Ballotpedia:Staff

Executive

Leslie Graves

President and CEO
Member of BP since: 2006

Gwen Beattie

Chief Operating Officer
Member of BP since: 2018

Content

Josh Altic

Director of Content
Member of BP since: 2012

Elections and Data

Daniel Anderson

Associate Director, Elections & Data
Member of BP since: 2013

Kaley Platek

Volunteer and Editorial Programs Manager
Member of BP since: 2023

Elections Team

Abbey Smith

Managing Editor,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2013

Jaclyn Beran

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2013

Marielle Bricker

Team Lead,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2017

Emma Burlingame

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2022

Victoria Edwards

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2025

Thomas Ellis

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2023

Tyler King

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2010

Glorie Martinez

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2024

Ellie Mikus

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2022

Samantha Post

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2021

Spencer Richardson

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2024

Myj Saintyl

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2021

Maddy Salucka

Staff Writer,
Elections
Member of BP since: 2023

Local Expansion Team

Doug Kronaizl

Managing Editor, Local Expansion
Member of BP since: 2020

Brianna Hosea

Election Data Researcher
Member of BP since: 2024

Thomas Grobben

Election Data Researcher
Member of BP since: 2024

News Team

Mandy McConnell

Managing Editor, News
Member of BP since: 2015

Molly Kehoe

Staff Researcher
Member of BP since: 2025

Mackenzie Murphy

News Team Lead
Member of BP since: 2021

Adam Powell

Staff Researcher
Member of BP since: 2023

Trenton Woodcox

Staff Researcher
Member of BP since: 2023

Heather Yates

Staff Researcher
Member of BP since: 2025

Features

Cory Eucalitto

Associate Director, Features
Member of BP since: 2016

Kelly Coyle

Editorial Quality Associate
Member of BP since: 2014-2019; 2021-present

Norm Leahy

Senior Editor
Member of BP since: 2024

Ballot Measures Team

Ryan Byrne

Managing Editor, Ballot Measures
Member of BP since: 2016

Nicole Fisher

Staff Writer,
Ballot Measures
Member of BP since: 2022

Brandon McCauley

Staff Writer, Ballot Measures
Member of BP since: 2025

Victoria Rose

Team Lead, Ballot Measures
Member of BP since: 2019

Alexis Thacker

Staff Writer,
Ballot Measures
Member of BP since: 2025

Events Team

Joel Williams

Managing Editor, Events
Member of BP since: 2012

Lara Bonatesta

Staff Writer, Events
Member of BP since: 2024

Joseph Brusgard

Staff Writer, Events
Member of BP since: 2024

Nathan Maxwell

Staff Writer, Events
Member of BP since: 2024

Ellen Morrissey

Staff Writer, Events
Member of BP since: 2020

Briana Ryan

Staff Writer, Events
Member of BP since: 2024

Law Team

Janie Valentine

Managing Editor, Law
Member of BP since: 2019

Andrew Bahl

Staff Writer, Law
Member of BP since: 2025

Joseph Greaney

Staff Writer, Law
Member of BP since: 2023

Samuel Wonacott

Staff Writer, Law
Member of BP since: 2019

Policy Team

Annelise Reinwald

Team Lead, Policy
Member of BP since: 2023

Jon Dunn

Policy Staff Writer
Member of BP since: 2023

Emma Soukup

Policy Staff Writer
Member of BP since: 2024

Mina Vogel

Policy Staff Writer
Member of BP since: 2025

Research

Jimmy McAllister

Research Associate
Member of BP since: 2018

Communications

Alison Graves

Director of Communications
Member of BP since: 2022

Sarah Groat

Associate Director, Email and Paid Media Channel Marketing
Member of BP since: 2014

Carley Allensworth

Public and Media Relations Manager
Member of BP since: 2022

Abigail Campbell

Communication Manager, Shared Channels
Member of BP since: 2022

Frank Festa

Podcast Producer/Reporter
Member of BP since: 2022

Nathaniel Harwood

Customer Success Specialist
Member of BP since: 2024

Dillon Redmond

Graphic Designer Manager
Member of BP since: 2024

External Relations

Geoff Pallay

Director of External Relations
Member of BP since: 2010

Ken Carbullido

Vice President of Civic Tech Partnership and Strategy
Member of BP since: 2021

Ashley Fleming

External Relations Coordinator
Member of BP since: 2024

Thomas Mardik

External Relations Associate
Member of BP since: 2025

Hannah Nelson

External Relations Manager
Member of BP since: 2021

Operations

Meghann Olshefski

Director of Operations
Member of BP since: 2019

Amanda Herbert

Executive Operations Coordinator
Member of BP since: 2023

Mandy Morris

Talent & Culture Manager
Member of BP since: 2022

Caroline Presnell

Executive Assistant to the CEO
Member of BP since: 2022

Kelly Rindfleisch

Finance & Operations Manager
Member of BP since: 2018

Tech

Matt Latourelle

Director of Technology Operations
Member of BP since: 2008

Ryan Burch

Lead Web Developer
Member of BP since: 2018

Kirsten Corrao

Web Developer
Member of BP since: 2020

Beth Dellea

Web Developer
Member of BP since: 2023

Travis Eden

Web Developer
Member of BP since: 2022

Tate Kamish

GIS and Data Operations Specialist
Member of BP since: 2022

Margaret Kearney

Web Developer
Member of BP since: 2015

Eric Lotto

Software Engineer
Member of BP since: 2023

Joseph Sanchez

Web Developer
Member of BP since: 2022

Mary Susmitha

Lead Data Engineer
Member of BP since: 2024

Spring 2026 Interns

Devin Chivers

Communications Intern
Member of BP since: 2025

Cameron Halfman

External Relations Intern
Member of BP since: 2025

Alisha Khodabocus

Tech GIS Intern
Member of BP since: 2025

Savannah Susen

Editorial Intern
Member of BP since: 2024