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
Virgil Young, Jr.Interim Director of International Programs
Jennifer ZeunikDirector of Local Programs

Operations

Teaira BrownFinance Assistant
Sarita ColetraneHuman Resources & Operations Manager
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
Kalani JohnsonProject Associate
Michael LebronResearch Assistant
Eiryn RenouardResearch Assistant
Maria Valdovinos OlsonSenior Research Associate
Heather Vovak, Ph.D.Senior Research Associate

Programs

Rebecca BensonSenior Project Associate
Julia BillingsSenior Project Associate
Brett CowellSenior Project Associate
Dean M. Esserman, J.D.Senior Counselor
Ben GorbanSenior Project Associate
Richard HaakeRegional Manager
Joyce IwashitaProject Associate
Christine JohnsonProject Associate
Garrett JohnsonProject Coordinator
Alonso MendezRegional Manager
Danielle ParsonsProject Associate
Lorena SingerRegional Manager
Kerry YericoSenior Program Manager