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Affiliates: Staff:
Corporate Research Project Good Jobs First-Illinois Good Jobs New York More about the Staff of Good Jobs First and its Affiliates Bettina Damiani Bettina joined Good Jobs New York with experience in community organizing, progressive public relations and political fundraising. Through her work with GJNY, Bettina was a founder of the Liberty Bond Housing Coalition, which advocates for the use of post-September 11th financing to create affordable housing for moderate and low-income New Yorkers. She has a B.A. in Communications and Peace Studies from Manhattan College and a Masters of Urban Affairs from Hunter College. Allison Lack Allison has worked with various community organizations, as well as with international social and environmental justice groups. Most recently she has worked promoting corporate and government accountability in the use of economic development subsidies with Good Jobs First in D.C., and now with Good Jobs New York. Allison has a B.A. in Environmental Analysis from Pomona College and a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. Michelle Lee Michelle has worked in fundraising and development at various non-profit organizations in Washington, DC for numerous years. Prior to joining Good Jobs First, Michelle was the Development Coordinator at a media monitoring organization and an environmental organization focusing on raising funds through foundation and individual philanthropy. Michelle has a B.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and is currently pursuing a Master in Public Administration degree from George Mason University. Greg LeRoy Dubbed "the leading national watchdog of state and local economic development subsidies" and "God's witness to corporate welfare," Greg is a nationally prominent speaker and news media source. He is the author of The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005) and No More Candy Store: States and Cities Making Job Subsidies Accountable (1994). He founded Good Jobs First in 1998 and has been writing, training, and consulting on development issues for state and local governments, labor-management committees, unions, community groups, and development associations for more than 20 years. Philip Mattera Phil has been doing strategic corporate research for labor, environmental, public-interest and other activist groups around the country for the past two decades. Before that he spent a decade as a business journalist. He is a licensed private investigator and the author of four books on business, labor and economics. He is a long-time member of the National Writers Union and serves as the union's chief book grievance officer. Jeff McCourt Jeff joined Good Jobs First in September 2001. He has over 25 years of experience in organizing, research, consulting and government, with a particular focus on high-wage economic development, industrial revitalization, and sustainable development. He co-founded a successful Pittsburgh utility consumers organization in 1979. Working for the Governor of Ohio and then the Council of Great Lakes Governors, he organized successful initiatives on industrial revitalization, trade policy, and economic conversion. Sarah VonEsch Sarah recently completed her Masters Degree at the Maryland School of Public Policy with concentrations in Social Policy and Management. During this time, she worked for the Career Services Office and interned at Good Jobs First. Prior to that, she earned her Bachelors Degree in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. Before working at Good Jobs First, Sarah has interned on Capitol Hill and for other non-profit organizations. Karla Walter
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