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ALBANY Frank Mauro Fiscal Policy Institute 1 Lear Jet Lane Latham, NY 12110 518-786-3156 mauro@fiscalpolicy.org |
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NEW YORK CITY James Parrott Fiscal Policy Institute 11 Park Place New York, NY 10007 212-721-5624 parrott@fiscalpolicy.org
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FPI works to increase public and governmental understanding of issues related to the fairness of New York's tax system and the stability and adequacy of state and local public services. FPI publishes an annual analysis of the state's fiscal situation and tax system, a biennial report on the state of working New York, and special reports and articles on a variety of related subjects. In addition, FPI maintains an active program of briefings and other public education activities. FPI is part of
FPI works with the Economic Policy Institute and the Center on Budget
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Frank Mauro Prior to joining FPI in February 1993, Frank Mauro was Deputy Director of the State University of New York's Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. He previously served as Director of Research for the last major revision of the New York City Charter and, before that, as Secretary of the NYS Assembly's Ways and Means Committee. He was also the founding director of Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink's Program Development Group and, in 1975, of the Assembly Office of Research and Analysis. He is a graduate of Union College in Schenectady and of Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He twice received the Air Force Commendation Medal for his work in the field of race relations. |
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Deputy Director and Chief Economist 212-721-5624 Prior to joining FPI in January 1999, James Parrott was Chief Economist and Director of the Bureau of Fiscal and Economic Analysis for the Office of the State Deputy Comptroller for New York City (OSDC). Parrott has also served as Chief Economist for the City of New York's economic policy office under Mayor David N. Dinkins and Executive Assistant to the President of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (now UNITE). He received his B.A. in American Studies from Illinois Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. |
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Bryan LaVigne 518-786-3156 E-mail Bryan LaVigne Bryan joined the Fiscal Policy Institute as Director of Administration and Development in December of 2011. In his role, Bryan oversees and ensures the smooth functioning of the organization’s administrative, finance and fundraising operations. Prior to joining FPI, Bryan was the chief operating officer of Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region and before that served as executive director of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast NY. Bryan has a BS in Marketing/Management from Siena College. |
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Director of Communications 914-671-9442
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Research Associate Michele Mattingly joined FPI in November 2007 as a Research Associate from the University of Massachusetts' Political Economy Research Institute where she worked as research assistant. Her responsibilities at FPI include the collection and analysis of data on the state and city economies and related issues. While at the Political Economy Research Institute, Michele participated in research projects on low-wage workers, state fiscal crises, corporate codes of conduct, and environmental justice. She is also a doctoral student in economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and holds a B.A. in Development Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. |
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Carolyn Boldiston Senior Fiscal Policy Analyst 518-786-3156
Carolyn Boldiston rejoined FPI in December 2008. During her first tour at FPI, from August 1997 through February 2000, she was a Policy Analyst. She did FPI's initial work on the implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant and completed a detailed study of the feasibility of utilizing New York's Temporary Disability Insurance program as a vehicle for providing partial pay for leaves taken under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Her other public policy analysis experience includes work as a senior research assistant at the University of New South Wales' School of Politics in Canberra, Australia, and as a research associate and project director at SUNY's Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. She received her B.A. from Middlebury College and a Masters in Public Policy and Administration from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. |
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Hee-Young Shin Research Assistant E-mail Hee-Young Shin Hee-Young joined FPI in February 2009 as a Research Assistant from the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) at the New School for Social Research, where he assisted in a research project on U.S. fiscal policy and the deficit led by Prof. Edward Nell. He holds MS and MPhil degrees in economics at the New School and is currently writing his Ph.D. dissertation about the Asian Financial Crisis. Before coming to New York, he studied political science (BA and MA) at Sogang University in Seoul, Korea.
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Research Associate E-mail Jonathan DeBusk Jonathan DeBusk joined FPI in June 2008 from the City University of New York's Office of Institutional Research, where he worked as a Graduate Research Fellow. His responsibilities at FPI include the collection and analysis of data on the economics of immigration and research on government funding of higher education. Currently, he is also a Research Associate at the NYC Labor Market Information Service at the Center for Urban Research, and a doctoral student in sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. He holds a B.A. in sociology from Hunter College.
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