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
Manager, Emerging Technology & Competitiveness
Karinna Gerhardt
disinformation,
online ecosystems,
tech equity
Staff Fellow
Katarina Watney
Manager, Communications
Kate Kohn
Data Visualization,
Data Analysis,
Disinformation
Staff Fellow
Katherine McEldoon
Senior Fellow
Kathy Stack
Evidence-based policymaking,
Integrated data systems
Communications Manager, Media & PR
Katie McCaskey
media relations
science communication
systems thinking & design
Staff Fellow
Katy Newhouse
Keana Kaleikini
Staff Fellow
Keana Kaleikini
Associate Director, Clean Energy
Kelly Fleming
Clean Energy,
Clean Transportation,
Clean Fuels,
Science Policy
Policy Entrepreneurship Fellow
Korica Simon
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