Madeline W. Shepherd (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

Washington DC

Washington, DC

I currently support the education department including early childhood through higher education, as well as the economic policy and poverty teams, the women's initiative, and the health policy team. In my first year I also supported the energy & environment department, the disability justice initiative, immigration, and LGBTQI+ policy teams.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Represented the national organization and its 111 local councils on Capitol Hill and among Washington, DC stakeholders. I planned and implemented strategic outreach to Members of Congress, staffed a Gold Award Girl Scout at the State of the Union in 2020, created turnkey resources for councils to obtain federal COVID relief (helping to secure more than.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led cross-team coordinated campaigns and serve as issue expert on appropriations, early learning and child care, and nutrition, including message development, materials production, ally engagement, and congressional outreach. Orchestrated Congressional briefings and member fly-ins, composed talking points and background documents, led briefing calls and.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Planned and executed member fly-ins, composed talking points and background documents, led briefing calls and rehearsals, and managed follow-up with staff. Served as issue expert on the Child Nutrition Reauthorization and led work on anti-poverty tax policies. Represented membership organization in respective coalitions to collectively advance policy.

Washington, D.C.

Lobbied congressional offices on immigration reform; civil and voting rights as well as LGBT and disability advocacy; and labor policies including paid sick days and equal pay. Developed and synchronized field strategy and messaging among diverse partner organizations. Lead trainings for members and leaders on advocacy and lobbying. Wrote and edited action.

Prince William County, VA

Recruited, managed, and trained volunteers from seven precincts into self-sustaining teams for voter registration, phone banks, and canvasses. Executed three-week get-out-the-vote plan that produced over 2 million contacts in the four days leading up to and including Election Day.

Washington, DC

Lobbied congressional staff members weekly to promote gender equity legislation. Partnered with state branch leadership to address inadequate reporting of sexual harassment and bullying in public schools to the Department of Education through Civil Rights Data Collection. Launched nonpartisan educational blog series on the federal budget, government.

Washington, DC

Assisted in the development and implementation of the HELP Committee hearing “The Key to America’s Global Competitiveness: A Quality Education," and drafted Chairman Harkin’s opening statement. Fact-checked and edited committee report on unemployment among disabled Americans. Red-lined bills on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education.

Washington, DC

Authored research report, “Credit Rating Agencies and the Dodd Frank Act.” Composed memoranda on congressional hearings and policy briefings.

Drafted legal and personal correspondence, memoranda, affidavits, orders, and other court documents. Organized case materials for depositions and maintained information databases.

Organized, executed, and participated in the panel discussion., "Intelligent Design and Public Education," on Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District (2005) featuring presiding Judge John E. Jones III.

Conducted a research project on Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District as well as the larger role of intelligent design in public education. The resulting paper was included in a collaborative project that I presented at the conference of the Northeastern Political Science Association in November of 2008.

Masters, Public Administration, Graduated With Honors

Ba, English, Interdisciplinary Studies

Activities and Societies: Presidential Search Committee, Eisenhower Institute, The Gettysburgian Student Newspaper, College Democrats.