600 19 th Street, NW. During college, Alex studied abroad at the University of Oxford and was chosen to be a delegate for President Obama at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Bess Evans serves as a Senior Associate Director of Public Engagement and Senior Policy Advisor, where she manages outreach and policy on all issues related to health, including the Affordable Care Act, behavioral health and substance use disorder, public health and health epidemics, and gun violence prevention. Meantime, Mr. Richmond, a chairman of Mr. Bidens transition team, has plenty of his own governing battles to wage. In this work, she builds coalitions of a diverse set of leaders from the advocacy community, non-profit and private sectors. Generally, if a member has a public e-mail address, it can be found on the member's website. The White House Office of Public Engagement is a unit of the White House Office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Under the administration of President Barack Obama, it was called the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs. Huma Shah serves as the Special Assistant and Policy Advisor to the Senior Advisor to the President, Valerie Jarrett. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Each member of Congress establishes their office's policy related to the processing and management of e-mail. Before joining the White House, Kyle was the GOTV director in Louisiana in 2010 for Organizing for America, ran for State Delegate in his hometown of Bethesda, MD, served as a Special Assistant on the Obama-Biden transition team, and was a field organizer for Obama for America in 2008. 1306 Longworth House Office Building. Below is an interview with Emily Voorde, a person I became acquainted with online during the 2020 Presidential election. He also served as then-Senator Obamas Virginia Field Director during the 2008 general election. Stefani graduated from Duke University, where she studied political science and policy journalism. He served as the aide to the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs in the Pentagon, and as a naval liaison officer to the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout her career Ms. Magaa has worked to engage and mobilize the public around key issues of importance to the Latino community. But the other aspect, and the piece that is particularly energizing to me, is the opportunity to lend our platform to everyday, on-the-ground Americans. She received her B.A from Claremont McKenna College and her J.D. Branch has been a key member of the Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs team since the very beginning of the Presidents first term, and has played a vital role in its work to promote the Presidents agenda. from Stanford University in 1978 and her J.D. We solicit input from multiply-marginalized populations through Listening Sessions, we celebrate leadership happening in communities across the countries, we partner with Agencies to ensure that policy reaches stakeholders, we recommend opportunities for the President, First Lady, Vice President, and Second Gentleman to engage with the community in meaningful ways, and more. One aspect of our work involves pushing information out to our stakeholders: updates on policy priorities, talking points, social media messaging, and more. After the campaign, she worked on the Presidential Inauguration Committee as the Associate Director of Public Engagement focused on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The Disabled experience crosses gender, sexual identity, socio-economic status, race, religion, age, and geography. Are there alternative ways to reach my elected representative? The Office of Public Engagement helps open the two-way dialogue, ensuring that the issues impacting our nations proud and diverse communities have a receptive team dedicated to making their voices heard within the Administration, and even more importantly helping their concerns be translated into action by the appropriate bodies of the Federal Government. Disabled people belong everywhere and it was exciting to several disabled people appointed to key positions in the Biden administration. I touched on this a bit already, but my biggest takeaway is that our community exists in every nook, cranny, and district of this country. U.S. House of Representatives NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., about his future role as the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the Trey Baker is a Partner at Barnes & Thornburg who previoualy served as White House senior advisor for public engagement, as legislative counsel to U.S. Addressing reporters, supporters and a handful of potential successors on Tuesday, Mr. Richmond vowed to keep delivering for a state that, even before the pandemic devastated the tourist economy, had some of the worst health and education outcomes in the country. Please note that messages for a specific representative sent to the webmaster will not be forwarded to the representative. Before joining the White House, Dorsainvil worked as an aide to House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams in the Georgia General Assembly. Before entering campaigns, Ashley worked as a freelance journalist covering local Brooklyn, NY news and has been an advocate for fair housing, voting rights, and economic justice. https://t.co/P57lo68VC6, Emily Voorde (@shortyvoorde) September 27, 2021. My colleagues and I each There, she managed partnerships around high-impact portfolios including STEM education, resources for startups and high-growth entrepreneurs, youth jobs, climate, and the budget. Prior to joining the White House, Ashley served as the National Director of Partner Engagement and Outreach at Enroll America. In 2019, I returned to South Bend, Indiana to support my hometown Mayor, now-Secretary, Pete Buttigiegs run for President. Ryan got his start in political communication in 2007 with an internship in the press office of then House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and was later hired