Our Team Based at the University of California, our multidisciplinary team works with partners across the country to produce rigorous research that advances data-driven innovation for the public good. Meet Our Team Amy E. Lerman Executive Director & Principal Investigator Kemet Azubuike Postdoctoral Scholar Ben Bowyer Senior Researcher Randy Clopton Research Associate Ben Fils Affiliated Researcher Kelly Freter Communications Manager Ryan Hall Senior Research Fellow Koci Hernandez Faculty Affiliate and Senior Multimedia Producer Stephanie Hom Director of Operations Emily Jacobson Research Associate Jacki Kingkade Operations Manager Arvind Krishnamurthy Postdoctoral Scholar Chris Lee Senior Researcher Naomi Levy Faculty Affiliate and Director, Community Engaged Research Lindsay Maple Senior Project Lead Kathryn McAlindon Senior Project Lead Jesse Melgar Senior Advisor for Strategy and Public Affairs Dante Angel Miguel Project Associate Meredith Sadin Faculty Affiliate and Senior Researcher Kate Sadowsky Director, Community Outreach Emily Swide Chief of Staff Sam Trachtman Senior Researcher Students Amanda Glazer NSF Research Fellow Hannah Jackson Graduate Student Researcher Rebekah Jones Graduate Student Researcher Chan Lam Undergraduate Research Fellow Julia Leitner Graduate Student Researcher April Martin Multimedia Fellow Humphrey Obuobi Graduate Student Researcher Project Affiliates Mia Bird Faculty Affiliate Carolyn Coles Graduate Student Affiliate Peter Dixon Faculty Affiliate Jessie Harney Faculty Affiliate Emily Owens Faculty Affiliate Carolina Reid Faculty Affiliate Alexander Sahn Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Skeem Faculty Affiliate Brie Williams Faculty Affiliate Senior Advisors Carla Javits Senior Advisor and Board Member, REDF Jody Lewen President, Mount Tamalpais College David C. Wilson Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy Contributors Spencer Bowen Joaquin Carbonell Sara Castro Andre Chapman Pia Deshpande Kyle Dill Emily Estus Alejandra Fajardo Sam Glaser-Nolan Julian Hayes Charlotte Hill Christian Hosam Grace Huang Karalyn Lacey Jessica Lasky-Fink Maura Liévano Elizabeth Linos Mark Lipkin David Maldonado Griselda Melgoza Alyssa Mooney Ian Mulholland Rohit Naimpally Liliane Niensted Lisa Quan Antonio Raphael Audrey Sayer Jessica Spero Li Casey St. Claire