Our Team

Lande Ajose
Vice President and Chair in Understanding California’s Future, Interim Director of the Higher Education Center and Senior Fellow

Hannah Allen
Sacramento Center Office Manager

Andrew Ayres
Research Fellow

Mark Baldassare
President and Chief Executive Officer

Sarah Bardeen
Center Communications Manager

Stephanie Barton
Senior Editor

Jason Bennett
Facilities Manager

Steven Bliss
Director of Digital Strategy

Sarah Bohn
Vice President and Chair in Policy Research and Senior Fellow

Dean Bonner
Associate Survey Director and Research Fellow

Athena Brekke
Director of Information Technology

Stephanie Budde
Meetings Administrator

Paulette Cha
Research Fellow

Laurel Chun
Production Manager

Lisa Cole
Director of Development

Spencer Cole
Project Assistant

Joy Collins
Research Associate

Abby Cook
Vice President of Communications and Chief Strategy Officer

Kevin Cook
Associate Center Director

Alexia Cortez
Government Affairs Associate

Marisol Cuellar Mejia
Research Fellow

Arabella Cureton
Web Manager

Caroline Danielson
Policy Director and Senior Fellow

Khalil DeLaCerna
Data Systems Analyst

Dimitar Delchev
IT Systems Manager

Alvar Escriva-Bou
Senior Fellow

Rosalia Eveline
Research Operations Manager

Maria T. Chang Fay
Project Assistant

Ava Gambero
Development Associate

Niu Gao
Senior Fellow

Anneke Gaul
Human Resources Manager

Deborah Gonzalez
Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Data Officer

Brian Gray
Senior Fellow

Ellen Hanak
Vice President and Director of the Water Policy Center and Senior Fellow

Heather Harris
Research Fellow

Joseph Hayes
Research Associate

Joseph Herrera
Research Associate

Laura Hill
Policy Director and Senior Fellow

Vicki Hsieh
Senior Editor

Jacob Jackson
Research Fellow

Hans Johnson
Senior Fellow

Julien Lafortune
Research Fellow

Stephanie Lam
Staff Accountant

Rachel Lawler
Survey Analyst

Emily Loeschinger
Senior Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary

Magnus Lofstrom
Policy Director and Senior Fellow

Kellie Longo Flores
Deputy Director, Government Affairs

Michael Maa
Facilities Coordinator

Patricia Malagon
Research Associate

Brandon Martin
Research Associate

Shannon McConville
Research Fellow

Eric McGhee
Senior Fellow

Jerica Miles
Center Administrator

Zaira Joaquín Morales
Project Assistant

Becky Morgan
Publications Manager

Jeffrey Mount
Senior Fellow

Hannah Noonan
Communications Operations Manager

Nathania O’Meara
Research Administrator

Jennifer Paluch
Research Associate

Daniel Payares-Montoya
Research Associate

Cesar Alesi Perez
Research Associate

Ashlyn Perri
Digital Content Manager

Caitlin Peterson
Associate Center Director and Research Fellow

Wyatt Phipps
Center Administrator

Deepak Premkumar
Research Fellow

Emmanuel Prunty
Research Associate

Olga Rodriguez
Senior Fellow

Annabelle Rosser
Research Associate

Sandra Ruiz
Vice President of People and Culture

Cindy Scherer
Vice President of Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Gokce Sencan
Research Associate

Mary Severance
Senior Editor

Tammie Shea
IT Services Manager

Andrew Skelton
Research Associate

Thomas Sloan
Research Associate

Darriya Starr
Research Associate

Steve Stuck
Systems Administrator and Audio Visual Technician

Vida Tehrani
Senior Grants Manager

Deja Thomas
Survey Analyst

Tess Thorman
Research Associate

Pamela Torres
Controller

Lynette Ubois
Director of Content Strategy

Lianne Woo
Digital Marketing Associate

Anne Yamamoto
Administrative Assistant