Meet the staff

Meet our staff

For over 75 years, FAS has fostered the voices of world-class experts and early-career researchers alike from a variety of scientific, academic, and professional backgrounds.

meet our experts
Ashley Schimke has worked with a variety of food system stakeholders and practitioners across federal nutrition security programs for over 12 years.
Staff Fellow
Ashley Schimke
Audrey Peek
Staff Fellow
Audrey Peek
Senior Associate, Climate, Health, and Environment
Autumn Burton
Environmental Justice,
Climate Resilience,
Extreme Heat,
International Development
Associate Director, Fellow Learning Experience
Brittany Moore
Fellowships & Internships,
Workforce Development
Brittni Echols joins FAS after having worked a year with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Services in the Local and Regional Foods Division.
Staff Fellow
Brittni Echols
New Voices On Nuclear Weapons Fellow
Cameron Vega
climatic effects of nuclear weapons
Staff Fellow
Candace Young
Science Policy Program Associate
Cate Young
New Voices On Nuclear Weapons Fellow
Charlotte Yeung
Nuclear narratives in America and Japan
Health Regulatory Specialist
Cheri Banks
research,
health policy,
rare diseases,
health education
Chris
Senior Fellow, Nonproliferation Law and Policy
Christopher Bidwell
law and wmds,
chemical and biological weapons,
iran’s nuclear program
Staff Fellow
Christopher J. Gillespie