Media • Press Center
Support for Reporters
Welcome to our press center. In addition to the data and reports hosted on this site, we can connect journalists to individuals from our research team, project leadership, state leads, and even ALICE families. Please contact us if you need any further assistance, additional data, or to secure an interview: email Laura Bruno or call 973.993.1160, x126 or Christine Aromando at 973.993.1160, x109.
Additionally, you can connect with the following individuals who are responsible for bringing the ALICE data to their respective states:
Arkansas
The Rev. Shantell Hill
Senior Equity Officer, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Email
Colorado
Kelsey DiAstra
Acting CEO, United Way of Larimer County
Email
Connecticut
Lisa Tepper Bates
President & CEO, Connecticut United Way
Email
D.C./National Capital Area
Rosie Allen-Herring
President & CEO, United Way of National Capital Area
Email
Delaware
Michele Taylor
President & CEO, United Way of Delaware
Email
Florida
Melissa Nelson
President & CEO United Way of Florida
Email
Georgia
Brittany Burnett
President and CEO, United Way of the CSRA, United Ways of Georgia
Email
Hawai‘i
Michelle Bartell
Chief Executive Officer, Aloha United Way
Email
Illinois
Eithne McMenamin
Director, Public Policy and Advocacy
United Way of Metro Chicago/United Way of Illinois
Email
Indiana
Michael Budd
CEO, Indiana United Ways
Email
Iowa
Kelli Soyer
President & CEO, United Way of Iowa
Email
Kansas
Jessica Dorsey, Ed.D.
State Director, United Ways of Kansas
Email
Louisiana
Sarah Berthelot
President & CEO, Louisiana Association of United Ways
Email
Maine
Dan Coyne
Senior Vice President, United Way of Southern Maine
Email
Maryland
Franklyn Baker
President & CEO, United Way of Central Maryland
Email
Michigan
Bobby Dorigo Jones
Director, ALICE and Public Policy
Email
Minnesota
Beni Westgor
Executive Director, United Ways of Minnesota
Email
Mississippi
Nikki McCellis
President & CEO, United Way of Capital Area
Email
Missouri (Launching 2026)
Nebraska (Launching 2026)
New Jersey
Kiran Gaudioso
President & CEO, United Way of Northern New Jersey
Email
New York
Therese Daly
President & CEO, United Way of New York State
Email
North Carolina
Sara Carlson
Mission Advancement Specialist, United Way of North Carolina
Email
Ohio
Lisa Courtice
President & CEO, United Way of Central Ohio
Email
Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
Jim Cooper
President & CEO, United Way of the Pacific Northwest
Email
Pennsylvania
Kristen Rotz
President & CEO, United Way of Pennsylvania
Email
South Carolina
DJ Hampton
President & CEO, Trident United Way
Email
Tennessee
Matt Marshall
President & CEO, United Way of West Tennessee
Email
Texas
Roxanne Jones
Interim President & CEO, United Ways of Texas
Email
Virginia
Angela DeBoskey
Executive Director, United Way of Virginia
Email
West Virginia
Brett White
CEO, Tygart Valley United Way; Chair, West Virginia United Way Collaborative
Email
Wisconsin
Charlene Mouille
President & CEO, United Way of Wisconsin
Email
