Home » About » Center staff Center Staff Meet our team in Detroit, MI, and Washington, D.C., as well as our Research Assistants, and yearly Oversight Fellow(s) from research institutions across the country. Meet our Team James TownsendDirector of the Levin Center Elise BeanDirector, Washington Office Benjamin EikeyManager, State Training and Development Julieann ElliottAdministrative Clerk Lynne GellerDirector of Philanthropy Kyle GoedertResearch and Communications Specialist Linda GustitusSenior Advisor Lauren JasinskiCivic Education Specialist Margaux LaspeyresManager, Operations and Finance Ian McKnightManager, State Training and Development Grace MooreResearch and Data Specialist Marjorie Sarbaugh-ThompsonAcademic Director, State Oversight Academy Research Assistants Emma Driker Alyssa Noch Trevor Skrebe Micah Stadnika 2023/24 Oversight Fellow Sean Theriault, Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin