McAllister & Quinn’s professionals possess a unique combination of grants and government relations experience that enables us to develop and execute on winning strategies for our clients.
Managing Partners

John McAllister
Managing Partner

Andy Quinn
Managing Partner
Vice Presidents

Frank A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Vice President

Cameron Clemence
Vice President

Maeve Connolly
Senior Vice President

Kate Durkin, J.D.
Vice President

Jessica C. Gerrity, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Leader of the Higher Education Practice

J.C. Henry
Vice President, Defense & Space Practice

Alexandra (AJ) Jensen, MBA
Vice President

Annie Brown Kurowski, MSc
Vice President

Kellianne Lauer
Senior Vice President

Angie Buckingham Melton, J.D.
Vice President

Joe Murphy
Chief Financial Officer

Amanda Parsons, MPP, PMP
Chief of Staff, Higher Education Practice

Ellen Riddleberger
Senior Vice President

Jessica Schor
Vice President

Kelly A. Graham Seyed, Ph.D.
Vice President

Katherine Williams
Vice President , Advanced Technology

Ed Williams
Chief Operating Officer

Emily Wolf
Vice President

Jessica Zamiska
Vice President
Our Team

Jeremy Asay M.Ed.
Director of Higher Education Grants Services

Annie Ascunce
Managing Director of Grants & Federal Affairs

Captain Thomas D. Barns, USN (RET)
Strategic Advisor

Zoe Bock
Senior Research Analyst

Chelsea Bolyard, Ph.D.
Managing Director

Deyanira Bonilla
HR Generalist

Francois Botha, Ph.D.
Managing Director

BreeAnn Brandhagen, Ph.D.
Senior Managing Director

Emily Bratten
Managing Director, Healthcare Core

Stephanie Bunt, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Healthcare Practice

Kendrick Burns
Managing Director

Jamie Burns
Managing Director, RUP Core

Jessica Buttes
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Cate Caldwell, Ph.D.
Director of Grants

Amy Carey
Managing Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Leah Clark
Managing Director, Advanced Technology Practice

Rebecca Collister
Project Manager

Angela Day
Executive Assistant

Nate Dimelfi
Senior Research Analyst

Shellie Dolan
Director of Grants and Higher Education Consultant

Rachel Edelstein
Research Analyst

Michelle Fellows
Managing Director of Business Development

Elizabeth Festa, Ph.D.
Managing Director

Mallory Findlay
Managing Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Kara Fisher
Director of the Grants Network

Jennifer Fisher, MURP
Managing Director

Maddie FitzGerald
Research Analyst

Libby Foley
Managing Director of Federal Affairs

Tori Foster
Managing Director

Merritt Foster
Research Analyst

Amie Frame, MPH, CCRP
Managing Director

Eli Goeltz
Research Analyst

Derryck Hains
Director, Advanced Technology

Melissa Unemori Hampe
Project Manager

Kelsey Hassevoort, Ph.D.
Managing Director

Weston Haycock
Director

Casey Hébert
Managing Director of Information Technology

Lena Heier
Research Analyst

Christine Hempowicz, Ed.D., CRA
Managing Director

Jason Hois
Director of Federal Affairs

Cameron ter Horst
Director, Research Universities Practice

Andrew Hunter
Research Analyst

Andre Jacobs
Director of Business Operations

Makayla Jenkins
Office Administrator

Marianne Jordan
Senior Managing Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Claire Kaliban
Managing Director of Federal Affairs & Government Relations

Jen Kane
Senior Managing Director of the Grants Network

Claire Kartoz
Managing Director of Grants & Federal Affairs

William Kay
Managing Director of Grants & Federal Affairs

Abbie Kerr
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Ella Kiley
Research Analyst

Spencer Knight
Senior Research Analyst

Anna Kuzmic
Research Analyst

Anita M. Marathe, MA, MPH
Director of Grants & Federal Affairs, Healthcare

Danielle Margolis, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Business Partner

Ray Marks
Senior Research Analyst

Brittany Martin, Ph.D.
Managing Director

Tara Massimino
Senior Managing Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Christopher Mather
Business Development Manager

Madeline McQuillan
Research Analyst

Elaine Meinzer, CRA, MSA
Managing Director, Advance Technology Practice

Abigail Miller
Grants Network Manager

Ayanna Morgan, MPH
Director of Grants

Deanna Nelson, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Grants and Federal Affairs

Korie O’Kelly
Managing Director, Grants and Federal Affairs

Emily Olson, Ph.D.
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Mai Orsino, MBA
Director of Grants

Alexis Pangborn
Managing Director of Grants & Federal Affairs

Kristen Pratt
Project Manager

Kate Price, RN, MPH
Senior Research Analyst

Julie Quinn
Project Manager

Micaela Quinn
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Sean Ralph
Information Technology Systems Engineer

Brandon Rea
Research Analyst

Kimberly G. Rogers, Ph.D.
Managing Director

Kaitlyn Sands, MBA, MS
Managing Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Valerie Secker
Managing Director

Caroline Shaffer
Managing Director of Federal Affairs

Alec Simantov
Director, RUP Core

Ipsita Smolinski
Senior Strategic Advisor

Dania Sohail
Director of Federal Affairs

Chris Soldan
Senior Research Analyst, RUP Core

Shay D. Stautz
Senior Strategic Advisor

Csilla Tanczos
Senior Finance & Operations Administrator

Kai Toppa
Business Development Analyst

Madeliene Tweito
Human Resources Consultant

Stephanie Umstead
Grants Network Manager

Suzanna Vaughan
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs

Sophia Vomvoris
Senior Research Analyst

Emi Wheeler
Research Analyst

Naomi Wood
Managing Director, RUP Core

Jack Zeis
Director of Business Development Technology

