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CBP Staff
To email a member of the staff directly, use
first initial and last name [at] cbp [dot] org, using no spaces
or punctuation between the first initial and last name. Example:
John Doe would be jdoe [at] cbp [dot] org.
Jean
Ross, Executive Director
Jean M. Ross is the founding executive director of the CBP. Her
prior professional experience includes serving as principal consultant
to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee; senior consultant
to the Assembly Human Services Committee, where she staffed the
California Legislature's Joint Select Committee on the Changing
Family; and assistant research director of the Service Employees
International Union in Washington, DC, where she was responsible
for coordinating the union's research on tax, budget, and employment
policy issues. Ms. Ross serves on the Board of the Washington, DC-based
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the Advisory Committee
of California's Franchise Tax Board, and the Board of the California
Tax Reform Association. Ms. Ross is a frequent speaker on workforce
and fiscal policy issues and has published numerous reports and
articles on fiscal and economic policy issues. Ms. Ross graduated
from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has a master's
degree in city and regional planning with a concentration in regional
economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Ross
was selected as a senior fellow of the University of California,
Los Angeles, School of Public Policy and Social Research in 2000-01.
Alissa
Anderson, Deputy Director
Alissa Anderson currently serves as the deputy director of the CBP.
She initially joined the CBP in 2005 as a labor market policy analyst
and continues to conduct research on California's economy. Prior
to joining the CBP, Ms. Anderson was a research associate in the
Education Policy Center at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC.
She also held a research internship at the Los Angeles Alliance
for a New Economy and provided research consulting to several organizations,
including the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the
Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies in Los Angeles. Ms. Anderson
received a master's degree in urban planning with a concentration
in regional and economic development from the University of California,
Los Angeles, and a bachelor's degree in sociology from Bryn Mawr
College.
Barbara
Baran, Senior Fellow
Barbara Baran is a senior fellow at the CBP. From 2003 until 2005,
she served as the CBP's associate director. For the prior 20 years,
she worked in the fields of workforce and economic development,
as an academic, senior administrator, and national consultant. For
much of that time, she served as vice president of the Industrial
Services Program and its successor organization, the Corporation
for Business, Work, and Learning (CBWL). The CBWL was a $200 million
quasi-public corporation in Massachusetts, with both a workforce
development and economic development mission. After leaving the
CBWL, Ms. Baran was a founding partner of Workforce Learning Strategies,
a national consulting organization dedicated to helping policymakers,
community, business, and labor leaders develop strategies to ensure
decent work and income for all citizens. Ms. Baran's work has included
policy analysis, program evaluation, technical assistance, and academic
research. She holds a Ph.D. and master's degree from the University
of California, Berkeley, in city and regional planning, and a bachelor's
degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Lisa
Gardiner, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Lisa Gardiner worked as the CBP's communications director from 2005
to 2007 and rejoined the CBP as its communications director in October
2008. Prior to joining the CBP, Ms. Gardiner was the legislative
director for California State Assemblymember Juan Arambula and worked
for four years as a legislative aide for Assemblymember John Dutra.
A former newspaper reporter, most recently for ANG Newspapers in
the San Francisco Bay Area, she holds a master's degree in theological
studies from Vanderbilt University Divinity School and a bachelor's
degree in English from Reed College.
Scott
Graves, Senior Policy Analyst
Scott Graves has analyzed health and human services issues for the
CBP since 2002. Prior to joining the CBP, Mr. Graves worked as a
researcher in Austin, Texas, for the Tomás Rivera Policy
Institute, Consumers Union, and the Public Policy Clinic at the
University of Texas, Austin. He also was a California executive
fellow and worked as a reporter for newspapers in Arizona and California.
Mr. Graves received a Ph.D. in political science from the University
of Texas, Austin, and a bachelor's degree in government and journalism
from California State University, Sacramento.
John
Jacobs, COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT
John Jacobs joined the CBP as communications assistant in January
2008. Prior to joining the CBP, Mr. Jacobs served as an intern for
the athletics department of California State University, Sacramento
(CSUS). Mr. Jacobs received his bachelor's degree in organizational
communication from CSUS.
Jonathan
Kaplan, POLICY ANALYST
Jonathan Kaplan joined the CBP as an educational policy analyst
in 2006. Prior to joining the CBP, Mr. Kaplan taught law and United
States history for seven years in Martinez, California, where he
also served as chair of Alhambra High School's Social Science Department.
Mr. Kaplan holds a master's degree in education from the University
of California, Santa Cruz, and received his bachelor's degree in
history from Yale University.
Vicky
Lovell, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST
Vicky Lovell joined the CBP in January 2009. Her research focuses
on workforce development programs, unemployment insurance, and work
supports. Before coming to the CBP, Ms. Lovell conducted research
and provided technical assistance on employment, unemployment, and
work supports – particularly as those issues intersect with
gender — as the director of employment and work/life programs
at the Institute for Women's Policy Research in Washington, DC.
She received a Ph.D. in public administration and policy from Portland
State University in Portland, Oregon, and a bachelor's degree in
liberal arts from Pomona College in Claremont, California.
Raúl Macías, RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Raul Macías joined the CBP as an intern in September 2008 and is currently the CBP’s research assistant. Prior to joining the CBP, Mr. Macías worked as an advocate at California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, and at the Health Rights Hotline. He also held internships with AARP California and Disability Rights California, and worked as an Organizing Fellow for Barack Obama for America in New Mexico. Mr. Macías received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is currently working on a master's degree in public policy and administration from California State University, Sacramento.
Hanh Kim Quach, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST
Hanh Kim Quach joined the CBP in September 2009 as a health policy analyst. Her experience includes previous work as a senior consultant in the state Legislature and as policy coordinator at Health Access Foundation. Prior to entering the policy world, Ms. Quach was a journalist for 10 years, including seven years as a capitol reporter for the Orange County Register. Ms. Quach earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona.
Janice
Selby, OFFICE MANAGER
Janice Selby joined the CBP as office manager in August of 2008.
Ms. Selby received her bachelor's degree in Communications from
San Jose State University.
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