Daniel Thatcher As a senior fellow in NCSL’s Education Program, Daniel Thatcher researches K-12 education finance systems. Thatcher is a trusted, bipartisan resource on education finance and has worked with legislators in all 50 states. He has been cited... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Education
Autumn Rivera As a policy specialist in NCSL’s Education Program, Autumn Rivera focuses on policy issues related to afterschool, summer learning, LGBTQ+ students, whole child learning and school climate. Rivera comes to NCSL with experience working in... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Education
Carrington Skinner As a policy specialist, Carrington Skinner supports the Center for Results-Driven Governing’s work of helping states use data and evidence to inform decision making. Skinner comes to NCSL with experience as an assistant attorney general at... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Center for Results-Driven Governing
Sarah Jaromin As a policy analyst in the Health Program, Sarah Jaromin focuses on access, cost and coverage issues with a particular focus on scope of practice, rural health and health care workforce. Jaromin has experience working with the policy division of... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Kevin Davenport Kevin Davenport is a Health Program policy associate focusing on commercial health care policy, rural health facilities and prescription drug costs. Previously, Davenport studied and worked with taxation, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Darci Cherry As a policy specialist in the Center for Results-Driven Governing, Darci Cherry supports the work of state leaders as they use data and evidence to make policy and budget decisions. Previously, Cherry spent 20 years collecting, analyzing and... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Center for Results-Driven Governing
Brooke Oleen Tieperman Brooke Oleen Tieperman supports NCSL’s Environment, Energy and Transportation Program and NCSL’s Task Force on Military and Veterans Affairs. She has 15 years of experience at NCSL and works in partnership with the U.S. Defense and... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Glenn Jacoby As a policy analyst with the Employment, Labor and Retirement Program, Glenn Jacoby focuses on disability employment policy and workplace harassment and discrimination. Previously, she worked as a youth vote coordinator for New Era Colorado... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Employment, Labor & Retirement
Zaakary Barnes As a policy associate in the Employment, Labor and Retirement Program, Zaakary Barnes researches state policies on collective bargaining, unemployment insurance and occupational licensing. Barnes comes to NCSL with experience working on state and... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Employment, Labor & Retirement
Mindy Bridges As a project manager in NCSL’s Environment, Energy and Transportation Program, Mindy Bridges focuses on environmental and agricultural policy. Bridges has nine years of experience in supporting intergovernmental and Native American affairs,... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Tammy Jo Hill As a senior policy specialist on the Health team, Tammy Jo Hill supports work related to behavioral health, public health and maternal and child health. Previously, Hill spent years supporting Colorado’s Medicaid program as a program... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Kate Bryan As a policy analyst, Kate Bryan researches a variety of issues concerning criminal and civil justice. Bryan comes to NCSL with experience in the legal field as well as health care. Bryan holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice
Nicole Ezeh Nicole Ezeh supports the Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Standing Committee as a legislative specialist. Previously, Ezeh supported human trafficking victim services providers in the state of Maryland at its federally recognized... Staff Directory, State-Federal Affairs
Charlie Severance-Medaris Charlie Severance-Medaris supports NCSL’s public health work as a senior policy specialist for the Health Program. He has previous experience in health policy through work at many Colorado nonprofits. Severance-Medaris is an expert in state... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Kim Tyrrell As an associate director in NCSL’s Environment, Energy and Transportation Program, Kim Tyrrell leads a team of environmental policy experts and uses her expertise to support research and policy insight on air and water quality, climate... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Jenna Bannon Jenna Bannon serves as associate director in the Children and Families Program. She manages multiple grants in early childhood and child welfare and co-leads the interdisciplinary work on child and family policy. Bannon comes to NCSL with more... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Children & Families
Kelsie George As a policy analyst in the health program, Kelsie George researches health care access, including rural health, emergency medical services, health workforce and health drivers. George comes to NCSL with experience in public policy analysis,... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Megan McClure As a policy specialist with the Legislative Staff Services Program, Megan McClure supports the Leadership Staff Professional Association, the Legislative Research Librarians Association and the NCSL Young and New Professionals Group. Her... Staff Directory, State Services, Legislative Staff Services
Posted December 15, 2022 Lee Schoenbeck: The South Dakota Senate’s Top Problem-Solver NCSL talks with South Dakota Sen. Lee Schoenbeck about the ways the Legislature has changed since he began work there as an intern in the 1970s. State Legislatures News, Leaders
Kristen Hildreth As senior legislative director for NCSL’s Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee, Kristen Hildreth leads NCSL’s advocacy work on environment and natural resources issues before Congress and the administration. Previously,... Staff Directory, State-Federal Affairs
Daniel Shea As a program principal in NCSL’s Energy Program, Dan Shea provides state legislators with high-quality resources on relevant energy topics. Shea has worked in the program for over six years and has experience in energy security and... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Jill Yordy As a senior policy specialist for NCSL’s Children and Families Program, Jill Yordy researches public policy related to child and family well-being. Yordy comes to NCSL with more than eight years of experience in public policy research,... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Children & Families
Josalyn Williams Josalyn Williams is a policy associate with the Center for Legislative Strengthening and provides research and expertise on legislator demographics, legislator compensation and term limits. Previously, Williams taught political science and... Staff Directory, State Services, Center for Legislative Strengthening
Tansey Moore As a tribal working group specialist, Tansey Moore provides staff lead support to the Nuclear Energy Tribal Working Group by planning and facilitating meetings to address nuclear energy issues as it relates to tribal nations. Moore has more... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation