Are you interested in working in policy at the Federal or State level? Learn how one alumna, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury MS’07 charted her policymaking career trajectory. She will share resources to leverage, and tips if you are interested in exploring this sector and adjacent roles. Having recently met with a group of Cornell doctoral students on the Capitol steps on Advocacy Day, Congresswoman Stansbury initiated a followup meeting to be able to speak to a larger group.

Join us online from 11:30am-12:30pm for a Q&A! Please register if you plan to attend, and share any questions in advance you would like to ask the speaker. A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants.

About the speaker

Born and raised in New Mexico, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury leads with determination and compassion. She has dedicated her career to finding solutions to water issues, poverty, and climate change — representing New Mexico in the Legislature and now in Congress. She is a champion of efforts to address hunger, food, and water insecurity, conservation and climate change, and economic development and recovery. Rep. Stansbury worked in communities across the state as a STEM educator, researcher on land and water issues, and served as a staffer in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the White House Office of Management and Budget. As the Congresswoman from New Mexico’s First Congressional District, she is working hard to lift up the voices of our communities and tackle our biggest challenges— from economic development, to food and water security, to climate change.

Congresswoman Stansbury serves New Mexicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Read more on Wikipedia, the House website, and CALS.