Leadership Amb. Stuart E. Jones President Susan E. Saxton Chief Operating Officer Kenneth M. Pollack Vice President for Policy Paul Salem Vice President for International Engagement Kate Seelye Vice President for Arts & Culture Baindu Conté-Harvey Advisory Vice President of Finance and Administration Courtney Lobel Chief Development Officer Staff Natasha Santos Human Resources Director Zeina Al-Shaib Senior Director for Communications and Events Matthew Czekaj Managing Editor Thomas Halvorsen Associate Director, Corporate Relations Lora Karch Senior Executive Assistant to the President & Board Secretary Ellie Knapman Associate Editor of The Middle East Journal Athena Masthoff Policy and Program Associate Maheen Safian Program and Events Coordinator Lyne Sneige Director, Arts & Culture Center Sahar Soleimany Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Policy Alistair Taylor Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, the Policy Center Rebekah Wharton Editor of Digital Publications Scott Zuke Communications Director