Staff Directory
National Governors Association
Hall of the States, 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 267
Washington, D.C. 20001-1512
Phone: (202) 624-5300 | Fax: (202) 624-5313
Email: webmaster@nga.org (Please include a topic and/or staff member's name in the subject line.)
Office of the Executive Director
Executive Director
Dan Crippen
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Deputy Director
Barry Anderson
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Senior Staff Associate
Shelly Irby
Office of Administration & Finance
Director
Bill Gainer
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Accounting
Controller
John Thornburg
Assistant Controller
Jon Olson
Assistant Controller
Ellen Welch
Payroll Manager
Denise Brown-Curtis
Accounting Specialist – Accounts Payable
Gloria Freeman
Accounting Specialist – Grants and Contracts
Tonya Hunter
Senior Grants and Contracts Analyst
Patrick St. Clair
Grants & Contracts Analyst
Amit Sharma
Accounting Assistant
Melica Elphage
Human Resource Management
Director
Priscilla Vazquez
Manager of Employee Benefits and Services
Deborah Lately
Human Resources Assistant
Tammy Tucker
Receptionist/Staff Assistant
Lois Tayman
Center Conference Management
Director
Jan Dunlavey
Senior Conference Coordinator
Bob Masciarelli
Conference Coordinator
Shirley Christian
NGA Conference Management
Director
Susan Dotchin
Senior Conference Coordinator
Tonya Smith
Conference Manager
Janice Webb
Conference Management Assistant
Maxine Worthy
Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
Bob Thomas
Help Desk Technician
Batool Vohra
Web Manager
Kevin Hastings
Network Engineer
John Makings
Web Specialist
Tami Le
Office of Communications
Director
Jodi Omear
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Senior Press Secretary
Krista Zaharias
Communications Specialist
Elena Waskey
Communications Assistant
Ariana Johnson
Office of Corporate Relations
Director
Kevin Silard
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Manager, Corporate Relations
Stephen Quinn
Office of Management Consulting & Training
Director
Nikki Guilford
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Director of Spouses' Program
Marcia Lim
Senior Management Analyst
Christie Amberman
Membership and Program Assistant
Sarah Lefsky
Office of Federal Relations
Director
David Quam
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Special Projects Manager
Erin Cohan
Economic Development & Commerce Committee
Director, Economic Development & Commerce Committee
David Parkhurst
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Legislative Associate
Elizabeth Bennett
Legislative Coordinator
Patrick Dolan
Education & Workforce Committee
Director, Education & Workforce Committee
Joan Wodiska
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Senior Legislative Associate
Craig Sundstrom
Legislative Coordinator
Patrick Dolan
Legislative Associate
Stephen Parker
Health & Homeland Security Committee
Director, Health and Homeland Security Committee
Heather Hogsett
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Senior Legislative Associate
Justin Stevens
Legislative Coordinator
Morgan Wilson
Natural Resources Committee
Senior Legislative Associate
Craig Sundstrom
Legislative Coordinator
Morgan Wilson
NGA Center for Best Practices
Director
David Moore
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Policy Analyst
Amanda Dunker
Economic, Human Services & Workforce Programs Division
Division Director
Mary Jo Waits
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Program Director
Senior Policy Analyst
Garrett Groves
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Senior Policy Analyst
Erin Sparks
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Senior Policy Analyst
Lauren Stewart
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Senior Policy Analyst
Alexandra Cawthorne
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Policy Analyst
Elise Shanbacker
Policy Analyst
Meghan Wills
Administrative Coordinator
Karen Krause
Administrative Coordinator
Debbie Woods
Education Division
Division Director
Richard Laine
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Program Director
Senior Policy Analyst
Cortney Rowland
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Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
Senior Policy Analyst
Senior Policy Analyst
Albert Wat
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Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education
Policy Analyst
Kate Nielson
Administrative Coordinator
Simone Alexander
Health Division
Division Director
Krista Drobac
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Program Director
Program Director
Esther Krofah
Program Director
Senior Policy Analyst
Josette Gbemudu
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Healthcare System Improvement, Payment Reform
Healthcare System Improvement, Payment Reform
Policy Analyst
Asha Cesar
Policy Analyst
Amanda Dunker
Policy Analyst
Kelly Murphy
Administrative Coordinator
Leslie Donaldson
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