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.
Staff
Brittany Birken
CED Director and Principal Adviser
Ann Carpenter
Assistant Vice President
Dontá Council
CED Adviser
Karen Leone de Nie
Vice President
Sergio Galeano
CED Adviser
Rebecca (Becky) Gunn
Vice President and Regional Executive
Pearse Haley
CED Research Analyst II
Mary Hirt
CED Research Analyst II
Nyerere "Nye" Hodge
CED Research Analyst II
David A. Jackson
Assistant Vice President
Julie Kornegay
Engagement Liaison
Grace Meagher
Research Analyst I
Sarah Miller
Principal Adviser
Lauren Offenberg
Communications and Operations Specialist
Patrick Pontius
Principal Adviser
John Rees
Senior Policy Adviser
Alexander Ruder
CED Director and Principal Adviser
Alvaro Sánchez
CED Research Analyst II
Julie Siwicki
CED Adviser
Sarah Stein
CED 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