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Heritage’s staff pursues its mission by performing timely, accurate research on key policy issues and effectively marketing these findings to the American people and policymakers.

Found 30 Directors

Kelly Adams

Director, People Operations

Chad Barefoot

Director, Donor Relations and Senior Advisor to the President for Corporate Relations

Kristine Bramsen

Director, Phillip N. Truluck Center for Leadership Development

Lindsey M. Burke, Ph.D.

@lindseymburke

Director, Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones Fellow in Education

Luke Coffey

@LukeDCoffey

Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy

John Cooper

@thejcoop

Director, Media and Public Relations

Paul Dans

Director, 2025 Presidential Transition Project, President’s Office

Matthew D. Dickerson

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Danielle Doane

Director, Congressional Programs

Lauren Evans

Director, Multimedia

Elizabeth Fender

Director, Marketing

Kara Frederick

@karaafrederick

Director, Tech Policy Center

Board of Trustees

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Internships & Young Leaders Program

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