All - Staff

All - Staff

Ashley Adams

  • Academic Event Associate
Ashley Adams is an academic event associate for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Paul Dragos Aligica

  • Senior Research Fellow
  • Senior Fellow at the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at George Mason University
Paul Dragos Aligica is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center, and Senior Fellow at the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at George Mason University.

Joanna Andreasson

  • Graphic Designer
Joanna Andreasson is the graphic designer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Erin Ashley

  • Grant Writer
Erin Ashley is a grant writer for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Matt Bagnoli

  • Development Officer
Matt Bagnoli is a development officer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Institute for Humane Studies.

Taylor Barkley

  • Outreach Associate
Taylor Barkley is an outreach associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Orges Beqiri

  • Development Officer
Orges Beqiri is a Development Officer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Charles Blatz

  • Media Producer and Editor
Charles Blatz is a media producer and editor at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Theodore Bolema

  • Senior Policy Editor
Theodore (Ted) Bolema is senior policy editor at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Robin J. Bowen

  • Associate Director of Outreach
Robin J. Bowen is the associate director of Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

James Broughel

  • Program Manager, Regulatory Studies Program
James Broughel is a program manager of the Regulatory Studies Program at the Mercatus Center. Mr. Broughel is a doctorate student in the economics program at George Mason University. He earned his MA in economics from Hunter College of the…

Garrett Brown

  • Director of Publications
Garrett Brown is the Director of Publications at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University…

John Buhl

  • Media Relations Manager
John Buhl is the media relations manager at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Julie Burden

  • Director of Event Strategy
Julie Burden is the director of event strategy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Daniel Butler

  • Director of Development
Daniel Butler is the director of development at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Trevor Carlsen

  • Outreach Associate
Trevor Carlsen is an outreach associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Brady Cassis

  • Associate Director for State Outreach
Brady Cassis is Associate Director for State Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Andrea Castillo

  • Program Associate
Andrea Castillo is a program associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Eric Celler

  • Program Associate
Eric Celler is a program associate for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Bryce Chinault

  • Office Assistant
Bryce Chinault is an office assistant for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University.

Carrie Conko

  • Senior Vice President for Communications
Carrie Conko is the senior vice president for communications at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Erin Connolly

  • Event Associate
Erin Connolly is an event associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Tyler Cowen

  • General Director
  • Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Tyler Cowen is the general director at the Mercatus Center and the Holbert C. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University.

Beth Crane

  • Development Officer
Beth is a Development Officer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Kelsey Crockett

  • Media Relations Associate
Kelsey Crockett is a media relations associate for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Brandon Davis

  • New Media Associate
Brandon Davis is a new media associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Courtney Derr

  • Deputy Director of Event Strategy
Courtney Derr is the deputy director of event strategy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Donna R. Diehl

  • Operations Manager
Donna Diehl is an operations manager at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Lindsey Emmick

  • Grant Writer
Lindsey is a grant writer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University…

Jacob Feldman

  • Research Analyst
Jacob Feldman is a research analyst at George Mason University.

Nita Ghei

  • Policy Research Editor
Nita Ghei is a policy research editor for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Robert Greene

  • Research Associate
Robert Greene is a research associate for the Regulatory Studies Program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Stefanie Haeffele-Balch

  • Associate Director of Graduate Student Programs
Stefanie Haeffele-Balch is associate director of graduate student programs at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She is also an alumna of the Mercatus MA Fellowship at George Mason University.

Keith Hall

  • Senior Research Fellow
Keith Hall is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research interests at Mercatus include labor markets, labor market policy, and economic data.

Roman Hardgrave

  • Director of Online Strategies
Roman Hardgrave is the Director of Online Strategies at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Leigh Harrington

  • Media Relations Director
Leigh Harrington is the Media Relations Director at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Justin Hayes

  • Program Associate
Justin Hayes is a program associate for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Sarah Holliday

  • Office Manager
Sarah Holliday is the office manager at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Brian Hooks

  • Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
Brian Hooks is executive director and chief operating officer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Christopher Jarvis

  • Development Associate
Christopher Jarvis is a development associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Jim A. Johnston

  • Director of Marketing
Jim Johnston is the director of marketing for development at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Christopher Koopman

  • Program Manager, Project for the Study of American Capitalism
Christopher Koopman is the program manager of the Project for the Study of American Capitalism for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Leah M. Kral

  • Performance Measurement Manager
Leah Kral is the performance measurement manager at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Nicholas Krosse

  • Program Associate, Graduate Student Programs
Nicholas Krosse is the Program Associate for Graduate Student Programs at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Angela Kuck

  • Communications Director
Angela Kuck is the Communications Director for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She works to connect Mercatus scholars and research with policymakers and the media.

Robin L. Walker

  • Associate Director of Outreach
Robin Walker is associate director of Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She is responsible for connecting Mercatus scholars and their research to federal policy makers, conveying new ideas to address current policy challenges.

