Robyn joins the Batten School from Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service where she was Director of Marketing and Communications for the school’s College Station, Washington, D.C., and online platforms.

Sarah Hanks is the Director of Career Services for the Frank Batten School. She has more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit capacity building, change management, and crisis recovery.

Xanni Brown is a Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate in Race, Place, and Equity at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. She studies racial and political attitudes in the U.S., with a focus on how people react to increasing diversity in various contexts.

Amy Meli is a postdoctoral research associate at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, working with the Center for Effective Lawmaking. Her research centers around interest groups and the way they influence the political system.

Caroline Hecht is a researcher and writer at the National Security Policy Center.

Kayla serves as the Batten School’s Student and Career Services Coordinator.

Tino Tirado is the Associate Director for the Center for Social Innovation at the University of Virginia.

Essence Ellis is the Academic Operations Manager.

Carey Reinicke is the Assistant Director of Grants and Contracts within the Batten Finance unit, focusing on the management of the school’s sponsored awards and related processes.

Gianpaolo Licata is the Associate Director of Academic Operations.