Staff

Emily Makings

As senior research analyst at the Washington Research Council, Emily has researched and written about state budget and fiscal policy since 2010. Previously, Emily was an analyst for the National Mining Association, where she managed the association’s international policy, and an analyst in the Tax Analysis Division of the Congressional Budget Office. At CBO, she prepared baseline projections for customs duties and wrote CBO cost estimates of bills under consideration by Congress affecting federal revenues. A Yakima native, she graduated from Washington State University’s Honors College with a degree in economics. She can be reached at emily@researchcouncil.org.

Kim Martinez

Kim is our operations manager. She has an extensive background in organizational leadership and operations and is a doctoral candidate from Evangel University with a focus on women in leadership and integral living. In addition to her work with the Research Council, Kim works for the Washington Roundtable as their operations manager. She can be reached at kim@researchcouncil.org.