Gary D. Leff

  • Chief Financial Officer
Gary Leff is the chief financial officer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Elizabeth Leibundguth

  • Event Coordinator
Elizabeth Leibundguth is an event coordinator at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Michael Leland

  • Associate Director of State Outreach
Michael Leland is Associate Director of State Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Peter Lipsey

  • Administrative Director, F.A. Hayek Program for the Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
  • Administrative Assistant to Peter J. Boettke
  • Managing Editor, The Review of Austrian Economics
Peter Lipsey is administrative director for the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, administrative assistant to Peter J. Boettke and managing editor of The Review of Austrian Economics.

Julia Long

  • Administrative Assistant
Julia Long is a receptionist at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Lydia Mashburn

  • Program Manager
Lydia Mashburn is the program manager for the Financial Markets Working Group for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Leigh A. McAfee

  • Senior Development Associate
Leigh McAfee is a senior development associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

James McGartland

  • Development Associate
James McGartland is a development associate for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Maurice P. McTigue

  • Vice President for Outreach
  • Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Maurice McTigue is vice president for outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is director of the Mercatus Center's Government Accountability Project and a member of its Spending and Budget Initiative and State and Local Policy Project.

Claire Morgan

  • Director, Academic Relations
Claire Morgan is the director of academic relations at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Colleen Morretta

  • Administrative Director
  • Secretary to the Board of Directors
Colleen Morretta is the administrative director at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Sarah Muse

  • Development Associate
Sarah Muse is a development associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Institute for Humane Studies.

James C. Musser

  • Director of Economic Education
James C. Musser is the director of economic education at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Todd Noebel

  • Director of Hiring and Professional Development
Todd Noebel is the director of hiring and professional development at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Ladan Nowrasteh

  • New Media Manager
Ladan Nowrasteh is the new media manager at The Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Kelsey Pasquarell

  • Program Associate, SBI
Kelsey Pasquarell is a program associate for Spending and Budget Initiative at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Joshua Pfeifer

  • Program Coordinator
Joshua Pfeifer is a program coordinator for Graduate Student Programs at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Sam Pfister

  • Assistant Director of Outreach
Sam Pfister is an assistant director of Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Hoa Phan

  • Operations and Hiring Associate
Hoa Phan is an operations and hiring associate for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Kyle Precourt

  • Media Relations Associate
Kyle Precourt is a media relations associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Rizqi Rachmat

  • Research Associate
Rizqi Rachmat is a research associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Mr. Rachmat earned dual degrees in economics and global affairs from George Mason University.

Robert E. Raffety

  • Associate Director for Policy Research
  • Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Law and Department of International and Public Affairs
Rob Raffety is associate director of the Regulatory Studies Program and the Government Accountability Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Chad Reese

  • Outreach Associate
Chad Reese is an outreach associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Marianne Rodriguez

  • Finance Associate
Marianne Rodriguez is a finance associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Kellen Rosenfelder

  • Program Associate
Kellen Rosenfelder is a program associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Steven Rossi

  • Program Associate, Regulatory Studies Program
Steven Rossi is a program associate for the regulatory studies program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Amanda Ruetz

  • Finance Associate
Amanda Ruetz is a Finance Associate for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Stacie Rumenap

  • Director of Corporate Relations
Stacie Rumenap is director of corporate relations at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Daniel Sacks

  • Director of Donor Relations
Daniel Sacks is the Director of Donor Relations at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Ashley Schiller

  • Major Gifts Officer
Ashley Schiller is a major gifts officer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Corrie Schwab

  • Production Editor
Corrie Schwab is a production editor for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Cory Shreckengost

  • Editorial Manager
Cory Shreckengost is the editorial manager at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Anika Smith

  • Production Editor
Anika Smith is a production editor for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Virgil Storr

  • Senior Research Fellow
  • Director of Graduate Student Programs, Mercatus Center
  • Senior Fellow at the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Virgil Storr is a senior research fellow and director of graduate student programs at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is a research associate professor of economics and the Don C. Lavoie research fellow in the program in…

Alexandra Tooley

  • Senior Web Projects Manager
Alexandra Tooley is the senior web projects manager at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Brit Vorreiter

  • Event Associate
Brit Vorreiter is an event associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Emily Washington

  • Policy Research Manager
Emily Washington is a Policy Research Manager for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She manages the Spending and Budget Initiative and State and Local Policy Project portfolios.

Richard Williams

  • Director of Policy Research
Richard Williams is the director of policy research at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His primary research interests are risk analysis, benefit-cost analysis, regulation, food safety and nutrition, and excise taxes.

Deema Yazigi

  • Dissertation Fellow, Research Associate
Deema is a fourth year Ph.D. student of economics at George Mason University.  She is a Research Associate with the Regulatory Studies Program and a Dissertation Fellow with Graduate Student Programs with the Mercatus Center.

Jennifer Zambone

  • Director of Foundations Strategy
Jennifer Zambone is the director of foundations strategy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Michael Zarowny

  • Assistant Director of Finance
Michael Zarowny is the assistant director of finance at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.