Our team
There’s no shortage of all stars at Code for America. All stars who are passionate about improving the way government works. All stars fueled by a desire to make communities better. These are people you want to know.
Executive Team
Amanda Renteria
Chief Executive Officer
Lou Moore
Chief Technology Officer
Ryan Ko
Chief of Staff
Zeryn Sarpangal
Chief Financial and People Officer
Product and Technology Team
Aditi Joshi
Senior User Researcher
Alex Gonzalez
Software Engineering Apprentice
Alexis Turim
Service Designer
Andrew Xie
Client Success Specialist
Anu Murthy
Senior Product Designer
Anule Ndukwu
Software Engineer
Atzay Perez Estrada
Client Success Lead
Ben Golder
Staff Software Engineer
Ben Sheldon
Engineering Manager
Ben Calegari
Senior Software Engineer
Betsy Valu Rohney
User Researcher Apprentice
Carlie Guilfoile
Product Designer
Cesar Paredes
Junior User Researcher
Christa Hartsock
Engineering Manager
Deirdre Hirschtritt
User Researcher
Dimitri DeFigueiredo
Principal Security Engineer
Em Barnard-Shao
Software Engineer
Eric Giannella
Data Science Manager
Fahad Quraishi
Lead Product Manager
Gwen Rino
Senior Data Scientist
Jazmyn Latimer
Service Design Director
Jen Long
Director of Design
Jenny Heath
Senior Software Engineer
Julie Sutherland
Design Manager
Kelly McBride
Senior Product Manager
Kristi Lanzisera
Software Engineer
Laura Kogler
Engineering Director
Lauren Haynes
Senior Product Manager
Luigi Ray-Montañez
Principal Software Engineer
Matt Bernius
Principal User Researcher
Maximilian Hell
Senior Data Scientist
Michael Cowden
Director of Consulting Engineering
Mike Rotondo
Engineering Manager
Molly Trombley-McCann
Senior Software Engineer
Nicole Rappin
User Research Manager
Nida Mirza
Data Scientist Apprentice
Rachel Edelman
Senior Designer
Simone Sequeira
Lead Product Manager
Symonne Singleton
Software Engineer
Taranamol Kaur
Design Researcher
Travis Grathwell
Staff Software Engineer
Vraj Mohan
Principal Software Engineer
Programs Team
Alia Toran-Burrell
Associate Program Director
Annelise Grimm
Associate Program Director
Caitlin Docker
Associate Program Director, GetCalFresh
David Crawford
Program Manager, Clear My Record
Dustin Palmer
Senior Program Manager
Eleanor Davis
Senior Program Manager
Evonne Silva
Senior Director, Criminal Justice
Francesca Costa
Senior Program Manager
Laura Maldonado
Program Specialist
Meilani Santillán
Program Director, Criminal Justice
Tracey Patterson
Senior Director, Social Safety Net
National Network Team
Cecilia Fischer-Benitez
Network Specialist
Filsan Abikar
Program Manager, Community Fellowship
Hashim Mteuzi
Associate Director, Network
Meredith Horowski
Senior Director, Brigade Network
Tom Dooner
Senior Software Engineer
Veronica Young
Senior Program Manager, Brigade Network Program
Will Pfeffer
Senior Program Manager
Marketing and Communications Team
Contasia Placide
Senior Manager, Events and Experiences
Dominique Mann
Associate Director of Program Communications
Fritz Jooste
Senior Front End Developer & UX Designer
Jahvita Rastafari
Director of Program Marketing
Lauren Murakami
Marketing and Communications Designer
Ruthie Reisner
Senior Manager of Content Marketing
Development Team
Dana Pineda
Development Specialist
Geneva Morley
Institutional Giving Manager
Jason Vuong Do
Director of Individual Giving
Laila Brenner
Senior Director, Institutional Giving
Lizzy Gilbert
Senior Manager, Institutional Giving
Tanya Grinblat
Senior Manager, Individual Giving
People Operations and Finance Team
Adrian Duann
Operations Specialist
Amanda Gilmore
Contracts Manager
Howard Smalls
Director of Finance
Joselyn Maser
Associate Director, People Operations
Julie You
Diversity Recruiting Manager
Vishal Sood
Senior Accountant
Special Advisors
Jennifer Pahlka
Founder