The NGA team

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Executive Director
Bill McBride | Profile

Special Assistant 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

Associate Director, IT
Shantia Puckett

Benefits Manager
Tammy Tucker

Human Resources Manager
Tia Carter

IT Specialist
Delano James 

Administrative Services Coordinator
Ashley Proctor

Facilities Coordinator
Maxine Worthy

Development

Chief Development Officer
Kate Bukowski

Senior Development Manager
Brittany Donald

Finance

Chief Financial Officer
Jordan Kramer

Controller
Alta Riggs

Senior Grants & Contracts Manager
Addis Gemeda

Payroll & AP Manager
Edith Mendez

Events

Director
Brian Arscott

Senior Event Manager
Karen Kaufman

Event Planner
Tyler Lane Mason

Membership

Membership Program Director
Ann Frances E. Corcoran

Membership Specialist
Tyler Clendenin

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
Tim Carlton | profile

Legislative Director
Richard Lukas | profile

Legislative Director
Maribel Ramos| profile

Legislative Coordinator
Courtney Scarbin


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, Cybersecurity
Steve Fugelsang | profile

Program Director, K-12 Education
Seth Gerson | profile

Program Director, Substance Use and Mental Health
Marianne Gibson

Program Director, Public Safety and Legal Counsels
Ken Hardy

Program Director, Healthcare Delivery
Shelby Hockenberry | profile

Program Director, Children and Families
Jordan Hynes | profile

Program Director, Energy
Daniel Lauf | profile

Program Director, Environment and Energy
Jessica Rackley | profile

Program Director, Public Health
Brittney Roy | profile

Program Director, Workforce Development and Economic Policy
Rachael Stephens Parker | profile

Program Director, Post Secondary Education
Amanda Winters | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Bevin Buchheister | profile

Senior Legal Policy Advisor
Lauren Dedon | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Chris Fletcher 

Senior Policy Analyst
Glenn Grimshaw

Senior Policy Analyst
Anna Heard | Profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Dana Heilman

Senior Policy Analyst
Michelle LeBlanc | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Jessica Moise | Profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Portia Polk

Senior Policy Analyst
Jack Porter | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Sally Rood | profile

Senior Policy Analyst
Catherine Van Ness | profile

Policy Analyst
Erin Daneker

Policy Analyst
Fiona Forrester

Policy Analyst
Maria Kearl | Profile

Policy Analyst
Jess Kirchner | profile

Policy Analyst
Elijah McCabe | Profile

Policy Analyst
Jillian Meinhardt

Policy Analyst
Jordan Morang | profile

Policy Analyst
Charlie Schonberger | Profile

Policy Analyst
Sophia Yager | Profile

Policy Coordinator
Michelle Blakeslee

Policy Coordinator
Evan Blankenberger | Profile

Policy Coordinator
Mackenzi Matthews 

Policy Coordinator
Katie Nichols| profile

Policy Coordinator
Abigail Smith

Policy Coordinator
Micaja Verna


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