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The NGA team

Office of the Executive Director

Executive Director
& Chief Executive Officer
Scott D. Pattison | profile

Chief of Staff
Steve Wood

Executive Assistant
Jatarious Frazier

Project Coordinator
Blaine Volpe

Office of Communications & Strategic Planning

Chief Strategic Officer
Tiffany Shackelford | profile

Administrative Coordinator
Arianna Cicchinelli

NGA Future

Director
Timothy Blute | profile

NGA Global

International and Strategy Advisor
Abigail Hunter | profile

NGA Partners

Director
Kevin Silard | profile

Manager
Stephen Quinn

NGA Communications

Membership Liaison
Tyler Clendenin

Public Relations Specialist
Brittany Donald

Internal Communications Specialist
Ariana Gordon

Information Technology

Technology Specialist
Batool Vohra

Technology Specialist
Rhett Jackson

Administration & Finance

Human Resources

Director
Asha Pinkney Gillus

HR Business Partner
Jyoti Marwaha

Compensation and Benefits Analyst
Kevin Pittman

Human Resources Assistant
Tammy Tucker

Meeting Management

Director
Bob Masciarelli

Associate Director
Amanda Clark | profile

Senior Meeting Planner
Tonya Smith | profile

Meeting Planner
Natalie Intondi

Meeting Services Coordinator
Maxine Worthy

Meeting Planner
Amy Pettigrew

Meeting Planner
Shelby Parish

Government Relations

Director of Government Relations
Anna Davis | profile

Staff Director & General Counsel
David Parkhurst | profile

Legislative Director,
Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee
Mary Catherine Ott | profile

Legislative Director,
Education & Workforce Committee
Stephen Parker | profile

Legislative Director,
Natural Resources Committee
Alex Schaefer | profile

Legislative Director,
Economic Development & Commerce Committee
Caroline Sevier | profile

Legislative Director,
Health & Human Services Committee
Amy Zettle

Senior Legislative Associate
Anne Clement

Senior Legislative Associate
Morgan Wilson | profile

Legislative Coordinator
Neil Ohlhausen

Project Coordinator
Courtney Scarbin

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING & TRAINING

Director
Nikki Guilford | profile

Director of Spouses’ Program
Marcia Lim | profile

Associate Director
Christie Amberman

Senior Management Analyst
Katherine Grady | profile

Membership & Administrative Coordinator
Danielle Davidson

NGA CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES

Director
R. Kirk Jonas | profile

Center Policy Analyst
Aaron Kestner

Economic Opportunity

Interim Division Director
Martin Simon | profile

Program Director
Alexandra Cawthorne | profile

Program Director
Meghan Wills | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Mike Bartlett | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Kimberly Hauge | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Geoffrey King | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Kimberley Meinert | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Sally Rood | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Rachael Stephens | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Amanda Winters

Policy Analyst
Rosalynd Erney | profile

Policy Analyst
John Guerriero

Policy Analyst
Dana Westgren

Administrative Coordinator
Debbie Woods

Education

Division Director
Aaliyah Samuel | profile

Program Director
Beth Caron | profile

Program Director
Seth Gerson | profile

Policy Analyst
Jon Alfuth | profile

Policy Analyst
Mandy Sorge | profile

Policy Analyst
Samantha Tankersley | profile

Project Coordinator
April Mellion | profile

Program Assistant
Tiffany Ferrette | profile

Program Assistant
Alyssa Thibodeau | profile

Environment, Energy & Transportation

Division Director
Sue Gander | profile

Program Director
Garrett Eucalitto

Program Director
Daniel Lauf | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Bevin Buchheister

Senior Policy Analyst
Jessica Rackley | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Tom Simchak

Policy Analyst
Patricio Portillo

Program Assistant
Brielle Stander

Homeland Security & Public Safety

Division Director
Jeffrey S. McLeod | profile

Program Director
Jeffrey Locke | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Maggie Brunner

Policy Analyst
Lauren Dedon | profile

Policy Analyst
David Forscey

Policy Analyst
Michael Garcia | profile

Policy Analyst
Kalyn Hill

Policy Analyst
Elise T. Simonsen

Program Assistant
Lauren Goodwillie

Health

Division Director
Hemi Tewarson | profile

Program Director
Melinda Becker | profile

Program Director
Lauren Block | profile

Program Director
Kelly Murphy | profile

Program Director
Sandra Wilkniss | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Akeiisa Coleman | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Kate Johnson | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Sonia Pandit | profile

Policy Analyst
Sweta Haldar

Policy Analyst
Adam Mosey

Policy Analyst
Caroline Picher | profile

Policy Analyst
Lee Taylor-Penn

Policy Analyst
Kirk Williamson

Administrative Coordinator
Leslie Donaldson

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