Staff & Advisors

President

Jim BurchPresident

Executive Advisor

Michael ValentiExecutive Director of Business Strategies

Directors

Amanda BursteinInterim National Programs Director
Jane DorseyDirector of Finance & Administration
Tamara MartinDirector of Development and Marketing
Frank Straub, Ph.D.Director of Mass Violence Response Studies
Dr. Travis TaniguchiDirector of Research
Virgil Young, Jr.Interim Director of International Programs
Jennifer ZeunikDirector of Local Programs

Operations

Sarita ColetraneHuman Resources & Operations Manager
Elizabeth FontaineSenior Accounting Manager
Tony McCainGrants and Contracts Manager
Jane Mott-PalmerChief of Staff
Scarlett OjedaFinance Assistant
Trenay Wren-EvansAdministrative Coordinator

Development and Marketing

Aisha JamilLead Editor and Content Developer
Erica RichardsonDigital Communications and Media Relations Lead

Research

Karen Amendola, Ph.D.Chief Behavioral Scientist
Rob DavisChief Social Scientist
Craig B. Fraser, Ph.D.Senior Program Manager
Katherine Hoogesteyn, Ph.D.Research Associate
Michael LebronResearch Assistant
Eiryn RenouardResearch Assistant
Travis Riddle, Ph. D.Data Scientist
Maria Valdovinos OlsonSenior Research Associate
Heather Vovak, Ph.D.Senior Research Associate
Yukun YangResearch Data Scientist

Programs

Pauline AlvaradoProject Associate
Rebecca BensonSenior Project Associate
Dominique BurtonProject Associate
Julia KesslerSenior Project Associate
Brett CowellSenior Project Associate
Dean M. Esserman, J.D.Senior Counselor
Ben GorbanSenior Project Associate
Richard HaakeRegional Manager
Christine JohnsonProject Associate
Garrett JohnsonProject Coordinator
Alonso MendezRegional Manager
Mary Kate MurphyProject Coordinator
Danielle ParsonsProject Associate
Lorena SingerRegional Manager
Sarah VanselowProject Associate
Kerry YericoSenior Program Manager