About Us / Our Staff and Board
Center for Effective Government Staff
• Samuel Abbott - Regulatory Policy Intern
• Nicholas Anway - Social Media and Administrative Associate
• Gavin Baker - Open Government Policy Analyst
• MarQuis Fair - Executive Assistant
• Amanda Frank - Environmental Policy Intern
• Katie Greenhaw - Regulatory Policy Analyst
• Brian Gumm - Communications Director
• Elissar Khalek - Online Communications Manager
• Patrick Lester - Director, Federal Fiscal Policy
• Katherine McFate - President and CEO
• Denise Moore - Database Administrator/Programmer
• Sean Moulton - Director, Open Government Policy
• Doug Percival - Technology Coordinator
• Sofia Plagakis - Policy Analyst – Environmental Right to Know
• Anastasia Postnikova - Open Government Policy Intern
• Rich Puchalsky - RTK Net Director and Programmer
• Randy Rabinowitz - Director, Regulatory Policy
• Virginia Robnett - Outreach Coordinator
• Jessica Schieder - Policy Associate
• Nick Schwellenbach - Senior Fiscal Policy Analyst
• Michael Sikora - Policy Associate
• Rick Trilsch - Director of Finance and Administration
• Katie Weatherford - Regulatory Policy Analyst
Charity and Security Network Staff
• Kay Guinane - Program Director
• Suraj Sazawal - Communications/Research Coordinator
• Nathaniel Turner - Policy Analyst
Center for Effective Government Board of Directors
• Paul Marchand (Chair)
• Edwin S. Jayne (Vice-Chair and Secretary), AFSCME
• Robert Lawrence (Treasurer)
• Julio Abreu, Mental Health America
• Nancy Amidei, University of Washington School of Social Work
• Ross Eisenbrey, Economic Policy Institute
• Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Green For All
• Pamela Gilbert, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
• Edward Hailes, Jr., Advancement Project
• Sylvia Johnson, United Auto Workers
• Mary M. Lassen, Center for Community Change
• Katherine McFate, Center for Effective Government
• Linda Nguyen, Alliance for Children and Families
• Margaret Seminario, AFL-CIO
• Dianne Stewart, Public Works







