Eileen Brooks Email & Phone Number

Kensington, Md

Information dissemination, writing, editing, blogging

Office of Child Support Enforcement. Offers training and technical assistance to state, tribal and local agencies; initiates collaborative partnerships to improve program performance; develops annual program conference; oversees two child support discretionary innovation grant programs and one annual mandatory grant that funds 54 states and territories to deliver child access and visitation services to parents.

Office of Legislation and Budget: analyzed draft and final legislation and monitored agency implementation; reviewed testimony; monitored Congressional hearings on social programs; responded to Congressional inquiries. Office of Child Support Enforcement: analyzed issues and drafted federal regulations and guidance for states; negotiated clearances at Office of General Counsel and Department levels; responded to state inquiries; managed and trained policy staff

Worked with senior staff in Medicaid program to identify regulatory issues and draft new regulations to address them; assisted in editing final report of Blue Ribbon Commission studying the effects of television violence on children

Staff assistant to political science professors and doctoral students at the Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center.

Public Affairs), Public Affairs, Masters

Ba, Political Science

Majored in Political Science at University of Michigan as an undergrad. Minored in English. Later, at American University I completed.