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 Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Operations and Administration
Courtney Cook
Vice President, Events
Michael Bowman
President, ALEC Action
Bartlett Cleland
Counsel and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
Bill Meierling
Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, External Relations and Strategic Partnerships
Bill Ashworth
Vice President, Public Affairs and Engagement
Lee Schalk
Vice President, Policy
Marie Vulaj
Vice President, Partnerships and Engagement
Jonathan Williams
Executive Vice President, Policy and ALEC Chief Economist
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.
Gretchen Baldau
Director, Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Lourdes Bautista
Analyst, Policy
Jason Bethke
Director, Digital Strategy
Madison Crawley
Events Coordinator
Matthew Fisher
Multimedia Story Producer
Jose Fernandez
Office Manager
Aaron Gillham
Manager, Legislative Membership & Engagement
Andrew Handel
Director, Education and Workforce Development
Jonathon Hauenschild
Director, Communications and Technology Task Force
Karla Jones
Senior Director, Federalism and International Relations Task Force
Sarah Landeene
Director, Nonprofit and Corporate Relations
Jamey Lester
Manager, Development
Nino Marchese
Director, Civil Justice and Criminal Justice
Eli Peterson
Senior Accountant, Finance and Administration
Christine Phipps
Director, Art and Creative
Brooklyn Roberts
Senior Director, Health and Human Services Task Force
Stephen Rupp
Coordinator, Digital Engagement
Nick Stark
Analyst, Policy
Thomas Savidge
Research Manager, Center for State Fiscal Reform
Michael Slabinski
Director, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development
Gabriella Uli
Manager, Legislative Engagement
Sarah Wall
Manager, Coalitions and Outreach
Andre Cushing
County Commissioner