Cofounder Michael Morisy is MuckRock’s Chief Executive Officer. He’s led hundreds of trainings on transparency, investigative journalism and civic engagement. He also helped improve federal policy through two terms of service on the federal FOIA Advisory Committee. He was previously a digital technology editor for the Boston Globe and a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. He also has served on the boards of the American Society of Access Professionals and the National Freedom of Information Coalition. He can be reached at [email protected].

Chief Operating Officer Amanda Hickman joined MuckRock in 2022. She was previously Managing Director and then Interim Executive Director of AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio, where she lead the organization's work on rights and fair practice. She has a long history working at the intersection of media, technology and civic participation. She directed BuzzFeed’s Open Lab for Journalism, Technology, and the Arts and has taught reporting, data analysis and visualization, and audience engagement at graduate journalism programs at UC Berkeley, Columbia University, and the City University of New York. She can be reached at [email protected].

Director of Development Marcia A. Maziarz is a seasoned nonprofit executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, fundraising, and program development. She served as the Chief Development Officer at the Prison Journalism Project, where she built the organization's development program from the ground up. Marcia also was the Chief Development Officer at the Center for Public Integrity. She has also worked at District of Columbia Public Library, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and at various schools and centers at the University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at [email protected].

Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer Mitchell Kotler is the site's lead developer and site architect. He is a veteran of multiple technology companies and startups, including AMD, Achronix, and eProvenance. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelors degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University in 2007, and earned a Masters Degree from Cornell in 2008. You can contact him at [email protected] / PGP Key.

Senior Developer Chris Amico is a journalist and developer based in Boston. At MuckRock, he works to maintain the DocumentCloud platform. He was previously a senior developer in USA TODAY Network’s storytelling studio and the interactive editor for Frontline on PBS. He was a cofounder and lead developer of Homicide Watch DC. A long time ago, wrote for small newspapers in California and still sometimes tells stories about it. He can be reached at [email protected].

Developer Experience Engineer Sanjin Ibrahimovic is dedicated to building and supporting our developer community while enhancing the end-user and developer experience across MuckRock's offerings. His work includes writing documentation, drafting release notes, handling developer communications, developing new add-ons and improving our APIs. He graduated cum laude in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Contact him at [email protected].

Head of Product Allan Lasser has over a decade of experience in digital publishing and software design. At MuckRock, he works across departments to provide design direction, manage product roadmaps, listen to user feedback, and identify new opportunities to help MuckRock users work more effectively. Lasser was co-founder and CTO of Massive Science, an online community and training program for thousands of scientists to share narrative stories about their work with lay audiences. He graduated from Boston University with a BS in Computer Science and a BA in American Studies. Contact him at [email protected].

Chief Editorial and Programs Officer Brandi Swicegood owns MuckRock’s portfolio of programs and products. She is responsible for earned revenue growth, driving memberships, services and new philanthropic opportunities and is focused on impact, sustainability and the innovation to meet future needs. She is a veteran investigative journalist and a co-founder and former executive director of Sunlight Research Center. She has worked for publications including The Texas Tribune, where she was a founding staffer, The Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News and USA Today. Brandi is based in Fort Collins, Colorado and can be reached at [email protected].

Editor Anna Massoglia leads MuckRock’s news team, overseeing the organization’s editorial vision and engagement strategy, including leading the Sunlight Research Desk. She previously served as director of investigations at the Sunlight Research Center and directed the media team at OpenSecrets, overseeing editorial processes and political finance investigations. As an independent journalist and subject matter expert, she has worked with a wide range of newsrooms, academic institutions and nonprofits. She can be reached at [email protected].

Research and Data Specialist Audrey Nielsen is a journalist on the Sunlight Research Desk team. She collaborates with newsroom partners on research, document analysis and data journalism as part of investigative and enterprise reporting projects. She is an independent investigative reporter in New York focused on public accountability, courts and criminal justice reporting as well as collaborative data tool development and peer mentoring initiatives. She has a master’s in local reporting with a data specialization from the CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. She can be reached at [email protected].

Communications and Operations Specialist Chelsea Verrette supports newsroom partners through communication strategy and member engagement. She has more than a decade of experience in communication design, education and organizational development. Chelsea holds a Master of Science in Strategic Communication from Texas Christian University, where she is also pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies focused on ethical and accessible communication. She works to build systems that connect purpose to practice across MuckRock’s collaborative reporting and research initiatives. She can be reached at [email protected].

Data Reporter Dillon Bergin uses data and public records to power investigative reporting with partner newsrooms. He's also the director of the Data Liberation Project and hosts FOIAFriday, a monthly community podcast about all things public records. Dillon was a member of the Documenting COVID-19 team, a project funded by MuckRock and the Brown Institute for Media Innovation. Before that, he was a Report for America corps member with Searchlight New Mexico and a Fulbright Germany Journalism Fellow. He can be reached at [email protected]

Director of Training and Tools Elizabeth Clemons oversees the organization's workshops and tool development. She helps journalists, academics and researchers strengthen their investigative and data-driven reporting skills through hands-on workshops, office hours and direct engagement. An investigative researcher, she has conducted in-depth work on gender-based violence in areas of conflict, data privacy violations and Russian disinformation in American public health systems. Her previous experience includes work with the Department of Defense, U.S. Ambassadors, and Campaign for Accountability. She can be reached at [email protected]

Engagement Journalist Kelly Kauffman works to connect MuckRock’s work with news, civic, academic partners and with deeply-engaged readers. She manages production of MuckRock’s newsletter, social media and events for the public. Previously, she worked at the campaign finance organization OpenSecrets as their outreach and digital media manager, where she helped shed light on the role of money in U.S. politics. She can be reached at [email protected].

