Office
Office Of The Senate Republican Conference
Personal office staff only. Committee and leadership roles indexed separately.
Committees
Committee roster unavailable until backend ships.
Current staff
14
Annual payroll
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Total alumni
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Sponsored trips
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Chapter I
Current staff
14 staffers
| Name | Role | Dates | Member | Chamber | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James S. Arnold | STAFF DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Nicholas J. Sandmann | PRESS ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Jonathan Philip Turcotte | POLICY DIRECTOR | Jan 13, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Kelsie M.l. Donovan-Anderson | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Jan 9, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Brian C. Colas | STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 9, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Lydia A. Emrich | DIGITAL STRATEGIST | Dec 18, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Rashad L. Smith | BROADCAST ENGINEER | Nov 27, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Nicolaas Q. Budde | STUDIOS DIRECTOR/SYSTEMS ENGINEER | Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Taylor L. McCormick | SENIOR DIGITAL STRATEGIST | Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Angelique Rian McKenzie | PRODUCTION ASSISTANT | Mar 20, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Cyrus E. Pearson | PRODUCTION PRODUCER | Oct 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Evan Dernberger | CREATIVE PRODUCTION MANAGER | Oct 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Lane Marshall | PRODUCTION MANAGER & SENIOR VIDEOGRAPHER | Oct 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Joseph S. Colby | CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate |
Chapter II
Alumni
124 former staffers
| Name | Role | Dates | Member | Chamber | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleli M. Black | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Feb 24, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Steven S. Giaier | CHIEF COUNSEL | Dec 9, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Jean-Luc Frank Willson | INTERN | Jun 4, 2024 to Jun 15, 2024 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Alexander D. Segal | INTERN | Jan 3, 2024 to Feb 5, 2024 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Charles Christian Correll III | CHIEF SPEECHWRITER/COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR | Nov 6, 2023 to Jan 2, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Sophie L. Delquie | STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR | Oct 1, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Kathleen E. Foley | PRESS ASSISTANT | Oct 1, 2023 to Jan 2, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Timothy J. Corley | POLICY DIRECTOR | Oct 1, 2023 to Jan 2, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Vienna G. Scott | POLICY ANALYST | Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 15, 2024 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Eden L. Siskind | INTERN | Sep 5, 2023 to Dec 14, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Henrik W. Mecinski | INTERN | Sep 5, 2023 to Dec 13, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Brittany J. Barton | INTERN | Jun 5, 2023 to Aug 25, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Gregory Fornstrom | INTERN | Jun 5, 2023 to Aug 25, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Brooks Anderson | INTERN | May 30, 2023 to Aug 4, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Mallory N. Blount | DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Jan 17, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Sophia Suzanne Jaramillo | INTERN | Jan 17, 2023 to May 26, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Ethan M. Hill | INTERN | May 16, 2022 to Jul 29, 2022 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Katharine Noyes | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | May 2, 2022 to Jan 2, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Christy Lewis | POLICY DIRECTOR/ COUNSEL | Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 20, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Andrew H. Sullivan | INTERN | Mar 7, 2022 to May 20, 2022 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Lindsey E. Warren | INTERN | Jan 10, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Andrew J. King | DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Dec 6, 2021 to Jan 2, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Brandon J. Bouchard | INTERN | Nov 1, 2021 to Dec 21, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Brianna L. Kraemer | INTERN | Oct 6, 2021 to Nov 5, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Matthew C. Lowe | INTERN | Oct 4, 2021 to Dec 21, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Hannah M. Rawles | INTERN | Sep 8, 2021 to Oct 4, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Brian T. Henry | INTERN | Jul 12, 2021 to Aug 13, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Carolanne E. Walls | INTERN | Jun 4, 2021 to Aug 13, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Nadia V Hedayat | INTERN | May 17, 2021 to Jun 25, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Carly A. Rapp | DEPUTY ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2021 to Jan 2, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Mollie M. Wilken | SENIOR DIGITAL STRATEGIST | Mar 8, 2021 to Oct 4, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Steven J. Stafford | COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR & SPEECHWRITER | Jan 19, 2021 to Mar 17, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Arianna M. Delgado | INTERN | Jan 4, 2021 to May 7, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Elaina K. Siler | ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER | Oct 1, 2020 to Oct 2, 2023 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Caleb J. Fisher | DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Oct 1, 2020 to Feb 28, 2022 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Madison L. Alexander | PRODUCTION ASSISTANT | Oct 1, 2020 to Feb 28, 2022 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Zachary A. Kahler | DIGITAL STRATEGIST | Oct 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Madeline R. McCarthy | LEGISLATIVE INTERN | Sep 8, 2020 to Sep 30, 2020 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Malachi J. Miller | INTERN | Jul 1, 2020 to Aug 14, 2020 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Stephen E. Bradford | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Feb 18, 2020 to Apr 17, 2022 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Elizabeth R. Oxley | INTERN | Jan 13, 2020 to Apr 7, 2020 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Ryan Micozzi | INTERN | Jan 6, 2020 to Feb 14, 2020 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Leah M. Schaefer | INTERN | Sep 9, 2019 to Nov 21, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Arjun Mody | STAFF DIRECTOR | Sep 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Gillian L. Aiken | INTERN | Jun 24, 2019 to Jul 30, 2020 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Kaitlyn M. Mahar | INTERN | May 28, 2019 to Aug 23, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Jack L. Holt | INTERN | May 28, 2019 to Aug 1, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Samantha R. Ryals | FLOOR MONITOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 29, 2021 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Ruben A. Verastigui | DIGITAL STRATEGIST | Mar 11, 2019 to Jul 2, 2020 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Jeffrey Y. Grappone | DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 3, 2019 to Nov 25, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Josiah P. Lindquist | DEPUTY VIDEO PRODUCER | Jan 3, 2019 to Aug 7, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Caroline Nicole Celley | FLOOR MONITOR | Jan 2, 2019 to Jun 4, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Amber K. Moyerman | ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2019 to Jan 2, 2025 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Elizabeth C. Keys | SPEECH WRITER | Jan 1, 2019 to Sep 25, 2020 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Jessica L. McBride | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Oct 5, 2018 to Dec 15, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| David K. Hodgdon | RADIO SERVICES DIRECTOR | Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 1, 2020 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Anna Christine McKinney | INTERN | Sep 6, 2018 to May 24, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Robert Zachary Colton | INTERN | Sep 6, 2018 to Dec 14, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Lucy R. Groves | INTERN | Jun 18, 2018 to Aug 17, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Avery E. Larsen | INTERN | Jun 1, 2018 to Aug 22, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Matthew S. Harris | INTERN | Jun 1, 2018 to Jul 13, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Theodore R. Tanzer | INTERN | Apr 17, 2018 to Jun 13, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Dianna L. Colasurdo | DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Apr 9, 2018 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Brianna E. Nagle | INTERN | Sep 5, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Christopher G. Weihs | INTERN | Sep 5, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Adam J. Scheidler | CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Aug 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Daniel A. Stark | INTERN | Jul 17, 2017 to Aug 25, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Daniel J. Knutson | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jul 17, 2017 to Aug 25, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Dominique G. McKay | PRESS SECRETARY | Jun 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Devin J. Mortin | INTERN | Jun 1, 2017 to Jul 28, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Joseph Adam Brannan | INTERN | Jun 1, 2017 to Jul 14, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| William Russell Jank Low | INTERN | Jun 1, 2017 to Jul 14, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Emily Ann Stotmeister | STAFF ASSISTANT | May 15, 2017 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Alexander John Charow | FLOOR MONITOR | Mar 20, 2017 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Irene D. Solaiman | INTERN | Feb 8, 2017 to May 11, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Abigail Elizabeth Bufkin | INTERN | Jan 12, 2017 to Apr 28, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Rebecca Lee Marr | ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR | Oct 1, 2016 to Dec 15, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Erin M. Perrine | PRESS SECRETARY | Oct 1, 2016 to May 29, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Benjamin J. Heiserman | INTERN | Sep 6, 2016 to Dec 16, 2016 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Larissa Simoncello | INTERN | Jul 11, 2016 to Aug 19, 2016 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Meghan L. Schenk | INTERN | Jul 11, 2016 to Aug 19, 2016 