Staff

MFA’s talented and dedicated staff is led by its President & Chief Executive Officer and an executive team consisting of the President Emeritus & Special Counsel International Affairs and four Executive Vice Presidents. 

• Richard H. Baker - President & Chief Executive Officer
• John G. Gaine - President Emeritus & Special Counsel, International Affairs
• Marc Charon - Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer
• D. Brooke Harlow - Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Marketing & Communications
• Roger Hollingsworth - Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Government Relations
• Stuart J. Kaswell - Executive Vice President & Managing Director, General Counsel

The executive team is supported by a team of legal, government affairs, and membership and marketing professionals. An administrative staff assists MFA executives with the details necessary to advance the strategic mission.

• Benjamin Allensworth - Assistant General Counsel
• Tasha Ashby - Legal Assistant
• Roscoe Butler - Senior Associate, Member Services
• Louis Costantino, Jr. - Vice President, Government Relations
• Daniel Elacqua - Coordinator, Operations & Technology
• Meredith Friday - Coordinator, Conferences & Events
• Jennifer Wu Han - Assistant General Counsel
• Steve Hinkson - Director, Communications
• Stacy Hudson - Director, Conferences & Events
• Carl Kennedy - Legal Counsel
• Lynn Kirk - Executive Assistant to the President/CEO 
• David M. Landers - Vice President, Government Relations
• Matthew Newell - Legal Counsel
• Richard Policastro - Associate, Government Relations
• Catherine Roark - Director, Member Services
• Mark Vernon - Manager, Operations
• Matt Wall - Coordinator, Business Development