Staff and Fellows
The Roosevelt Institute’s staff and fellows are committed to building a better future—for all. Meet our staff and fellows below.
Executive
Dominique Bravo, General Counsel
Ariel Evans, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Jeff Krehely, Chief Operating Officer
Camellia Phillips, Senior Vice President of Operations
Steph Sterling, Vice President and Senior Advisor
Felicia Wong, President & CEO
Advocacy
Joseph Miller, Advocacy and Policy Associate
Emma Oppenheim, Director of Advocacy and Policy
Michelle Sternthal, Managing Director of Advocacy and Policy
Communications
Sonya Gurwitt, Editorial Associate
Matt Hughes, Senior Manager, Editorial Strategy
Alice Janigro, Communications Associate
Tayra Lucero, Graphic Designer
Victoria Streker, Digital and Design Manager
Ariela Weinberger, Deputy Director, Media Strategies
Development
Marie Avetria, Director of Foundation Relations
Juliette Kang Stableski, Vice President of Development
Finance
Katarina Duplessy, Chief Financial Officer
Liam Finnerty, Senior Finance Associate
Noah Genson, Accounting and Finance Associate
Shannon Smith, Director of Finance
Willie Vega, Controller
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
Abby Gondek, Scholar in Residence
Lauren Karagianis, Senior Associate and Head of Membership
Trish Prunty, Chief Development Officer
Human Resources
Sonia Ares, Director of Human Resources
Network
Alyssa Beauchamp, Program Manager
Katie Kirchner, National Director, Roosevelt Network
Eamon Ross, Senior Program Associate, Leadership and Alumni Engagement.
Elijah Wilson, Policy Associate
Operations
Debarati Ghosh, Director of Operations
Camilla Lopez, Senior Operations Associate
Sophia Spriggs, Operations Associate
Think Tank
Mariama Badjie, Research Associate
Alí R. Bustamante, Research Associate, Southern Economic Advancement Project
Genny Castillo, Regional Engagement Director, Southern Economic Advancement Project
Ivan Cazarin, Research Associate
Emily DiVito, Program Manager, Corporate Power
Sarah Beth Gehl, Research Director, Southern Economic Advancement Project
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Director, Climate Policy
Suzanne Kahn, Managing Director, Research and Policy
Kristina Karlsson, Program Manager, Climate and Economic Transformation
Mike Konczal, Director, Progressive Thought
Elisabeth Lindemuth, Executive Assistant to Bo Cutter
Anna N. Smith, Research Associate
Kyle Strickland, Deputy Director, Race and Democracy
Todd Tucker, Director, Governance Studies
Fellows
David Arkush, Fellow
Mehrsa Baradaran, Fellow
Deepak Bhargava, Fellow
Ellen Chesler, Senior Fellow
Bo Cutter, Senior Fellow
William “Sandy” Darity, Senior Fellow
Darrick Hamilton, Fellow
Jenn Harris, Fellow
Bracken Hendricks, Fellow
Jee Kim, Fellow
J.W. Mason, Fellow
Suresh Naidu, Fellow
Lenore Palladino, Fellow
Mark Paul, Fellow
Anne Price, Fellow
Kitty Richards, Fellow
Brishen Rogers, Fellow
Jonathan Soros, Senior Fellow
Joseph Stiglitz, Chief Economist and Senior Fellow
David B. Woolner, Senior Fellow
Naomi Zewde, Fellow