as the Press Assistant. Is it okay for my company / organization to link to the Find Your Representative service? David is a native of the Boston area and a graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, MN, where he studied International Relations and Political Economy. While in Nashville, Emily worked full time at Instruction Partners, an education non-profit committed to ensuring high-quality, equitable instruction for students in marginalized communities. Most certainly! He previously directed AAPI, Arab American, and faith outreach for the 2013 McAuliffe for Governor Campaign. Tracy recently completed her time as a Presidential Management Fellow, where she worked for the Department of the Interior, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, handling the legislative portfolio for Indian Affairs issues. Prior to joining the White House, Alex worked in the athletic department at George Washington University, his alma mater. Through outreach, communication, public events, and official announcements from the administration and the various departments of the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Public Engagement removes obstacles and barriers and creates opportunities to improve public awareness and involvement in the work of the Biden-Harris administration. I promise you theres always going to be more work. In August 2020, Emily joined the University of Notre Dames Sara Bea Accessibility Services Team as their Assistant Director for Education and Outreach, supporting students with disabilities through the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other COVID-era public health measures, the CDCs temporary Title 42 public health order will also come to an end. Contact; Office Locations Burbank Burbank 245 E. Olive Avenue, Not sure of your congressional district or who your member is? He is also the former President of the Muslim Youth of North America, the oldest and largest national organization serving young Muslim-Americans. Hell! Washington, DC 20036. Now he is poised to become one of the highest-ranking Black officials in the Biden administration. Much of my work in the White House is ensuring that space is carved out for Disabled voices in disability-specific conversations, of course, but more importantly in spaces across policy issues. Ko contributes her involvement in politics to the Taiwanese American Citizens League political internship program, where she continues to volunteer for the program. WebIf you know who your representative is but you are unable to contact them using their contact form, the Clerk of the House maintains addresses and phone numbers of all Prior to joining the White House, Robert served as the Downstate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. 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Its never going to feel like just the right time to step away for 30 minutes, or a few hours, or the weekend. Before joining the Administration, Archana worked extensively in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. He promised to play an active role in the special election to replace him in his safely Democratic district, a race that is expected to spotlight the byzantine local rivalries and alliances Mr. Richmond has navigated since his first campaign for state representative two decades ago. Diana is a Starting Bloc Fellow and holds a degree in Political Science from Villanova University. The Disabled community had had little to no formal engagement under the previous Administration, so Id say it was a cathartic, hopeful reset for everyone. WebContact Us Bureau of Consular Affairs. WebThe Office of Public Engagement (OPE) is a department within the Executive Office of the President focused on public outreach and communications. Tracys professional work experience includes serving as a teacher, teacher-leader, and school administrator in rural and tribal communities, including the Hopi, Navajo, and Tulalip reservations, and urban cities like Albuquerque. Ginette Magaa is a Senior Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement. Prior to the Obama campaign, Robert was a finance-industry executive based in New York City and before that he served for seven years as an officer in the United States Navy. Creating and maintaining a two-way dialogue between the administration and communities across the nation ensures that voices are heard and that concerns can be translated into action across the administration. Working alongside the citizens who want a government that works and that they can be a part of, the Office of Public Engagement helps build and maintain the transparent, responsible, and accountable government President Biden and Vice President Harris have promised. Prior to joining the White House, Kathy worked at The Habitat Company as Executive Assistant to then-CEO Valerie Jarrett. To borrow a line from my colleague Trey Baker, the Office of Public Engagement serves as the front doors of the White House. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981. The Office of Public Engagement works at the local, state, and national levels to ensure community leaders, diverse perspectives, and new voices all have the opportunity to inform the work of the President. Maybe its climate change, access to arts in your community, accessible transit in your town, or preservation of a State Park. You dont even have to self-identify. Raffi Freedman-Gurspan serves as a Senior Associate Director for Public Engagement and the White Houses primary liaison to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. The Find Your Representative service is provided as a public resource for identifying and contacting a constituent's elected representative. But if you have a diagnosis, from Crohns to Cancer, from Dyslexia to Diabetes, you are part of a community thats greater than the sum of its parts. She has previously worked at Rock the Vote, the PBS Newshour, and holds a B.A. After the election, Abraham was named Director of Public Engagement for the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee.