Our Team

Learn more about the team behind SVA.

Board of Directors

Major General Chris Cortez, MA

CHAIRPERSON

Pamela Erickson, BA

BOARD MEMBER

Frank Gaudio, JD

VICE-CHAIRPERSON & TREASURER

Alanah Odoms, JD

BOARD MEMBER

Jared Lyon, MPA

BOARD MEMBER

Fontaine Stegall, BS

BOARD MEMBER

J. Ford Huffman, BS

BOARD SECRETARY

Sherry Shi, BS

BOARD MEMBER

John Edelman, MS

BOARD MEMBER

Katherine Martinez, BS

Board Member

Joseph Sautter, BS

Board Member

Nick Mararac, MS

Board Member

Our Team

Jared Lyon, MPA

NATIONAL PRESIDENT AND CEO

Alison Sharrow, BS

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

Elizabeth Eun, BS

Chief Financial Officer

Shirley Milton, BS

Chief of Human Resources

Dave Bradt, MBA

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

Derek Fronabarger, MBA

Vice President of Operations

Dr. Abby Kinch, PhD

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Deja Joi Brewster, MA

Program Coordinator

Kevin Monell, MS

Program Coordinator

Kathryn Dobbs, BS

Program Coordinator

Cameron Zbikowski, BBA

Program Coordinator

Donna Tschiffely, BA

Event Director

Dalton Waller, BA

Event Project Manager

Lauren Augustine, BA

VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Justin Hauschild, JD

POLICY COUNSEL

Justin Monk, BS

DIRECTOR OF POLICY

Dr. Chris Cate, PhD

VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH

Austyn Creighton, MBA

POLICY RESEARCHER

Lihua "Neo" Pei, MS

Data Scientist

Keshia Barker

Data Entry Clerk

Abdoulaye Maiga, MS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Temple Seigler, CFRE

Vice President of Development

Calvin Jensen, BA

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Terri Jones

Event Sponsorship Program Manager

Ryan Rabac, MPA

VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

Aimie Billon, BA

Strategic Partnerships Consultant

Kameron Smith, BA

Marketing Coordinator

Michelle Brett, BA

Senior HR & Payroll Generalist

Amy Brown, BS

Controller

Jennifer Jung, BS

Senior Accountant