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
Partnerships Manager, Fiscal Sponsorship Program
Kaltrina Jacimi
Digital Rights & Privacy,
Security Sector Reform (SSR),
Democratic Resilience,
Program & Grants Management
Director, State and Local Innovation
Kate Garman Burns
State and Local Policy,
Data Governance and AI,
Transportation,
Emerging Technology in Communities
Senior Manager, Communications
Kate Kohn
Data Visualization,
Data Analysis,
Social video,
Poasting
Communications Manager, Media & PR
Katie McCaskey
media relations,
science communication,
systems thinking & design
Lacy Stephens brings systems-oriented and equity-centered approaches to public health and food system challenges.
Staff Fellow
Lacy Stephens
Laura Edwards-Orr, Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist Impact Fellow, has worked in support of thriving, equitable, regional food systems over several decades.
Staff Fellow
Laura Edwards-Orr
Evidence-Based Policy Manager
Leya Mohsin
evidence-based policy,
impact evaluation
Director, Government Capacity
Loren DeJonge Schulman
Government Capacity,
Talent,
Government Innovation
Fellow, Digital Services Alumni
Luke Farrell
Public Interest Technology,
State Capacity,
Economic Mobility,
Crisis Response
Senior Research Associate, Nuclear Information Project
Mackenzie Knight-Boyle
Status of Global Nuclear Arsenals,
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament,
Nuclear Policy and Doctrine
Margaret Smith is an Agricultural Marketing Specialist Impact Fellow with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Staff Fellow
Margaret Smith
Maria Dooling