Coordinator, FOIA

State and Local Relations

Alan Solow
Director, Local & State Relations

Nolan Drea
Associate Director, State Relations