Researcher and Data Specialist Michael Nolan is a journalist on Sunlight Research Desk team. He collaborates with newsroom partners on research, document analysis and data journalism as part of investigative and enterprise reporting projects. He is also a data journalist whose work has been published by MinnPost, IEEE Spectrum and STAT News. Michael previously worked as a research scientist and biomedical engineer. He can be reached at [email protected].

Research Manager Seraphina Feron coordinates research projects of the Sunlight Research Desk. She collaborates with newsroom partners on research, document analysis and data journalism and ensures research reports meet their needs. Her research has centered on political campaigns and candidate accountability, trend analysis, enterprise risk management and corporate compliance. She began her career at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Seraphina can be reached at [email protected].

Customer Support Manager Miranda Carruth has worked in User Operations and Customer Support at Helm Services (a subsidiary of Stripe) and Uber where she focused on implementing policies and procedures that improved efficiency in order to provide a better experience for customers. Miranda takes a data-driven approach to deliver results and has a track record of exceeding benchmarks and KPIs. She graduated in 2016 from the College of Charleston.

Operations and Support Specialist Adrien Salzberg assists with customer support inquiries and processing public records requests. He graduated from Emerson College in 2019 and previously worked as a freelance reporter. He enjoys developing interesting FOIA projects and collecting bird facts.

Operations and Support Specialist Nicholas Santos assists with customer support inquiries, processing public records requests, and acts as a resident FOIA Expert. He started working in the government transparency industry in June 2020 first as a FOIA Officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and then at the United States Coast Guard where he co-managed a team of several FOIA Analysts specializing in FOIA processing. He enjoys talking all things FOIA and smoking briskets in his backyard. You can reach out to him at [email protected].

Board member Victoria Baranetsky is a media attorney and First Amendment expert. Currently, she serves as general counsel at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where she counsels reporters on newsgathering, libel, privacy, subpoenas, provides counsel to the Board, and advises on all other corporate matters. Previously, she clerked on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals and worked at The New York Times, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Wikimedia Foundation. She teaches the First Amendment and Media Law at Berkeley Law school and her writing on the subject has been published in The Los Angeles Times, the Columbia Journalism Review, CNN and other outlets.

MuckRock Board President Scott Klein is an award-winning journalist and longtime leader in data-driven journalism and product development. He co-founded DocumentCloud in 2009 and has served on the board since MuckRock merged with DocumentCloud in 2018. He currently serves as board president. At ProPublica, he built and led its data and news applications teams and helped launch collaborations such as Electionland. He has since guided product and AI strategy at THE CITY and Newspack. His work in data, product, and collaborative reporting has received major industry recognition, including a Peabody Award and multiple Online Journalism Awards.

Board member Jenny 8. Lee is co-founder and CEO of Plympton, a San Francisco-based literary studio that innovates in digital publishing. A former New York Times reporter, Jenny is a producer of “The Search for General Tso,” a documentary that premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, and the author of the New York Times-bestselling book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles (Twelve, 2008). She is the founder of Emojicon and MisinfoCon.

Board Secretary Freddy Martinez is a policy analyst with Open the Government. Prior to joining OTG, Freddy was founder and executive director of Lucy Parsons Labs, a police accountability non-profit. He is an activist, security engineer and technologist. He was previously a Mozilla/Ford Foundation Open Web Fellow at the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Board Treasurer Jim Neff is the managing editor at the nonprofit Oregon Journalism Project. He was the investigations editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Seattle Times. He has written five nonfiction books, including Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy vs. Jimmy Hoffa. He is a longtime advocate for open government. 

Board Vice President Mago Torres is an investigative journalist that works at the intersection of research and data. She is the data editor at The Examination, non-profit news organization that covers global public health. She has worked on award-winning long-form investigations and developed programs supporting collaborations, data, and investigative stories in the US and internationally. She has worked for Open News, the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP), the Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) at Northwestern University, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

Board member and Sunlight Research Center founder Jim Mintz has spent his life conducting investigations and training investigators. He began as an investigative reporter. For more than 15 years, he has been an adjunct professor of investigative reporting at the Columbia Journalism School. He is retired from Mintz Group, a global investigation company he founded in 1994. Jim is based in New York City.​

Board member Rebecca Williams is an artist, lawyer, and writer. She currently works as the Associate Director of Privacy & Data Governance for the ACLU. Previously Rebecca has researched how data and technology reconstruct power in society at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Sunlight Foundation, the White House, and more. Rebecca holds a B.A. in Communication & Film Studies from the University of Massachusetts and a J.D. from Western New England Law School. She has won numerous legal tech awards, including the American Bar Association's first 10 Women to Watch in Legal Tech.