Emily Whitfield
Emily Whitfield joined the anat. team in 2026 as Vice President of Business and Community Development,bringing more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of communications, advocacy,and the law. She has spent her career helping civil rights and social justice organizations tellcomplicated stories clearly — and making sure those stories reach the people who […]
Rebecca Greenberg
Rebecca Greenberg joined the anat. team in 2026 after more than a decade of experience in broadcast journalism. She previously worked as a reporter at NY1, where she covered breaking news across New York City’s five boroughs. During her time there, she also earned five Emmy nominations as a news producer. Earlier in her career, […]
Amy Sohn
Amy joined the anat. team in 2026. She is a New York Times-bestelling author with more than two decades of communications leadership. She was the first-ever press secretary for the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, where she led communications on coastal resilience, environmental justice, building decarbonization, and more. She has written 13 fiction and […]
Talya Striph
Talya Striph is the Digital Director at anat. A digital strategist and communicator with ten years of experience, she has focused her career on issue advocacy, supporting nonprofits, coalitions, and philanthropies in building audiences, amplifying their mission, and mobilizing supporters into action. Much of her focus has been in reproductive health, rights, and justice, and […]
Maya Reyes Bellavia
Maya joined anat. in 2025 and began her career in nonprofits working in art programs and education in New York City. She furthered her community involvement by training as an urban gardener and pursuing her Master’s in Social Work at Hunter College. As a social worker, Maya counseled youth and families in schools, shelters, and in the […]
Shirley Jaffe
Shirley Jaffe joined anat. in 2025. For over 30 years, as a strategy and operations leader, Shirley has worked in the public, private and NFP sectors across various industries. She has successfully managed large scale projects and programs and implemented robust processes to drive business improvement and organizational transformation. Shirley has a collaborative and adaptable […]
Max Schulman
Max Schulman, Senior Account Executive, worked in campaigns and local government on Long Island — where he grew up — before joining anat. He honed his communications skillset leading earned media operations for Laura Gillen’s intensely-watched, successful campaign for U.S. House in 2024. Before Gillen’s race, he developed and elevated the profile of Nassau County […]
Zac Roy
Zac Roy leads anat.’s Education & Youth Development practice, bringing more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications. Since joining the firm in 2011, he has led high-impact campaigns and long-term communications efforts for K–12 schools, higher education institutions, and youth-serving nonprofits. Zac specializes in uncovering and elevating powerful stories—from classrooms and campuses to […]
YiMing Tseng-Lee
YiMing Tseng-Lee joined the anat. team in 2018 and currently leads the firm’s administrative operations, human resources, and technology client services. She brings a strong background in IT, having previously worked as a Network Engineer in both financial and nonprofit sectors. YiMing has also been an active member of her community, serving as Treasurer and […]
Sandra Tharas
Sandra Tharas began her public relations career working for the German National Tourist Office in New York, showing U.S. travel journalists her home country. Sandra graduated in 1999 with a master’s degree in social sciences from Friedrich-Alexander University in Nuremberg, Germany and moved to the United States a year later. She has been working with anat. since […]
