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Talent Market is a nonprofit whose mission is to promote liberty by providing talent for critical roles within the free-market nonprofit sector

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Claire Kittle Dixon, Executive Director

Claire’s career has focused almost exclusively on talent development. She operated her own headhunting firm in the private sector before realizing she didn’t want to build a life around “making widgets.” Seeking a more meaningful line of work, she took her skills and transitioned into a career in the free-market nonprofit movement.

She joined the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation where she served as the Program Officer for Leadership and Talent Development. While at Koch, Claire managed the hiring process for the Foundation and launched and managed two talent programs – the Koch Associate Program and the Koch Internship Program.

Before launching Talent Market, Claire served as the Vice President and Director of Research of the Buckeye Institute, Ohio’s free-market think tank.

Claire earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University. After spending years in our nation’s capital, Claire decided to stop and smell the roses in Charleston, SC.

 

 

Katy Gambella, Director of Outreach

Katy began her career at the Institute for Humane Studies and later joined the Cato Institute. Starting at Cato as a Research Assistant, Katy quickly realized her comparative advantage (and preference!) is to work with people. During her participation in the Koch Associate Program, she moved into her role in Student Programs, where she spent nearly four years recruiting, hiring, and supervising more than 300 interns. 

Katy is a Midwesterner at heart, but is now an adopted Southerner. She was raised in Michigan, where her family still lives, and studied Economics at Hillsdale College. After graduation she spent seven years in Washington, DC. She has settled down in Charlotte, NC with her husband Bobby and daughters Rosie and Lily. When not at work, Katy enjoys running, tasting beer, and running to breweries to taste beer. She plans to pass both of these loves along to her daughters (at the proper age, of course).


Katelynn McBride Barbosa, Director of Talent Engagement

Katelynn started her career in the Koch Associate Program and then litigated at the Institute for Justice for three years, where she worked to advance economic liberty and private property rights. 

She then joined Notre Dame Law School’s Career Development Office, where she worked for 5 1/2 years. While at Notre Dame, Katelynn worked with law students to help them find their first job out of law school. 

Katelynn earned her undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego and her JD from the University of Chicago Law School. Katelynn has moved five times without knowing a soul where she was moving but has finally settled in the Chicago area, where she lives with her husband Vince, her daughters Stella and Roxy, and some of the worst property taxes in the nation, which she complains about endlessly. 

When not working to find rock stars for the liberty movement, Katelynn can be found powerlifting in the 67.5 kg weight class, watching stand-up comedy, or cheering for the Denver Broncos. 

 

Stephanie Keaveney, Outreach Manager

Stephanie’s career started at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal where she researched and wrote about higher education policy. While there, Stephanie participated in the Koch Associate Program.
 
After realizing she was not destined for a policy career, Stephanie joined the Charles Koch Institute where she served in a variety of engagement and talent development roles, most recently managing relationships with the Institute’s over 4,500 educational program alumni.
 
Stephanie is from a small town outside of Eugene, Oregon and studied political science at Southern Oregon University. She currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her partner Promise and two one-eyed cats Dash and Lady. 

 

Lydia Ocampo, Outreach Specialist

Lydia started her career with Young Americans for Liberty. During her time with YAL she wore many hats including Southeast Regional Director, Intern Coordinator, and Director of Operations. This is where she found her passion for recruiting and discovering like-minded individuals to grow our movement. She is also a graduate of the Koch Associate Program. 

Lydia currently lives in the small town of Ripon, Wisconsin with her husband Marco and daughter Clara. Most of her spare time is dedicated to her artwork where she runs a small business selling prints, stickers, and pet portraits. Her other hobbies include cooking, anime, and drinking lots and lots of coffee!

