Staff & Visiting Scholars
Community and economic development (CED) staff address a range of low- and moderate-income needs and challenges throughout the six states within the District. Staff members are primarily located in the Atlanta office.
Karen Leone de Nie
Vice President and Community Affairs Officer
Vice President and Community Affairs Officer
Ann Carpenter
Assistant Vice President
Assistant Vice President
Rebecca (Becky) Gunn
Vice President and Regional Executive
Vice President and Regional Executive
David A. Jackson
Assistant Vice President
Assistant Vice President
Patrick Pontius
Principal Adviser
Principal Adviser
Staff
Brittany Birken
CED Director and Principal Adviser
Elizabeth Bogue
Senior CED Research Analyst
Dontá Council
CED Adviser
Sergio Galeano
CED Adviser
Pearse Haley
Senior CED Research Analyst
Mary Hirt
CED Policy Specialist
Nyerere "Nye" Hodge
CED Research Analyst
Julie Kornegay
Engagement Liaison
Grace Meagher
CED Research Analyst
Sarah Miller
Principal Adviser
Lauren Offenberg
Communications and Operations Specialist
Aaliyah Price
CED Research Analyst
John Rees
Senior Policy Adviser
Alexander Ruder
CED Director and Principal Adviser
Alvaro Sánchez
CED Research Analyst
Julie Siwicki
CED Adviser
Sarah Stein
Senior Adviser
Charlene "Charly" van Dijk
Senior Adviser
Tiffani Williams
Senior Adviser
Visiting Scholars
Herman T. Knopf
Research Scientist
Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida
William M. Rodgers III
Vice President and Director of the Institute for Economic Equity
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Carl Van Horn
Professor
Public Policy at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy