Who We Are | Scholars Strategy Network

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Our Team

Our national staffers and steering committee support SSN members, chapters, cohorts, and working groups. Meet them below.

Steering Committee

Scholars Strategy Network Founder and Director

Harvard University

Robert S. Bowditch, Jr.

Chair of the Board, Scholars Strategy Network

MB Associates

David desJardins

Consultant and Investor

University of Maine

Darrick Hamilton

The New School

Johns Hopkins University

Lawrence R. Jacobs

University of Minnesota

Duke University

Suzanne Mettler

Cornell University

Jamila Michener

Cornell University

Ellen Nissenbaum

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Blue Haven Initiative

Foundation for Civic Leadership

National Staff

Policy Associate

Director of Communications

Lizzy Ghedi-Ehrlich

Director of Policy

Kimberly Gonzalez

Digital Communications Associate

Ana Rosa Granados

Health Policy Associate

Senior Reproductive Health & Rights Associate

Elijah Hibberts

Communications Intern

Chief Financial Officer

Senior Salesforce Administrator and IT Manager

Leanna Kalinowski

Member Engagement Fellow

Senior Trainings Associate

Reproductive Health & Rights Fellow

Accounting and Administrative Coordinator

Paola Maynard-Moll

Executive Director

Director of Chapter Development

Mandana Mohsenzadegan

Senior Communications Associate

Danielle Mulligan

Director of Member Engagement

Senior Voting & Election Policy Associate

Avigail S. Oren

Director of Development

Director of Training

Carol-Armelle Ze-Noah

Policy Fellow