Staff MembersStaff Members

Maggie Riden

Position: 
Policy Analyst

As a Policy Analyst with DCAYA, Ms. Riden works with member organizations and DC government agencies to facilitate DCAYA's youth homelessness and out of school time programming policy priorities.

Anne Abbott

Position: 
Policy Analyst

As the Policy Analyst for Youth Workforce Development and Educational Pathways, Ms. Abbott works with current Alliance members, DC government officials, community mobilizers and other policy focused organizations in DC to actively achieve, facilitate, and communicate DCAYA's policy priorities and advocacy goals.

Jamie Doran

Position: 
Executive Assistant

As an Executive Assistant with DCAYA, Ms. Doran works within the office to make sure things within the organization run smoothly. During her short tenure at DCAYA she has helped to implement a grants database as well as to assist with development on the website.

Prior to her work at DCAYA, Ms. Doran worked for several publications as well as a political campaign. She holds a B.S. in Politics with a concentration in Media and Campaigns from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina and is originally from Morganton, North Carolina.

Katherine Morrison

Position: 
Executive Director (Interim)

Katherine has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership developed during 15 years as President and CEO of The Campagna Center in Alexandria, VA and subsequent consulting engagements as interim executive director, executive transition manager and consultant for fundraising, board assessment and development, and strategic planning.