Key People
7AH
Aaron HamlinFounder
Executive Director
– 2024
Co-founder and Executive Director from founding until departure circa 2023-2024. Licensed attorney. Per Wikipedia and IRS 990 filings.
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Allison Sardinas
Director of Markets & Partnerships
Listed as Director of Markets & Partnerships. M.A. in English literature from Florida International University.
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Brandi Matthews
Director of Operations
Listed as Director of Operations in IRS Form 990 filings. Licensed attorney and therapist.
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Warren D. SmithFounder
Co-founder
2011 – present
Co-founded The Center for Election Science in 2011. Per Wikipedia.
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Whitney Hua
Director of Applied Data & Research
Listed as Director of Applied Data & Research. Ph.D. in Political Science from USC.
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Clay ShentrupFounder
Co-founder
2011 – present
Co-founded The Center for Election Science in 2011. Per Wikipedia.
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Nina Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
2024 – present
Nina Taylor joined as CEO in January 2024. Per BusinessWire press release dated 2024-01-17.
All Facts
Financial
Organization
Background
General
Board Seats
12| Member | Role | Departed | Source | Notes | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rwtc4C523i | Board Secretary | 2024 | projects.propublica.org | Board Secretary as of 2023 IRS Form 990; no longer on board per 2024 filing. Degrees from Stanford in physics and industrial engineering. | Not checked |
| 1DgVddnuAO | Board Director | — | projects.propublica.org | Current Board Director as of 2024 IRS Form 990. Founder of Political Equity Project; Managing Partner at STRUO Strategies; former WA State Representative (D-30). | Not checked |
| G5UNFbNpC7 | Board Chair | 2024 | projects.propublica.org | Board Chair as of 2023 IRS Form 990; no longer on board per 2024 filing. Senior Engineering Manager (previously at Truework/Snyk). | Not checked |
| YegisGs3EX | Board Treasurer | 2024 | projects.propublica.org | Board Treasurer as of 2023 IRS Form 990; no longer on board per 2024 filing. | Not checked |
| 4utPdkPUVZ | Board Director | — | projects.propublica.org | Current Board Director as of 2024 IRS Form 990. Deputy County Counsel, County of Santa Clara, based in Burlingame, CA. | Not checked |
| U00iN6O3RL | Board Chair | — | projects.propublica.org | Current Board Chair as of 2024 IRS Form 990. Actor (also known as Michael James Bell); former database engineer based in Los Angeles, CA. | Not checked |
| 9nk2U80v1u | Board Secretary | — | projects.propublica.org | Current Board Secretary as of 2024 IRS Form 990. President of Sapientia Strategic Consulting, Denver, CO. | Not checked |
| wcZeFGLIop | Board Director | 2024 | projects.propublica.org | Board Director as of 2023 IRS Form 990; no longer on board per 2024 filing. | Not checked |
| 8H46xCRpQi | Board Director | 2024 | projects.propublica.org | Board Director as of 2023 IRS Form 990; no longer on board per 2024 filing. | Not checked |
| otUwvLdCgH | Board Vice Chair | — | projects.propublica.org | Current Board Vice Chair as of 2024 IRS Form 990. Head of Monetization at Meta, based in Menlo Park, CA. | Not checked |
| jGVT6nbYrW | Board Treasurer | — | projects.propublica.org | Current Board Treasurer as of 2024 IRS Form 990. CEO & Founder of L.M. Lewis Consulting, Los Angeles, CA. | Not checked |
| vfkKlJZU0H | Board Director | — | projects.propublica.org | Current Board Director as of 2024 IRS Form 990. | Not checked |
▶Internal Metadata
| ID: | sid_gBpjt2fx66 |
| Stable ID: | sid_gBpjt2fx66 |
| Wiki ID: | E2861 |
| Type: | organization |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/center-for-election-science.yaml |
| Facts: | 6 structured |
| Records: | 19 in 2 collections |