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    Partnership Advisor – Leadership Institute – Arlington, VA or Virtual near CA

    Senior Director of Operations – State Policy Network – Virtual Office or Arlington, VA

    Vice President of Communications - Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd) - Virtual Office

    Development Administrator – National Center for Public Policy Research – Washington, DC

    Senior State Tax Policy Analyst – Tax Foundation – Washington, DC or Virtual Office

    Separation of Powers Attorney – Pacific Legal Foundation – Virtual Office

    Policy Analyst – American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research – Arlington, VA

    Director of Leadership Development Programs – America’s Future – Washington, DC or Virtual

    Senior Attorney – National Federation of Independent Business, Small Business Legal Center – Hybrid in Washington, DC

    Major Gifts Officer – Texas Public Policy Foundation – Austin, TX

    Broadcast Production Coordinator – Ocean State Current, Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity – Virtual Office

    State Legal Policy Deputy Director – Pacific Legal Foundation – Arlington, VA or Virtual Office

    Chief Executive Officer – Thomas Jefferson Institute – Virtual Office in Virginia

    Housing and Homelessness Research Fellow – Independent Institute – Oakland or Sacramento, CA

    Development Manager – R Street Institute – Washington, DC or Virtual

    Events Manager - Manhattan Institute - New York, NY

    Grants Manager – Reason Foundation – Virtual Office

    Senior Analyst for Budget and Tax Research – Illinois Policy Institute – Hybrid in Chicago, IL

    Head of Policy – Illinois Policy Institute – Hybrid in Chicago, IL

    Development Grants Manager – Foundation for Government Accountability – Virtual

    Regional Development Officer – National Review Institute – Virtual Office in Southeast, Northeast, or Midwest (3 Openings)

    Director of Development – The Frontier Institute – Virtual Office

    Research Assistant – Paragon Health Institute – Arlington, VA

    Event Coordinator – Center of the American Experiment – Golden Valley, MN

    State Outreach Associate – Mercatus Center at George Mason University – Arlington, VA

    Policy Brief Editor – The Policy Circle – Virtual Office

    Development Coordinator – The Policy Circle – Virtual Office

    Director of Foundation Relations – State Policy Network – Virtual Office or Arlington, VA

    Chief Operating Officer – Young Voices – Washington, DC or New York, NY

    Major Gifts Officer – American Council of Trustees and Alumni – Washington, DC or Virtual Office

    Academic Programs Manager- American Enterprise Institute – Washington, DC

    Project Manager for Health Policy – Cato Institute – Washington, DC or Virtual Office

    Communications and Social Media Associate – Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy – Charleston, WV or Virtual Office

    Director of Development Operations – Students For Liberty – Virtual Office

    Development Coordinator – The Heartland Institute – Arlington Heights, IL or Virtual Office

    Marketing Manager – State Policy Network – Arlington, VA or Virtual Office

    Deputy Director of the Center for Energy and Environment – Competitive Enterprise Institute – Washington, D.C.

    Events Manager – Foundation for Government Accountability – Virtual Office

    Operations Assistant – Tax Foundation – Washington, DC

    Vice President of Development – Tax Foundation - Virtual Office or Washington, DC

    Communications Director – Institute for Free Speech – Washington, DC or Virtual Office

    Editor, Free Society – Cato Institute – Washington, DC or Virtual

    Communications Associate – National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation – Springfield, VA

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Claire Kittle Dixon

Claire Kittle Dixon
Executive Director
Claire has more than a decade of experience in the talent development field. She…
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Katelynn Barbosa
Director of Talent Engagement
Katelynn started her career in the Koch Associate Program and then litigated at the Institute for Justice…
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Katy Gambella
Director of Outreach
Katy began her career at the Institute for Humane Studies and later joined the Cato Institute…
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Stephanie Keaveney
Outreach Manager
Stephanie’s career started at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal…
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Lydia Ocampo
Outreach Specialist
Lydia started her career with Young Americans for Liberty. During her time with YAL…
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Wait, You’re a Nonprofit?

Talent Market is a nonprofit. We’ll wait here while that sinks in. We know it’s a crazy concept, but it’s been working like a charm since 2009.

Talent Market’s mission is to promote liberty by providing talent for critical roles within the free-market nonprofit sector.

We provide free consulting and recruiting services to free-market think tanks, policy organizations, research centers, and capacity building institutions dedicated to advancing the principles of limited government and free enterprise. (We do not work in politics, nor do we work with organizations that address social issues.) Talent Market believes that the road to prosperity is paved with freedom and that the success of our movement hinges on the talent that will take us there.

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