Randy Hicks
President and Chief Executive Officer
Georgia Center for Opportunity
About the alliance
Our Staff
The Alliance for Opportunity is made up of staff from across the Georgia Center for Opportunity, Pelican Institute for Public Policy, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Leadership
Daniel J. Erspamer
Chief Executive Officer
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Greg Sindelar
Chief Executive Officer
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Rachel Barkley
Executive Director
Alliance for Opportunity
Policy Team
Buzz Brockway
Executive Vice President of Public Policy
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Eric Cochling
Chief Program Officer and General Counsel
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Erik Randolph
Chief Program Officer and General Counsel
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Erin Bendily
Vice President of Policy and Strategy
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Andrew Brown
Distinguished Senior Fellow of Child and Family Policy
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Vance Ginn
Chief Economist
The Pelican Institute
Nikki Pressley
Texas State Director, Right on Crime
Texas Public Policy Foundation
The Hon. Ron Simmons
Director, Right on Work
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Erin Davis Valdez
Policy Director
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Mason Bishop
Alliance for Opportunity and WorkED Consulting
Rod Bordelon
Distinguished Senior Fellow for Regulatory Affairs
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Josh Crawford
Director of Criminal Justice Initiative
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Leslie Ford
Alliance for Opportunity
Dustin Matocha
Campaign Director
Alliance for Opportunity and Right for Families, Texas Public Policy Foundation
Daniel Sánchez-Piñol
Economist
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Jamie Tairov
Senior Policy Associate
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy