The Citizens & Scholars Team

The Citizens & Scholars team brings experiences from Main Street to Wall Street and across the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. With support from our board of directors, a large network of ideologically diverse partners, and our community of 27,000 Fellows, we're developing an effective citizenry that strengthens democracy—together.

Senior Leadership

Rajiv Vinnakota

Rajiv Vinnakota

President

Beverly Sanford

Beverly Sanford

Executive Vice President, Chief Program & Fellowships Officer

Jay Geneske

Jay Geneske

Chief Communications & Engagement Officer

Steve Haddad

Steve Haddad

Chief Development Officer

Indira Lar-Moore

Indira Lar-Moore

Chief of People Officer

Bernard Laryea

Bernard Laryea

Chief Technology Officer

Jessica Sutter

Jessica Sutter

Chief of Civic Learning Initiatives

Core Staff

Jamie Berg Wright

Jamie Berg Wright

Senior Finance Director

Janett Cordovés

Janett Cordovés

Senior Program Director, College Presidents Consortium

Jason Cremer

Jason Cremer

IT Support Specialist & Program Associate, Mellon Programs

Christine Foley

Christine Foley

Program Associate for Fellow Support

Jane Foran

Jane Foran

Operations Manager

Anna Gallos

Anna Gallos

Program Officer, Campus & Youth Civic Programs

Arianna Gordon

Arianna Gordon

Director of Events, Program Officer, Youth Civic Impact, Civic Spring, Higher Ed Media, and Higher Ed Policy Fellowships

Caroline Harper

Caroline Harper

Senior Program Officer, Mellon Programs

Tiffany Hess-Bennette

Tiffany Hess-Bennette

Communications Manager

Jeré Hogans

Jeré Hogans

Program Officer, Women's Studies Fellowship & Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship

Sue Lloyd

Sue Lloyd

Director of Data Systems

Ritu Mukherjee

Ritu Mukherjee

Program Associate, Mellon Programs

William Murray

William Murray

Senior Director of Development

Erica Robinson

Erica Robinson

Accounts Payable Specialist

Beth Slater

Beth Slater

Director of Development

Lindsay Smith

Lindsay Smith

Senior Director of Marketing & Design

Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith

Executive Assistant to the President

Valerie Van Selous

Valerie Van Selous

Development Associate

Audra Watson

Audra Watson

Chief of Youth Civic Programs

Board of Trustees

The Citizens & Scholars Board of Trustees comprises leaders from across sectors and fields.

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Citizens & Scholars is growing our team. Help us create a critical mass of Americans that are well-informed, productively engaged, and hopeful about our democracy.

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