About America First
Policy Institute
Greg Sindelar
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
The Honorable Chad Wolf
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer & Chair of AFPI’s Homeland Security & Immigration
The Honorable Larry Kudlow
Vice Chair of the Board and Chair, American Prosperity
Madison Alexander
Director of Donor Communications
Jason Allen
Michigan Policy Advisor, Election Integrity
Billy Atwell
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Dr. Ge Bai
Member, Board of Academic Advisors
T.C. Becker
Development Manager
Tate Bennett
Director of Rural Policy
The Honorable David Bernhardt
Executive Vice President & Chair, American Freedom
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell
Chair, Election Integrity
Lauren Brasher
Project Manager, America First Women’s Initiative and Executive Assistant
Jack Brewer
Chair, Opportunity Now and Vice Chair, 1776
James Broughel
Senior Advisor, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Peter J. Brown
Senior Fellow for Western Hemisphere Security and Maritime Affairs
Governor Phil Bryant
Senior Advisor
Samuel Buchan
Senior Fellow, Energy & Environment
Caleb Burdett
State Action Policy Analyst
Dr. Richard Valentine Burkhauser
Member, Board of Academic Advisors
Alexandra Caro Campana
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Jeffrey Campbell
Member, Board of Academic Advisors
Jack Casali
Associate Attorney, Litigation
Norm Champ
Chair, Financial Freedom Initiative
Tyler Cochran
Associate Attorney, Litigation
Kellyanne Conway
Chair, American Child
Laura Cunliffe
Chief Policy Officer
June Cutter
Executive Director, America First California
Kevin Daniels
Executive Director AFPI-North Carolina
Jerry C. Davis,Ph.D.
Senior Advisor, 1776
Kimmie Dillon
Executive Director of AFPI-Arizona
Erika Donalds
Chair of Education Opportunity and Chair of the AFPI-Florida State Chapter
Michael John Donohue
Chair of AFPI-New Jersey
Tim Draelos
Researcher, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Caity Durning
Director of Operations
Gina D’Andrea
Deputy General Counsel and Attorney, Litigation
Jessie D’Angelo
Director of Media Affairs and Studio Operations
Ted Ellis
Director, Power America
The Honorable Fred Fleitz
Vice Chair, American Security
John Fogarty
Chief Development Officer
Drake Franklin
Southeastern Development Director & Policy Analyst, American Values
Zach Freimark
Executive Director, America First Minnesota
Sarah Frey
Senior Advisor for Rural Policy
Riley Gaines
Vice Chair, America First Athletes Coalition
Mike Garcia
Chairman, America First California
Hogan Gidley
Vice Chair, Election Integrity & Senior Advisor for Communications
Martin Gillespie
Executive Vice President
Emilio Gonzalez
Senior Fellow, Homeland Security and Immigration
Garrett Greene
Attorney, Litigation
Mary Clare Hamilton
Director of Events
Blake Hammond
Program Assistant, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Ashley Hayek
Executive Vice President
Jason Hayes
Director, Energy and Environment
Sarah Heath
Senior Attorney, Litigation
Matthew Henderson
Interim Chief Government Affairs Officer
Victor L. Hernandez
Development Officer
Justin Holtsnider
Legal Advocacy Content Specialist, Litigation
Lou Holtz
Chair, 1776
Jill Homan
Deputy Director, Trade & Economy Policy, and Campaign Director
Taylor Hood
Executive Assistant
Royce Hood
Policy Analyst, China Policy Initiative
Kaleigh Hughes
Event Coordinator
Matthew Jensen
Director, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
The Honorable Bobby Jindal
Chair, Healthy America
Charlie Katebi
Deputy Director, Healthy America
James Kimmey
Director, Senate Working Group
Dr. Alveda King
Chair, American Dream
Joe Kirkpatrick
Deputy Director of Development Operations
Alexandra Kirschbaum
Director of Development Operations
Jordan Kittleson
Senior Advisor, Election Integrity
Max Kossek
Researcher, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Kayleigh Kozak
Family First Campaign Director
Thomas Lane
American Justice Campaign Director
Dr. Chris Leader
Chief Advisor, American Dream
Natalie Leaman
Creative Director
Jason Lee
Research Analyst
The Honorable Robert Lighthizer
Chair, American Trade
Matthew Lobel
Policy Analyst, Higher Education Reform Initiative
Jondavid “JD” Longo
Chair, America First Pennsylvania
