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Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

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Steven Raphael

IRLE Director & Professor and James D. Marver Chair in Public Policy

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Lori Ann Ospina

Associate Director

Barb Campbell

Assistant Director

A smiling woman in front of a black background, Nan Cramer.

Nan Cramer

Budget Manager

Ana Fox-Hodess

Communications Director

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Michael Garcia

Research Associate

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Zi Lin Li

Program Assistant

Megan Salts

Megan Salts

HR Business Partner

Lawrence Turner

Contracts & Grants Coordinator

Emil Yassin

Building Manager

Evan White

Executive Director

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Jesse Rothstein

California Policy Lab Faculty Director & Professor of Public Policy and Economics

Nikta Akhavan

Research Manager

Erika Brown

Researcher

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Sean Coffey

Director of Communications and Outreach

Huizhi Gong

Research Associate

A smiling man stands in front of a wooden background; Gary Gremaux

Gary Gremaux

Senior Data Architect

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Jennifer Hogg

Research Manager

Sarah Hoover

Data Analyst

Zoe Klingmann

Data Analyst

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Johanna Lacoe

Research Director

Manny Prunty

Research Associate

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Nefara Riesch

Criminal Justice Research Fellow

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Chris Runde

Operations Director

Kara Segal

Research Manager

A woman smiling, Alissa Skog, in front of a wooden background.

Alissa Skog

Researcher

Thomas Sloan

Research Associate

Abigail Snider

Development Director

Cara Tan

Research Assistant

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Lea J.E. Austin

Executive Director

Marcy Whitebook

Director Emerita

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Tobi Adejumo

Research and Policy Associate

Arabella Bloom

Associate Director of Technical Assistance

Abby Copeman Petig

Research Director

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Cyndi Dunn

Administrative Officer

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Hopeton Hess

Research and Policy Associate

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Sophia Jaggi

Research Manager, Early Childhood Policy

Yoonjeon Kim

Lead Research Analyst

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Jenna Knight

Research and Policy Associate

Hyeonjeong Lee

Senior Research & Policy Associate

Caitlin McLean

Director of Multi-State and International Programs

Elena Montoya

Senior Research and Policy Associate

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Silvia Muñoz

Project Assistant

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Wanzi Muruvi

Senior Research and Policy Associate

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Anna Powell

Senior Research and Policy Associate

A woman smiling, Elizabeth Pufall Jones

Elizabeth Pufall Jones

Director of Preparation and Work Environment Programs

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Penelope Whitney

Communications Director

Michael Reich

Chair of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics & Professor of Economics

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Steven Raphael

IRLE Director & Professor and James D. Marver Chair in Public Policy

Clair Brown

Professor Emerita of Economics & Coordinator of the Climate and Society Center

Julia Walsh

Climate and Society Center Coordinator and Senior Research Scientist, Bixby Center for Population, Health, and Sustainability

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Brenda Muñoz

Executive Director

Karen Aguilar

Operations Coordinator

A woman is smiling and standing in front of a wooden background; Anhara Alexander.

Anhara Alexander

Director of Operations

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Francisco Arzu

Co-Director, Green Economy Program

Elizabeth Avila

Program Coordinator

Sierra Barton-Peterson

Program Coordinator

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Annette Bernhardt

Director, Technology and Work Program

Ana Cervantes

Financial Analyst

Miranda Dietz

Senior Policy Researcher, Health Care Program

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Pamela Egan

Director, Labor-Management Partnerships Program

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Kung Feng

Senior Researcher, Technology and Work Program

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Anibel Ferus-Comelo

Director of Community-Engaged Academic Initiatives

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Jessie HF Hammerling

Co-Director, Green Economy Program

Beatriz Herrera

Senior Trainer

Brad Hirn

Practitioner in Residence

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Savannah Hunter

Senior Researcher, Low-Wage Work Program

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Ken Jacobs

Senior Policy Advisor

Clementina Jara

Program Coordinator

Dilpreet Kahlon

Program Assistant

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Mishal Khan

Senior Researcher, Technology and Work Program

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Lisa Kresge

Senior Researcher, Technology and Work Program

A smiling woman in front of a dark background, Sarah Lawton.

Sarah Lawton

Development Coordinator

Julie Light

Communications Director

A smiling man with glasses stands in front of a wooden background, Enrique Lopezlira.

Enrique Lopezlira

Director, Low-Wage Work Program

A smiling woman stands in front of a wooden background, Laurel Lucia.

Laurel Lucia

Director, Health Care Program

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Jenifer MacGillvary

Publications Coordinator

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Danielle Mahones

Director, Leadership Development Program

Alexis Manzanilla

Policy Researcher, Health Care Program

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Katie Miles

Senior Trainer

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Sandy Olgeirson

Communications Coordinator

Nari Rhee

Director, Retirement Security Program

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Bahaar Tadjbakhsh

Coordinator of Student Programs

Will Toaspern

Senior Researcher, Green Economy Program

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Brianna Velasco

Program Coordinator

Laura Watson

Community of Practice Coordinator for High-Road Training Partnerships

A smiling woman with glasses, Carol Zabin, stands in front of a wood background.

Carol Zabin

Senior Advisor on the Green Economy

A smiling man; Benjamin Schoefer

Benjamin Schoefer

Associate Professor