People
CSPI's staff comprises experts in public health, nutrition and dietetics, public policy, law, and a broad range of other subject areas.
Christopher Anderson
Office Manager
Belayhun Haile Asrese
Senior Accountant
Jorge Bach
Art Director and Chief Designer for Nutrition Action
Toby Beckelman
Senior Policy Associate
Isaiah Blake
Engagement Associate
Debra Brink
Graphic Designer and Production Manager
Asia M Carter, MPH
Capacity Building and Engagement Associate
Grace Chamberlin, MPH
Policy Associate
Catherine Cochran, MA
Policy Associate, State & Local Child Nutrition Programs
Adrienne Crezo
Senior Digital Writer & Editor
Jeff Cronin
Director of Communications
Hannah Dallmann
Senior Development Officer
Garrett Darrah
Grants Associate
Caitlin Dow, PhD
Senior Nutrition Scientist
Methany Eltigani, MPH
Engagement Associate
Brita Enflo
Development Database & Operations Manager
Maureen Finneran, MSW
Program Manager
Lisa Flores
Communications Assistant
Emily Friedman, JD
Legal Affairs Attorney
Thomas Galligan, PhD
Principal Scientist for Food Additives and Supplements
Karen Gardner
Senior Policy Associate
Sara Ghaith
Chief Operating Officer
Zachary Goldstein, MS
Multimedia Editor
Jennifer Green-Holmes
Director of Business Operations
Eva Greenthal, MS, MPH
Senior Policy Scientist
Cassie Harrison-Ramos, PhD
Policy Associate
Oscar Heanue, Esq.
Litigation Attorney
Ashley Hickson, DrPH, MPH
Director of Health Equity and Social Impact
Alla Hill, PhD, RD
Senior Science Policy Associate
Lanae Hood, PhD
Policy Associate
Mayra Ibarra, MA
Financial Planning & Grants Manager
Rhea Jayaswal
Policy Associate
Sara John, PhD
Deputy Director
Joelle Johnson, MPH
Deputy Director
Anupama Joshi, MS
Vice President for Programs
Jensen N. Jose
Regulatory Counsel
Philip Kahn-Pauli
Director of Legislative Affairs
Amelia Keleher
Policy Associate
Marlena Koch
Nutrition Action Project Associate
Katie Hae Leo, MFA
Development Officer
Bonnie Liebman, MS
Director of Nutrition
Christina Lin
Policy Associate
Christina LiPuma, MPH, RDN
Policy Associate
Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
President and Executive Director
Marian Manapsal
Director of Digital Strategy
Lisa Mankofsky, Esq.
Director of Litigation
Meghan Maroney, MPH
Campaign Manager, Federal Child Nutrition Programs
Lindsay Moyer, MS, RDN
Senior Nutritionist & Deputy Editor
Jacob Multer
Senior Policy Associate
Deirdre Murphy
Program Assistant
Aviva Musicus, ScD
Science Director
DeAnna Nara
Campaign Manager
Colleen O'Day
Director of Human Resources & Administration
Erin Ogden, MS, RD, LD
Policy Associate, Federal Child Nutrition Programs
Kirby Page
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Ronda R. Parks
Accounting Associate
Olivia Peña, MS
Engagement and Capacity Building Manager
Niamh Rahman
Senior Digital Campaigns Associate
Sara Ribakove, MBA
Campaign Manager, Food and Environment
Parker Sams
Senior Social Media Associate
Tom Schloegel
Development Officer
Chris Schmidt
Circulation and Marketing Manager
Jessi Silverman, MSPH, RD
Campaign Manager
Dennies Simmons
Administrative Coordinator
Sarah Sorscher, JD, MPH
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Jannah Tauheed, ScD, MPH, MS
Staff Scientist
Irene Ulrich, PharmD, MPH
Senior Policy Scientist, Regulatory Transparency and Accountability Initiative
Clay Venetis, Esq.
Policy Associate
Jane Welna
Director of Development
Bethany D. Williams, PhD, MSH, EP-C
Southern Engagement Associate
Monica Wilson
Director of Finance
Mary Bassett
William Corr
Denise Elliott
Vice chair
Suzanne Hess
Phyllis Lantos
Giridhar Mallya
Michael Nutter
Board chair