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Madeline Taylor Hoburg | STAFF ASSISTANT | May 26, 2016 to Feb 24, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Jonathan S. Gallegos | CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 10, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Katie A. Lingle | DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2016 to Oct 16, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Morgan Alvey | FLOOR MONITOR | Oct 5, 2015 to Apr 2, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Susan C. Smith | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR OF THE SENATE REPUBLIC CONFERENCE | Oct 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Micayla C. Charles | TECHNICAL INTERN | Sep 21, 2015 to May 27, 2016 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Anang Mittal | CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Sep 16, 2015 to Jul 26, 2017 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Laura C. Allen | SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER | Apr 1, 2015 to Jan 4, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Robert V Myers III | DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Mar 23, 2015 to Feb 25, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Brendon F. Plack | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF | Jan 8, 2015 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Ann Marie Hauser | DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2015 to Aug 22, 2018 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Mary K. Ascik | SPEECH WRITER | Oct 1, 2014 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Erin M. Callanan | INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR | Jul 18, 2014 to Mar 31, 2016 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Taylor J. Hayes | FLOOR MONITOR | Jan 6, 2014 to Oct 15, 2015 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Shelley L. Backstrom | STAFF AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT | Jan 2, 2014 to Mar 1, 2016 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Rachel Louise Millard | INTERNAL COMMUNICATION ADVISOR & DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Oct 1, 2013 to Jun 1, 2014 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Ryan T. Wrasse | PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2013 to May 10, 2015 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Amanda Hendricks | INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR | Aug 27, 2012 to Aug 13, 2014 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Laura E. Spencer | STAFF&COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT | May 29, 2012 to Jun 13, 2014 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Laura C. Gill | SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER | Apr 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2015 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Ashlee A. Strong | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2012 to Mar 6, 2015 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Desiree T. Sayle | OFFICE MANAGER | Mar 19, 2012 to Dec 31, 2013 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Daffnei A. Riedel | DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING | Jan 26, 2012 to Jan 2, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Douglas Schwartz | CHIEF OF STAFF | Jan 26, 2012 to Dec 26, 2014 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Kyle W. Downey | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Jan 23, 2012 to Jun 24, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Shane D. Scanlon | FLOOR MONITOR | Jan 16, 2012 to Dec 31, 2013 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Matthew E. Sonnesyn | SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR | Dec 7, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Rachel L. Knust | INTERNAL COMMUNICATION ADVISOR & DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Nov 28, 2011 to Sep 30, 2013 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Virginia Dent | MEMBER AND GUEST RELATIONS | Aug 22, 2011 to Jul 17, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Nicholas R. Hecker | FLOOR MONITOR | Apr 25, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Christopher Angrisani | SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 4, 2019 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Nathaniel B. Green | SYSTEMS ENGINEER | Apr 1, 2011 to May 15, 2016 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Andrea K. Turnbough | AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCER | Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 3, 2015 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Carlos H. Gonzalez | SPANISH NEWS COORDINATOR | Apr 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2013 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Elizabeth A. Wolgemuth | DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| James D. Jeffries | PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Jesse R. Loskarn | STAFF DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Misty C. Marshall | OFFICE MANAGER | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Robbie Champion | MEMBER AND GUEST RELATIONS | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Nicklaus P. Simpson | PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Emily H. Kirlin | INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR AND DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2011 to Oct 28, 2011 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Julien M. Relfe | FLOOR MONITOR | Apr 1, 2011 to Aug 15, 2011 | Not listed | Senate | |
| Suzanne Bottorff | MEMBER AND GUEST RELATIONS ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 25, 2011 | Not listed | Senate |