ALEC Staff

ALEC Executives

A vibrant team of experienced leaders, with Lisa B. Nelson at the helm, guide day-to-day ALEC staff operations.

Lisa B. Nelson

Chief Executive Officer

Lisa Bowen

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Jonathan Williams

President and Chief Economist

Courtney Cook

Senior Vice President, Events

Lee Schalk

Senior Vice President, Policy

ALEC Staff

ALEC has an eclectic set of full-time staffers who strive daily to promote limited government, free markets and federalism. Their diverse interests, backgrounds and experiences contribute to an effective team of happy warriors for freedom.

Chandler Averette

Digital Media Specialist

Holly Barber

Director, Events

Tala Baityeh

Development Manager

Gretchen Baldau

Director of Corporate and Private Sector Partnerships

Katherine T. Bennett

Director, Process and Procedures Task Force

Philip Billings

Policy Coordinator

Macon Boane

Deputy Director of Special Projects

Annelise Coffin

Events Manager

Dawn Draayer

Senior Director, Individual Giving

Zachary Federico

Director, Veterans and Military Affairs Task Force

Jose Fernandez

Office Manager

Andrew Handel

Director, Education and Workforce Development Task Force

Montana Hyde

Executive Assistant, Office of the CEO & Board Liaison

Emma Janney

Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator

Alan Jernigan

Director, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force

Karla Jones

Vice President, Center for International Freedom

Hannah Josephson

Account Coordinator

Kathaleen Kelly

Manager of Legislative Outreach

Nino Marchese

Director, Judiciary Task Force

Cynthia McDowell

Director of Special Projects & Executive Assistant

Joshua Meyer

Director, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force

Jake Morabito

Senior Director, Communications and Technology Task Force & Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force

Lora Myers

Senior Manager, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force

Adam Pennings

Director of Special Projects

Laneigh Pfalser

Legislative Outreach Manager

Brooklyn Roberts

Senior Director, Health and Human Services Task Force

Matthew See

Outreach Coordinator

Hope Timoll

Media Relations Coordinator

Gabriella Uli

Director of Legislative Outreach

Christian Whittle

Editor and Research Director