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Our Team

The team at A1M is known for our high level of expertise and the quality of our work. We celebrate and reward growth in our craft, skills, and domain knowledge.

A1M leadership

Kristine Nixon

Founder and CEO
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Kristine, founder and CEO, aligns the vision and strategy of A1M with our purpose. With 25 years of federal healthcare industry experience, she founded A1M to promote humane and sustainable change.

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Sara Ansari

Chief Operating Officer
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Sara is A1M’s Chief Operating Officer, overseeing programs and growth. With her vast federal experience, she champions flexibility and creativity, empowering our team to accomplish outstanding work.

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Meet our team

Alexis Logsdon
Content Strategist II
Betsy Cowie
UX Designer II
Britta Gustafson
Principal Product Manager I
Caitlin Weber
Director of Design II
Charnell McQueen
UX Designer II
Craig Hicks
Senior Content Strategist I
Dawn Low
Design Manager II
Elaine Nelson
Senior Content Strategist I
Eleanor Nesbit
Service Designer II
Elizabeth Goodman
Vice President of Design and Strategy
Elliot Curry
Principal Policy Strategist I
Erin Shallow
Senior Product Manager
Heather Brown-Palsgrove
Principal Policy Strategist I
Jamielyn Smith
Design Manager II
Jesse Michel
UX Designer II
Jimmy McConnell
Senior UX Researcher I
Jonathan Stegall
Senior UX Designer I
Julian Rodríguez
UX Researcher I
Laura Blumenthal
Senior Service Designer II
Lauren Miyoko Furushima
UX Designer I
Lauren Wingo
Policy Manager I
Leslie Detwiler Setlock
Sr. Service Designer I
Marlena Mudd
People Operations Specialist II
Melissa Macchiavelli
Principal Content Strategist I
Mike Cook
Senior Content Strategist I
Natalie Sulpizio
Design Manager II
Nazia Hussain
UX Researcher II
Pam Drouin
Senior UX Researcher II
Rebecca Bruno
Principal Policy Strategist II
Samantha Akel
Business Office Administrator I
Sarah Coloma
UX Designer II
Sherry Gilliam
Senior UX Designer II
Sijia Pitts
UX Designer I
Silvia Fernandez
Principal Content Strategist I
Sonal Ambegaokar
Principal Policy Strategist I

Sharing our experience and expertise

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A1M team members come from a broad variety of backgrounds and expertises. We love to share our knowledge with others.

A1M Blog
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What to do about crafty executive orders

Britta Gustafson
October 16, 2020

I’ve learned a lot about the story of EO 10450, and it taught me to read Executive Orders not at the level of the policy they’re saying they put forth, but at their actual effects.

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Benefits of working at A1M

Apart, but united!

We are a remote-first workplace with employees across the United States. Our client projects have core hours for part of each work day, with flexibility in schedule before and after core hours.

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