Hill Diversity
The Joint Center’s Hill diversity work analyzes staff diversity on the Hill and applauds members of Congress with diverse staffers.
The Hill Diversity team is currently tracking the top staff hired by newly-elected and returning members of Congress to share data on whose top staff reflects the racial diversity of the people they represent. See our tracker for the 119th Congress here.
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Dr. LaShonda Brenson
Senior Researcher
Dr. LaShonda Brenson is the senior researcher at the Joint Center and leads its Hill Diversity work. Dr. Brenson joined the Joint Center team in 2019 as the senior fellow of diversity and inclusion.
Prior to joining the Joint Center, Dr. Brenson served a civil rights analyst at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. At the Commission, Dr. Brenson organized national briefings and wrote reports on municipal fines and fees and its impact on minority communities, minority voting rights, and women in prison.
Kimberly Victor
Research Associate
Kimberly Victor is the research associate for the Hill Diversity Program at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. She previously served as the Joint Center's research analyst.
Prior to joining the Joint Center, she was a research assistant in various labs at Cornell and Stanford University. At Stanford’s Social Psychological Answers to Real-World Questions (SPARQ), she worked on projects that utilized behavioral science insights to improve police-community relations and promote equity and inclusion in the education sector.
Joint Center Tracker Final Update of Racial Diversity of Top Staff Hires in 119th Congress