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 Staff
Communications Manager, Media & PR
Katie McCaskey
media relations
science communication
systems thinking & design
Keana Kaleikini
Staff Fellow
Keana Kaleikini
Associate Director, Clean Energy
Kelly Fleming
Clean Energy,
Clean Transportation,
Clean Fuels,
Science Policy
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
Staff Fellow
Lijun Chen
Technical Editor
Lyndsey Gray
Space Diplomacy,
U.S. Foreign Policy,
Technology Innovation,
International Commercial Regulation,
Space Debris Mitigation
mackenzie knight
Senior Research Associate, Nuclear Information Project
Mackenzie Knight
Status of Global Nuclear Arsenals,
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament,
Nuclear Policy and Doctrine
Staff Fellow
Maggie Beiting
Chief Financial Officer
Manizha Nabieva
Financial Management,
Operations Management,
Risk Management,
Budgets and Contracts Management,
Regulatory Compliance,
Strategic Planning
Margaret Smith is an Agricultural Marketing Specialist Impact Fellow with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Staff Fellow
Margaret Smith