About Us

Our Staff

We are a small and highly effective organization. Our team includes highly skilled research, policy, and support staff.

Meet Our Staff

Tobi Adejumo

Research and Policy Associate

Claudia Alvarenga

Program Associate

Lea J.E. Austin

Executive Director

Abby Copeman Petig

Research Director

Annie Dade

Project Policy Analyst

Cyndi Dunn

Administrative Officer

Hopeton Hess

Research and Policy Associate

Yoonjeon Kim

Lead Research Analyst

Jenna Knight

Research and Policy Associate

Caitlin McLean

Director of Multi-State and International Programs

Elena Montoya

Senior Research and Policy Associate

Wanzi Muruvi

Senior Research and Policy Associate

Krista Olson

Research and Policy Associate

Anna Powell

Senior Research and Policy Associate

Marisa Schlieber

Senior Research and Policy Associate

Marcy Whitebook

Director Emerita

Penelope Whitney

Communications Director

Tomeko Wyrick

Program Associate

Meet Our Students

Ariel Chu

Undergraduate Student

Silvia Muñoz

Undergraduate Student

Enrique Valencia Lopez

Graduate Student Researcher

Rachel E. Williams

Graduate Student Researcher

Xiao Ye

Undergraduate Student