Emily Makings analyzes state budget and fiscal policy for the Research Council. Previously, Emily was an analyst for the National Mining Association, where she managed the association’s international policy. Before that, she was 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 the Congress affecting federal revenues. A Yakima native, she graduated from Washington State University’s Honors College with a B.A. in economics.
Kim Martinez 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.