Staff


From policy experts to attorneys to technology gurus, our team gets the job done.

Executive

DEBRA L. NESS
DEBRA L. NESS
President

JUDITH L. LICHTMAN
JUDITH L. LICHTMAN
Senior Advisor

CHRISTINE BECHTEL
CHRISTINE BECHTEL
Advisor

ALI KINCAID BERGTHOLD
ALI KINCAID BERGTHOLD
Vice President

KIRSTEN SLOAN
KIRSTEN SLOAN
Vice President

Debbie Wilkes, Chief of Staff
Raquel Meng, Executive Assistant to the President

Administration

Lynne Phoenix, Executive Assistant
Travis Hunter, Director of Administration and Information Technology
Abdoulaye Toure, Information Technology Specialist

Communications

Tucker Ball, Director of New Media
Sadie Kliner, Work and Family Communications Manager
Tenley Peterson, New Media Manager
Cindy Romero, Communications Assistant

Development

Ginna Van Schoick, Director of Major Gifts
Eleanor Allen, Grants Manager and Development Writer
Karen Pesapane, Senior Development Associate
Jacqueline Conn, Development Associate

Finance

Corinna Dragulescu, Director of Finance
Lien Phan, Accountant

Health

Kalahn Taylor-Clark, Director of Health Policy
Lee Partridge, Senior Health Policy Advisor
Tanya Alteras, Deputy Director, Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project
Emma Nochomovitz, Senior Policy Advisor, Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project
Mark Savage, Director of Health Information Technology Policy and Programs
Erin Mackay, Associate Director, Health Information Technology Programs
Elina Alterman, Health Information Technology Policy and Outreach Coordinator
Andrea D. Friedman, Director of Reproductive Health Programs
Marya Torrez, Senior Reproductive Health Policy Counsel
Melissa Safford, Reproductive Health Policy Advocate
Perry Sacks, Health Program Associate
Jennifer Sweeney, Director, Consumer Engagement and Community Outreach
Lauren Murray, Deputy Director, Consumer Engagement and Community Outreach
Christine Broderick, Health Policy Advisor, Campaign for Better Care
Courtney Shahan Roman, Outreach Manager, Campaign for Better Care

Work & Family

Vicki Shabo, Director of Work and Family Programs
Rachel Lyons, Work and Family Government Affairs Manager
Helen Luryi, Work and Family Policy Associate
Sara Sloyer, Work/Family and Fairness Program Assistant

Workplace Fairness

Sarah Crawford, Director of Workplace Fairness
Beccah Watson, Policy Counsel/Women's Law and Public Policy Fellow