Jay Gideon Jay Gideon is a policy analyst with the Civil and Criminal Justice team, and researches topics related to adult criminal justice such as law enforcement and sentencing. Prior to joining the NCSL, Gideon spent time in Eswatini, Africa, for... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Benjamin Nasta As a legislative director, Ben Nasta leads legislative advocacy and engagement strategies for NCSL’s Transportation and Natural Resources, Energy and Environment committees. Nasta comes to NCSL with nearly 10 years of experience in... Staff Directory, State-Federal Affairs
Ta’Vion Hampton As a policy associate for the Legislative Staff Services Program, Ta’Vion Hampton supports the professional staff associations and state services division. Prior to joining NCSL, he served as the logistics and scheduling coordinator in the... Staff Directory, State Services, Legislative Staff Services
Louise McGinty Louise McGinty supports NCSL’s Washington, D.C.,-based staff, specifically the standing committees and task forces. McGinty comes to NSCL with experience in nonprofit events and fundraising, project management, relationship building,... Staff Directory, State-Federal Affairs
Emily Katz As a legislative specialist, Emily Katz works on federal education, health and human services policies that are of interest to states. Katz comes to NCSL with experience in policy research on school climate, school health, social-emotional... Staff Directory, State-Federal Affairs
Marisa Sterling-Abram As the Director of Meetings, Marisa Sterling-Abram directs the overall planning and strategy for the NCSL Legislative Summit in addition to leading a team of six that manages the logistics for over 80 meetings a year. She comes to NCSL with over... Staff Directory, Operations, Meetings