Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA)
Sam Wolff is a Senior Project Manager at the Public Defender Association, currently overseeing the LEAD Program. Prior to this role, Sam was a Project Manager and Community Organizer at the same organization. With experience as a Routesetter at the Seattle Bouldering Project and as a Research and Policy Development Intern at the City of Seattle, Sam has a background in community engagement and policy analysis. Sam holds a Master of Public Administration from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Seattle University.
Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA)
Formerly the Public Defender Association, Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA) is a nonprofit organization that plants seeds for a world rooted in community and care instead of punishment and neglect. We work with people actively seeking to move past experiences of harm and injury, along with neighborhood and public partners. Through compassion and a harm reduction framework, we create and implement better responses to public health and safety.