CREC Staff


Kenneth E. Poole
CEO/President

Erol Yildirim
COO/Executive Vice President

Martin Romitti
Senior Vice President for Research and Technical Assistance

Bob Isaacson
Senior Vice President for Economic Research and Policy

Allison Forbes
Senior Vice President

Michael P. Gilroy
Senior Workforce Fellow

Phillip Groff
Vice President, IT and Business Solutions

Ermias Gyesus
Vice President of Finance

Jennie Allison
Director of Networks and Partnerships

Brendan Buff
Director of Rural Development

Paul Liu
Senior Program Manager

Spencer Abrams
Senior Manager of Events and Operations

Mereb Hagos
Senior Program Manager

David Deutsch
Senior Communications Manager

Tucker Plumlee
Senior Research Associate

Sarah Edwards
Research Associate

William Cook
Senior Research Analyst

Tyler Baines
Program Manager

Leif Olson
Senior Research Analyst

Cameron Njomo
Senior Program Analyst

Allison Ulaky
Senior Research Analyst

John Ponder White
Research Analyst

John Anderson
Senior Accountant

Jennifer Gual
Senior Coordinator

Diana Romero
Communications and Outreach Specialist

Alec Romero
Research Specialist

Marie Xu
Research Analyst