Science Directorate Staff

Executive Director's Office

Steven Breckler
Executive Director for Science

Howard Kurtzman
Deputy Executive Director for Science

Kymberly Thornton
Administrative Manager

Center for Workforce Studies

Jessica Kohout
Director, Research Office

Neese Boston
Administrative Assistant

Ariel Finno
Research Office, Center for Workforce Studies

Brittany Hart
Research Assistant

Tanya Jacobsen
Research Associate

Daniel Michalski
Research Associate

Victoria Pagano
Research Assistant

William Pate
Assistant Director, Research

Governance and Leadership

Marianne Ernesto
Director for Testing & Assessment

Sangy Panicker
Director, Research Ethics Office

Suzanne S. Wandersman
Director for Governance Affairs

Government Relations Office

Geoff Mumford
Assistant Executive Director, Science Policy

Heather O'Beirne Kelly
Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer

Patricia C. Kobor
Senior Science Policy Analyst

Karen Studwell
Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer

Outreach and Development

Virginia E. Holt
Assistant Executive Director for Science

Rachel Martin
Conferences & Outreach Manager

Nicolle Singer
Science Programs Associate

Kirk Waldroff
Science Website Manager

Reference Services

Rennie Georgieva
Head Librarian and Associate Archivist

Dan Hanlon
Associate Librarian

Jay Staton
Media Services Coordinator