Richard Maher
Director of State Research
Jennifer Makar
Director of Faith Outreach
Melissa Ford Maldonado
Director of the Western Hemisphere Initiative
Jorge Martinez
National Director of Hispanic Outreach & Director of Special Projects
Ryann McEnany
Digital Marketing and Brand Communications Strategist and Engagement Officer
Oliver McPherson-Smith,Ph.D
Vice Chair, Energy & Environment
Sydney Meadowcroft
VIP Relations Coordinator
Simon Miller
Office Manager
Kat Miller
Policy Analyst, Election Integrity
Ryan Montgomery
Program Assistant, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Steve Moore
Senior Fellow
Scott Moore
Development Writer
Emily Moreno
Executive Director, America First Ohio
Dr. Casey Mulligan
Member, Board of Academic Advisors
Christie Mullin
Chair of Rural Policy
Frank D. Murphy
Chair, Athletes for America Coalition & Director of Community Impact
Ryan Nanartowicz
Policy Analyst, American Security
Katie Grace Nemuras
Executive Assistant and Internship Coordinator
Margo Nicholas
Senior Policy Analyst, American Values
Faith Novak
Digital Marketing Manager
Leigh Ann O’Neill
Chief of Staff, Litigation & Senior Legal Strategy Attorney
Dr. Lee Ohanian
Member, Board of Academic Advisors
Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.
Director, American Security
Rob Pacienza
Senior Fellow, American Dream
Jenn Pellegrino
Chief Spokesperson & Senior Director of Media Affairs
Matias Perttula
Fellow, American Values
David Peterson
Engineer, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Meghan Petty
Communications Associate
Tony H. Pham, Esq.
Senior Fellow, Homeland Security and Immigration
Anna Pingel
Elections Campaign Manager
Clay Pryor
Engineer, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Zach Risher
Senior Technology Advisor, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Sarah Rogers
Office Receptionist
Dr. Richard Rogers
Vice Chair, American Values
Bob Rommel
Executive Director, AFPI Florida
Matthew T. Rooney
Executive Director of AFPI-New Jersey
Madison Rosa
Engagement Officer for the America First Women’s Initiative
Ambassador Carla Sands
Vice Chair, Energy & Environment
Adam Savit
Director, China Policy Initiative
Stacey Schieffelin
Chair, America First Women's Initiative and Senior Advisor, American Worker
Adam W. Schindler
Chief Digital Officer
Matthew Schmid
Health and Harvest Campaign Director
Christopher Schorr, Ph.D.
Director of the Higher Education Reform Initiative
Nathan Schweizer
Researcher, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Kassidy Scott
Policy Analyst, Homeland Security and Immigration
Michael Shires
Vice Chair of Education Opportunity
Travis Shirkman
Director of Donor Relations
Allen Silkin
Director of Digital
Scott Singer
Fellow, Economy and Trade
Dr. Kiron K. Skinner
Member, Board of Academic Advisors
Cooper Smith
Director, Homeland Security and Immigration and Senior Advisor of Communications
Jessica Hart Steinmann
Executive General Counsel and Vice Chair, Litigation
Mary Stiffler
Executive Director, America First Pennsylvania
Ethan Tan
Policy Analyst
Shea Throckmorton
Strong America Campaign Director
Ken Timmerman
Senior Fellow, American Security
Kip Tom
Vice Chair of Rural Policy
Priya Tran
Project Manager & Assistant to the Vice Chair, American Values
Joshua Treviño
Senior Fellow for the Western Hemisphere Initiative
Rachel Tripp
Senior Director of Communications
Sam Trippie
Development Manager
Mike Vallante
Director, Election Integrity
David Vasquez
Senior Policy Analyst, American Prosperity and Energy & Environment
Jeremiah Wallace
Strategic Initiatives and Development Manager
Nicholas Wanic
Associate Attorney, Litigation
Samantha Webber
Engineer, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Paula White-Cain
Chair, American Values
Stephanie Whitt
Chief State Action and Engagement Officer
The Honorable Robert Wilkie
Co-Chair, American Security
Ryan Wilson
Chair, America First Minnesota
Rebecca Yardley
Executive Director, America First Georgia
Noelle Young
Senior Coordinator, Government Affairs
Weifeng Zhong
Senior Advisor, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
Kristen Ziccarelli
Director of Global Coalitions and Senior Policy Analyst for Homeland Security & Immigration
Andrew Zimmitti
Senior Counsel, Litigation