Our Team
Dedicated. Passionate. Dependable.
The Polco team has expertise in all aspects of community engagement. Team members have strong backgrounds in fields including city management, public policy, software engineering, communications, technology, data science and research analysis. We are proud to have worked with hundreds of jurisdictions nationwide for more than two decades.
Supportive, highly-skilled and knowledgeable – our team is resolute in helping the public sector, using our wealth of knowledge to help move communities forward.
Leadership
Nick Mastronardi, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO
Alex Pedersen
Co-Founder & EVP of Strategy
Tobin McKearin, PhD
COO
Sonya Wytinck
EVP of Data & Insights
Chris Adams
Executive Strategist
Jim Schuett
VP of Product
Board of Directors
Michael Thiel
Board Member
Tom Miller, PhD
Board Member
Andrew White
Board Member
Aileen Allen
Board Member
Eric Heiting
Board Member
Nick Mastronardi, PhD
Board Chair, Co-Founder, CEO
Alex Pedersen
Board Member, Co-Founder, EVP of Strategy