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
Gretchen Baldau
Senior Director, Partnerships and Engagement
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 Manager
Holly Barber
Director, Events
Tala Baityeh
Development Manager
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, Policy
Lora Current
Senior Manager, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
Gemma Najarro
Research Analyst, Center for State Fiscal Reform
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
Joel Watson, Jr.
Director of Policy Advancement and Media Relations
Christian Whittle
Editor and Research Director