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
Lisa A. DeRoché, Chief People & Equity Officer
Ariel Evans, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and Board Liaison
Marissa Guananja, Chief Programs Officer
Felicia Wong, President & CEO
Advocacy
Trisha Maharaj, Advocacy and Policy Manager
Joseph Miller, Senior Advocacy and Policy Associate
Michelle Sternthal, Managing Director of Advocacy and Policy
Communications
DeDe Dunevant, Senior Vice President of Communications
Sonya Gurwitt, Senior Editorial Associate
Matt Hughes, Deputy Director, Editorial Strategy
Alice Janigro, Senior Associate, Communications and Media Relations
Keesa McKoy, Digital Director
Ariela Weinberger, Deputy Director, Media and Internal Communications
Development
Marie Avetria, Director of Foundation Relations
Lauren Karagianis, Development Manager and Head of Membership, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
Katy Nelson, Senior Development Manager
Tiara Peele, Deputy Director of Salesforce Administration
Eamon Ross, Senior Salesforce and Systems Associate
Juliette Kang Stableski, Senior Vice President of Development
Kerry Sesil, Director of Development
Danica Stewart, Individual Giving Senior Manager
Finance
Katarina Duplessy, Chief Financial Officer
Liam Finnerty, Finance Manager
Jessica Lei, Accounts Payable and Finance Associate
Fharhan Rahman, Associate Director of Finance
Shannon Smith, Managing Director of Finance
Willie Vega, Controller
Human Resources
Network
Alyssa Beauchamp, Deputy Director, Roosevelt Network
Robert-Thomas Jones, Training and Field Manager, Roosevelt Network
Katie Kirchner, National Director, Roosevelt Network
Alex Trefftz, External Relations Manager
Elijah Wilson, Policy Associate
Operations
Sophia Spriggs, Senior Operations Associate
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)
Genny Castillo, Regional Engagement Director
Frededreia Dunham, Communications Manager
Maria Filippelli, Data Director
Sarah Beth Gehl, Executive Director
Think Tank
Alí R. Bustamante, Deputy Director, Worker Power and Economic Security
Ivan Cazarin, Research Associate, Corporate Power
Lew Daly, Deputy Director, Climate Policy
Emily DiVito, Senior Program Manager, Corporate Power
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Director, Climate Policy
Suzanne Kahn, Managing Director, Research and Policy
Kristina Karlsson, Senior Program Manager, Climate and Economic Transformation
Mike Konczal, Director, Macroeconomic Analysis
Elisabeth Lindemuth, Executive Assistant to Bo Cutter
Niko Lusiani, Director, Corporate Power
Sunny Malhotra, Research Associate, Industrial Policy and Trade
Eric A. Paul, Program Manager, Power Building Initiative
Ira Regmi, Program Manager, Macroeconomic Analysis
Sylvia Ruiz, Director, Power Building Initiative
Shahrzad Shams, Program Manager, Race and Democracy
Kyle Strickland, Deputy Director, Race and Democracy
Todd Tucker, Director, Industrial Policy and Trade
Fellows
David Arkush, Fellow
Mehrsa Baradaran, Fellow
Deepak Bhargava, Senior Fellow
Justin Bloesch, Fellow
Bo Cutter, Senior Fellow
William “Sandy” Darity, Senior Fellow
Isabel Estevez, Fellow
Hiba Hafiz, Fellow
Darrick Hamilton, Senior Fellow
Jee Kim, Fellow
J.W. Mason, Fellow
Saule Omarova, Senior Fellow
Lindsay Owens, Fellow
Lenore Palladino, Fellow
Adrien Salazar, Fellow
Jonathan Soros, Senior Fellow
Aaron Sojourner, Fellow
Joseph Stiglitz, Chief Economist and Senior Fellow
Rich Stolz, Fellow
David B. Woolner, Senior Fellow