Staff Directory

Bill Malkasian, CAE
Chief Advocacy Officer
202-383-1067
Email
Kathleen LaMarre
Senior Executive Assistant
202-383-7560
Email
Tim Ryan
Director, Financial Affairs and Advocacy Budget
202-383-1098
Email
Ali Ameri
Analyst, Financial Affairs and Advocacy Budget
202-383-1097
Email

Congressional Relations & Grassroots Outreach

Legislative Affairs

Shannon McGahn
Chief Advocacy Officer
202-383-1045
Team: Legislative Affairs
Email
Helen Devlin
Director, Federal Legislative and Political Affairs
202-383-7559
Legislative Targets: House Republicans
Team: Legislative Affairs
Email
Colin Allen
Director, Federal Legislative and Political Affairs
202-383-1131
Legislative Targets: Senate Republicans
Team: Legislative Affairs
Email
Joe Harris
Director, Federal Legislative and Political Affairs
202-383-1226
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Legislative Affairs
Email
Vijay Yadlapati
Director, Federal Legislative and Political Affairs
202-383-1090
Legislative Targets: Senate Democrats
Team: Legislative Affairs
Student Loan Debt
Email
Ryan Rusbuldt
Legislative Representative
202-383-1196
Legislative Targets: House Republicans
Team: Legislative Affairs
Email
Sydney Barron
Legislative Representative
202-383-1089
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Legislative Affairs
Email
Victoria Givens
Manager, REALTOR® Mobilization Programs
202-383-1021
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Legislative Affairs
Federal Political Coordinator (FPC) Program, FPC Advocacy Academy, FPC Meritorious Service Award, President’s Cup Awards
Email
Lynda Keese
Senior Executive Assistant
202-383-1205
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Legislative Affairs
Email

Political Programs

Lisa Friday Scott
Director, Public Advocacy
202-383-1270
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Political Programs
Email

Political Representatives

Patrick Wohl
Political Representative
202-383-7516
Team: Political Representatives
Email
Kristian Hoysradt
Political Representative
202-383-1078
Team: Political Representatives
Email
Drew Myers
Political Representative
202-383-1072
Team: Political Representatives
Email
April Gavin
Senior Political Representative
202-383-1073
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Political Representatives
Email
Jack Greacen
Political Representative
202-383-1009
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Political Representatives
Email
Zack Rubin-McCarry
Political Representative
202-383-1086
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Political Representatives
Email

State and Local Services & Advocacy Operations

Susie Helm
Vice President, State and Local Services and Advocacy Operations
202-383-1117
Team: State and Local Services & Advocacy Operations
Email
Erin Murphy
Director, Consumer Advocacy Outreach
202-383-1079
Team: State and Local Services & Advocacy Operations
Consumer Advocacy Outreach Program
Email
Catherine Mesick
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
202-383-1000
Team: State and Local Services & Advocacy Operations
On Common Ground Magazine
Email

Community Outreach

Christine Windle
Director, Community Outreach
202-383-1135
Team: Community Outreach
Email
Hugh Morris, LEED AP
Manager, Community Development and Growth
202-383-1278
Team: Community Outreach
Community Preference Survey, Leading with Diversity Workshop, Smart Growth Action Grant, Smart Growth For The 21st Century Class, State & Local Growth Polling Program
Email
Holly Moskerintz, GREEN
Manager, Outreach Grants
202-383-1157
Team: Community Outreach
Better Block Guide For Associations, Placemaking Program & Grant, Walkable Community Resources, Workforce Housing Forum Guide
Email
Wendy Penn
Manager, Housing Opportunity
202-383-7504
Team: Community Outreach
Financial Readiness, First Time Home Buyer Savings Accounts, Housing Counseling, Housing Opportunity Grant, Impact Fees, Possession and Evictions, Real Estate Transfer Taxes, Rent Control, Sales Tax on Services, Sign Ordinances, Transforming Neighborhoods by Addressing Vacancy and Blight
Email

Political Meetings & Events

Beth Brittingham
Director, Political Events
202-383-1209
Team: Political Meetings & Events
Email
Patricia Tarhon
Specialist, Advocacy Meetings
202-383-1119
Team: Political Meetings & Events
Email
Vanessa Lopez
Coordinator, REALTOR® Party Scheduler and Advocacy Meetings
202-383-7509
Team: Political Meetings & Events
REALTOR® Party Conference Grant
Email
Ted Wright
Administrative Associate, Meetings
202-383-1201
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Political Meetings & Events
Email

