Heather Wilson As a senior policy specialist, Heather Wilson focuses on policies that support child and family well-being. Wilson comes to NCSL with nearly 15 years of experience leading social and economic policy initiatives, program design and... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Children & Families
Lauren Kallins As the senior legislative director for Health and Human Services Policy, Lauren Kallins is the lead staff person in NCSL’s D.C. office working on state-federal HHS policy. Kallins has more than 20 years of experience lobbying on HHS issues,... Staff Directory, State-Federal Affairs
Brian Wanko Brian Wanko focuses on the federal budget process, public finance, income taxes, pensions, post-employment benefits and federal and state revenues and taxes. He comes to NCSL with experience in federal administration and congressional... Staff Directory, State-Federal Affairs
Clare Link-Oberstar As a program coordinator for NCSL’s Health Program, Clare Link-Oberstar supports her team with meeting coordination and logistics. Prior to joining NCSL, Link-Oberstar was a preschool teacher. She is dedicated to supporting her team in its... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Camilla Rodriguez Guzman In her role, Camilla Rodriguez Guzman’s research focuses on elections and redistricting. Prior to joining NCSL, Rodriguez Guzman was a legislative assistant at the Colorado State Capitol and gained additional experience working in the legal... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Elections & Redistricting
Molly Widoff Molly Widoff supports the Health Program as a policy analyst focused on overdose, suicide, injury prevention and infectious diseases. She comes to NCSL with experience in policy research and programming around mental health and substance use.... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Johnny Valdez As a policy analyst, Johnny Valdez focuses on Medicaid and the intersection of housing and health policy. Valdez comes to NCSL with experience as a researcher in technology, digital finance, economic development and Indigenous governance. Valdez... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Katy Owens Hubler Katy Owens Hubler is a project manager in the Elections and Redistricting Program, overseeing a team researching election administration policies. Owens Hubler got her start in elections in 2010, working for the Denver Elections Division, and... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Elections & Redistricting
Julie George As director of the Center for Legislative Strengthening, Julie George leads NCSL’s work to support and educate legislators and legislative staff on legislative institutional issues, including human resources, legislative operations, and... Staff Directory, State Services, Center for Legislative Strengthening
Carrie Maulin As the director of Legislative Staff Services, Carrie Maulin leads the NCSL team dedicated to supporting legislative staff across the country. Maulin comes to NCSL after 10 years with the Idaho House of Representatives, where she was chief clerk,... Staff Directory, State Services, Legislative Staff Services
Annie Kitch As a senior policy specialist, Annie Kitch focuses on traffic safety and 911-related policy at NCSL. She comes to NCSL with experience in transportation policy, developing and facilitating process improvement trainings and connecting constituents... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation
Kathryn Costanza In her role as program principal in the Health Program, Kathryn Costanza serves state legislators, legislative staff and her colleagues as a nonpartisan Medicaid policy subject matter expert. Costanza is a licensed attorney who graduated with a... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Health
Andrea Jimenez Andrea Jimenez works on tax policy as a member of the fiscal affairs program. Previously, Jimenez spent time at the Connecticut Legislature as an intern during the 2020 legislative session. She is dedicated to advancing NCSL’s mission to... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Fiscal
Alex Alavi As chief financial officer, Alex Alavi oversees the financial integrity, success and growth of NCSL. Alavi has extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, internal controls, investments and enterprise risk management. Alavi... Staff Directory, Executive Management Team, Finance & Accounting
Dillon A. Cupryk As associate director of web design, Dillon Cupryk focuses on NCSL’s digital presence. He supports the Communications Division and others to maximize NCSL’s digital resources that are provided to legislators and legislative staff.... Staff Directory, Communications, Publishing & Digital Content
Kelley Griffin Kelley Griffin is a senior editor with NCSL's Communications Division, covering the workings of state legislatures and the issues NCSL is tracking. She also produces the “Across the Aisle” podcast. Previously, Griffin worked at... Staff Directory, Communications, Publishing & Digital Content
Uyen Vong As associate director, Uyen Vong supports the NCSL Public Affairs team, including oversight of media relations, social media and other digital platforms. Prior to joining NCSL, Vong worked in state and local government and most recently served as... Staff Directory, Communications, Public Affairs & Outreach
Samona Skidmore In her role as revenue accountant, Samona Skidmore acts as the primary function liaison for Fonteva financial reporting, revenue collections and process improvements. Previously, Skidmore spent over 10 years in the financial and retirement... Staff Directory, Finance & Accounting
Kim Pacifico As the accounting manager of budget and revenue, Kim Pacifico comes to NSCL with over 15 years of experience in nonprofit organizations. She focuses on process improvement, system implementations and data analysis. She has a bachelor’s in... Staff Directory, Finance & Accounting
Steve Holz-Russell As software product coordinator in the information technology department, Steve Holz-Russell supports NCSL staff in the use of applications that help them do their work. Previously, Holz-Russell managed the district-wide student computer program... Staff Directory, Operations, Information Technology
Sarah Altshuler Sarah Altshuler is a senior program coordinator supporting the State Services Division, as well as the Leaders and International programs. Previously, Altshuler was lead intern with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s Denver office, where she... Staff Directory, Leaders & International, State Services
Lisa Ryckman As an associate director of communications, Lisa Ryckman oversees the creation, editing and distribution of exceptional content for State Legislatures News and State Legislatures magazine. An award-winning journalist, Ryckman has decades of... Staff Directory, Communications, Publishing & Digital Content
Alex McWard As a policy specialist, Alex McWard supports the Environment, Energy and Transportation Program by conducting legislative research. His research is primarily focused on renewable energy, emissions, energy efficiency, building electrification and... Staff Directory, Research & Policy, Environment, Energy & Transportation