ACE Rebrand Update: The Alliance for Citizen Engagement is now the Alliance for Civic Engagement.

Our People

OUR LEADERSHIP

Ellen Rizika

Executive Director

Ella Dennis

Director of Programs and Strategy

Alyssa Hoffecker

Director of Marketing

Our Policy Team

Research Associates

Michael Melendi

Education Policy Team, Research Associate

University of California-Los Angeles

Economic Policy Team, Research Associate

University of Vermont

Housing Policy Team, Research Associate

University of New Orleans

Sehrish Hasanali

Public Health Team, Research Associate

Boston University

Labor Policy Team, Research Associate

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Immigration Policy Team, Research Associate

University of Iowa

Maggie Wakefield

Research Associate, Technology Policy Team

Georgetown University

Democratic Governance Team, Research Associate

Georgia State University

Immigration Policy Team, Research Associate

University of California-Berkeley

Policy Fellows

Economic Policy Team, Student Fellow

University of Pennsylvania

Economic Policy Team, Student Fellow

George Mason University

Housing Policy Team, Student Fellow

Wellesley College

Vinze Joshua Valeza

Labor Policy Team, Student Fellow

Cornell University

Labor Policy Team, Student Fellow

Emory University

Tiffany Gathoma

Labor Policy Team, Student Fellow

Colby College

Public Health Team, Student Fellow

Loyola University Chicago

Democratic Governance Team, Student Fellow

New York University

Shreena Sukhadia

Public Health Team, Student Fellow

Drexel University

Current Events Interns

Vaibhav Sivakumar

Current Events Intern

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Current Events Intern

Indiana University-Indianapolis

Current Events Intern

Williams College

Current Events Intern

University of California-Los Angeles

Editorial Fellows

Editorial Fellow

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Editorial Fellow

University of Miami

Editorial Fellow, Labor Policy Team, Student Fellow

Susquehanna University

Editorial Fellow

Wellesley College

Editorial Fellow

Georgetown University

Grants and Policy Team

Grants and Policy Intern

George Mason University

Grants and Policy Manager

George Washington University

HR Managers and Coordinators

Senior HR Manager

Greenville Technical College

Marketing and Operations Managers

Caitlyn Kulczycki

Content Operations Manager

Indiana University

Community Brand Content Manager

University of Illinois Chicago

Marketing and Operations Interns

Communications and Editorial Intern

Pace University

Digital Communications Intern

Syracuse University

Public Relations Intern

Connecticut College

Brand Communications Intern

Morgan State University

Human Resources Interns

Human Resources Intern

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Human Resources Intern

Georgia State University

Human Resources Intern

Kennesaw State University

Human Resources Intern

University of South Carolina-Columbia