RPAC and Campaign Services

Gerry Allen, CAE, RCE
Vice President, RPAC and Campaign Services
202-383-1109
Team: RPAC and Campaign Services
Email

Campaign Services

Jim MacGregor
Director, Campaign Services and Member Mobilization
202-383-1188
Team: Campaign Services
Email
Mitchell Norton
Manager, State and Local Independent Expenditure Programs
202-383-1091
Team: Campaign Services
State & Local Independent Expenditures, Voter Registration Program For REALTORS®
Email
Joe Maheady
Manager, Issues Mobilization Program
202-383-1006
Team: Campaign Services
State & Local Issues Mobilization Program
Email
John Winston
Manager, Campaign Services
202-383-1235
Team: Campaign Services
Candidate & Issue Campaign Training, State & Local Independent Expenditures
Email
Chrissy Garavaglia
Manager, Political Advocacy Education
202-383-1175
Team: Campaign Services
Best Practices For Choosing REALTOR ® Party Champions, Candidate & Issue Campaign Training, Candidate Training Academy, GAD Institute, REALTOR® Party New GAD & AE Orientation, REALTOR® Party New Member Orientation
Email
Candace Fitzsimmons
Specialist, Campaign Services, RPAC and Member Mobilization
202-383-1187
Legislative Targets: House Democrats
Team: Campaign Services
Broker Involvement Grant, Broker Involvement Program
Email

Political Fundraising

Lauren Colicelli
Director, RPAC Fundraising
202-383-1080
Team: Political Fundraising
Email
Peter Kelly
Director, RPAC Online Fundraising
202-383-7599
Team: Political Fundraising
Phone-A-Friend For RPAC, REALTOR® Association Mobile Processor (RAMP), REALTOR® PAC Management System, RPAC Online Fundraising Program
Email
Liz Demorest
Manager, RPAC Fundraising
202-383-1061
Team: Political Fundraising
RPAC Fundraising Webinars, RPAC Online Posting Guidelines
Email
Allyson Nelson
Manager, Political Fundraising
202-383-1156
Team: Political Fundraising
Corporate Ally Recognition Pin, REALTOR® Party Corporate Ally Program
Email
Liz Best-Bradford
Representative, RPAC Fundraising
202-383-7582
Team: Political Fundraising
RPAC Fundraising Grants
Email
Jackie Zaporowski
RPAC Fundraising Specialist
202-383-1029
Team: Political Fundraising
Customized RPAC Promotional Materials, President’s Circle, President’s Cup Awards, RPAC Fundraising Brochures, RPAC Hall Of Fame, RPAC Major Investor Event Fundraising Program, RPAC Major Investor Recognition Pins, Triple Crown Awards
Email

Federal Policy & Industry Relations

Joe Ventrone
Vice President, Federal Policy and Industry Relations
202-383-1095
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Email
Fred Underwood, RCE
Director, Diversity & Inclusion
202-383-1132
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Diversity Initiative Grant, Fair Housing Resources, Source of Income Discrimination
Email
Sarah Young
Director, Real Estate Services and Policy Oversight
202-383-1233
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
ADA Website Compliance, Copyright Office (USCO), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Email
Bryan Greene
Director, Fair Housing Policy
202-383-1114
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Assistance Animals, Diversity Initiative Grant, Fair Housing (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity)
Email
Evan Liddiard
Directory, Federal Taxation
202-383-1083
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Capital Gains Exclusion, Deduction for Sole Proprietors and Owners of Pass-Through Businesses, Department of Treasury, Depreciation, Energy Efficiency 179D Tax Deduction, First Time Home Buyer Savings Accounts, Independent Contractor Status, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Internet Sales Tax Fairness, Mortgage Debt Cancellation Relief, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Opportunity Zones, State and Local Tax Deduction
Email
Amy Bos
Policy Representative, Technology
202-383-1068
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Broadband Access, Competition, Copyright, Data Privacy, Net Neutrality, Patent Reform
Email
Bernard Fulton
Senior Policy Representative
202-383-1027
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Alternative Credit Scores, Condominium Lending, Guarantee Fees, Housing Finance Reform, Student Loan Debt
Email
Russell Riggs
Senior Representative, Environmental and Administrative Regulatory Reform
202-383-1259
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Brownfields Clean up and Reinvestment, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Eminent Domain, Eminent Domain for Taking Mortgages, Endangered Species Act (ESA) Reform, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Global Climate Change, Immigration, Infrastructure and Transportation, Lead Paint, PACE Loans, Short-term Worker Visas, Waters of the US (WOTUS), Wildfires
Email
Melanie Wyne
Senior Policy Representative
202-383-1234
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Patent Trademark Office (USPTO)
Email
Austin Perez
Senior Policy Representative, Insurance Issues
202-383-1046
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Association Health Plans, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Flood Insurance, Global Climate Change, Natural Disaster Policy, Terrorism Insurance, Wildfires
Email
Ian Roach
Analyst, Federal Policy
202-383-1106
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Email
Megan Booth, RCE, GREEN, e-PRO, AHWD, RSPS, MRP
Director, Federal Housing, Valuation, Commercial Real Estate Policy and Programs
202-383-1222
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
ADA Reform, Affordable Rental Housing, Assistance Animals, Condominium Lending, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), FHA Condo Rule, FHA Lifetime Mortgage Insurance Premium, Homelessness, Marijuana Legalization, Rural Housing Loans, Source of Income Discrimination, VA Home Loan Guaranty
Email
Sehar Siddiqi
Senior Policy Representative, Federal Housing and Valuation
202-383-1176
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Alternative Valuation Methods, Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC), Appraiser Qualifications, Appraiser Shortages, Condominium Lending, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), FHA Condo Rule, FHA Lifetime Mortgage Insurance Premium, Homelessness, Housing Counseling, Rural Housing Loans, VA Home Loan Guaranty
Email
Erin Stackley
Senior Representative, Commercial Legislative Policy
202-383-1159
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
ADA Reform, BASEL Capital Standards, Commercial Issues Brief, Commercial Real Estate Lending, Drones, Energy Efficiency 179D Tax Deduction, Internet Sales Tax Fairness, Marijuana Legalization, Opportunity Zones, Small Business Administration (SBA), Terrorism Insurance
Email
Christie DeSanctis
Director, Federal Banking, Lending, and Housing Finance Policy
202-383-1102
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
ADA Website Compliance, Affiliated Business 3% Cap, Appendix Q, Association Health Plans, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Guarantee Fees, Housing Finance Reform, Independent Contractor Status, Marketing Service Agreements, Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, Mortgage Disclosure Rule, State Licensing Boards, Tort Reform, X and Z – RESPA (Regulation X) TILA (Regulation Z) Harmonization (Know Before You Owe or TRID)
Email
Ken Fears
Senior Policy Representative
202-383-1066
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Alternative Credit Scores, BASEL Capital Standards, Condominium Lending, Department of Treasury, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Guarantee Fees, Housing Finance Reform, Student Loan Debt
Email
Nia Duggins
Policy Representative, Business Issues
202-383-1085
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
ADA Website Compliance, Affiliated Business 3% Cap, Appendix Q, Department of Labor (DOL), Immigration, Independent Contractor Status, Marketing Service Agreements, Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, Mortgage Disclosure Rule, Short-term Worker Visas, State Licensing Boards, Tort Reform
Email
Denise Brennen
Executive Assistant
202-383-1294
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Email
Melissa Horn
Policy Representative, State and Local
202-383-1026
Team: Federal Policy & Industry Relations
Advocacy Everywhere, Hot Topic Alerts, REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts, State Issues Tracker, State Legislative Monitor
Email

Advocacy Communications

Patrick Newton
Director, Advocacy and PR Communications
202-383-7531
Team: Advocacy Communications
Email
Tiane Harrison
Manager, Advocacy Communications
202-383-7531
Team: Advocacy Communications
Federal Issues Tracker, GADFly Newsletter, REALTOR® Party News, REALTOR® Party Success Stories, Social Media Channels, The Washington Report
Email
Wesley Shaw
Manager, Media
202-383-1193
Team: Advocacy Communications
Email
Bira de Aquino
Web Content and Data Strategist
202-383-1118
Team: Advocacy Communications
Email

Infomation Technology

Brandon Maddox
Manager, Programs System
202-383-1043
Team: Infomation Technology
REALTOR® Party Tracker, REALTOR® Party Website
Email

Legal Affairs

Jonathan Waclawski
Political Compliance Counsel
202-383-1248
Team: Legal Affairs
Email