Jennifer Kraft In her role, Jennifer Kraft supports the Environment, Energy and Transportation Program as a program coordinator. She comes to NCSL with more than 20 years of experience as an administrative assistant and program manager. She attended Colorado... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Helen Brewer Helen Brewer focuses on redistricting, ethics and campaign finance as part of the Elections and Redistricting Program. She also tracks statewide ballot measures and works on a variety of election administration topics. Prior to joining NCSL, she... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Elections & Redistricting
Jessica Guarino As a policy analyst, Jessica Guarino supports the Civil and Criminal Justice Program by researching a variety of topics related to criminal records, human trafficking, firearms policy and questions relating to the Constitution. Prior to joining... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Brenna Nelson In her role as a policy analyst on NCSL’s Elections and Redistricting Program, Brenna Nelson researches election administration topics. Prior to joining NCSL, Nelson worked at nonprofit organizations and interned with the Colorado General... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Elections & Redistricting
Angela Rowe As a policy specialist, Angela Rowe focuses on pensions, retirement and public sector employment issues. Previously, Rowe worked at the Colorado House of Representatives and state Senate. She earned a B.A. in international studies from Portland... Staff Directory, Employment, Labor & Retirement
Jessica Hoffman As a training specialist, Jessica Hoffman helps to design and deliver custom training on a wide range of topics and skills. Hoffman has 13 years of experience in education, working with AmeriCorps, public schools and higher education programs.... Staff Directory, State Services, Legislative Training Institute
Shannon Kolman In her role as a senior policy specialist in the Health Program, Shannon Kolman serves as a subject matter expert on public health topics. She has more than 25 years of experience working in the fields of public health and community health.... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Selena Saucedo As a senior policy specialist with the Center for Legislative Strengthening, Selena Saucedo focuses on legislative sessions, legislative staffing and structure, human resource management, compensation and classification, and personnel policies... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Center for Legislative Strengthening
Kazia Washington As the HR director, Kazia Washington, SHRM-CP, PHR, oversees NCSL's Human Resources Office. Washington comes to NCSL with 10-plus years of experience utilizing innovation and strategy to translate business vision into healthy HR... Staff Directory, Operations, Human Resources
Alyssa Vigil Alyssa Vigil is a program coordinator at NCSL, where she supports the Criminal and Civil Justice Program. Previously, Vigil worked in administrative support and research roles for the University of Colorado Boulder. She earned a... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Kendall Speer As a policy specialist, Kendall Speer supports the Health Program’s maternal and child health, children’s oral health and women’s reproductive health portfolio. Prior to joining NCSL, Speer was a student at Boston University... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Leila Reynolds As a program coordinator, Leila Reynolds supports the Education team. Prior to joining NCSL, Reynolds spent four years working for the state of Utah, first at the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and then at the... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Education
Beatrice O’Connor As a policy specialist, Beatrice O’Connor supports the Environment, Energy and Transportation Program by conducting environmental and water policy research. Prior to joining NCSL, O’Connor worked as a research assistant, legal... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Adam Kuckuk Adam Kuckuk focuses on campaign finance, ethics and redistricting as a part of the Elections and Redistricting Program. He also researches the intersection of artificial intelligence and elections. Prior to joining NCSL, Kuckuk was a campaign... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Elections & Redistricting
Katie King As a policy analyst in the Elections and Redistricting Program, Katie King researches election administration, statewide ballot measures, redistricting and campaign finance. Prior to her time at NCSL, King worked in U.S. Sen. Michael... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Elections & Redistricting
Hannah Ditzenberger As a policy associate, Hannah Ditzenberger researches a variety of issues related to children, youth and families. Ditzenberger comes to NCSL with experience in local government, child maltreatment prevention and communications. She studied... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Children & Families
Will Clark As a program principal in the Center for Legislative Strengthening, Will Clark works on issues related to legislative information technology and legislative oversight. Clark comes to NCSL with 10 years of experience working in state government,... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Center for Legislative Strengthening
Austin Igleheart Austin Igleheart serves as a project manager with NCSL’s Energy, Environment, and Transportation Program. He conducts policy research relating to electric and alternative fuel vehicles, energy security and resilience and energy... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Melissa Zenk Melissa Zenk supports NCSL’s meetings department as a meetings coordinator. Zenk comes to NCSL with prior experience in wedding coordination and multifamily property management. She earned a bachelor's degree from Iowa State... Staff Directory, Operations, Meetings
Betsy Smith Betsy Smith’s research focuses on energy and environmental policy issues. She comes to NCSL with experience in research examining policy topics involving natural disasters, public lands and environmental justice. Prior to NCSL,... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Flora Fouladi As a policy associate, Flora Fouladi works on the Health Program's maternal and child health portfolio with a focus on infant, child and adolescent health. Prior to joining NCSL, Fouladi worked as a legislative assistant for the Minnesota... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Laurel Stiegler As senior program coordinator for the Fiscal Affairs Program, Laurel Stiegler coordinates invitations, follow up and logistics for invitational meetings sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts. She has 30-plus years of experience in the... Staff Directory, State Services, Fiscal
Heather Hanna Heather Hanna serves as an associate director in the Children and Families Program. She leads work focused on child and family well-being including economic security and mobility, housing and homelessness, food security and child support and... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Children & Families