Erin George

Erin George has extensive work experience in various roles related to policy advocacy and grassroots campaigns. Erin currently serves as the National Director of Policy at The Bail Project since 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the National Campaigns Manager at Clean Slate Initiative from 2020 to 2022, where they managed simultaneous state legislative and issue-based campaigns for record clearance reform.

From 2018 to 2020, Erin was the Civil Rights Campaigns Director at Citizen Action of New York, where they launched and led the organization's civil rights and criminal justice department. Erin developed and executed statewide policy agendas, advocated for legislative reforms, and collaborated with grassroots organizations.

From 2016 to 2018, Erin worked as the New York State Campaigns Coordinator for JustLeadershipUSA. Erin led grassroots campaigns focused on criminal justice reform and decarceration efforts, managed advocacy programs, built partnerships, and coordinated the campaign to close the Rikers Island jail complex.

Erin's previous experience also includes roles at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Drug Policy Alliance, Columbia University Population Research Center, Brooklyn Defender Services, Edgewood Center for Children and Families, and Aldea Yanapay/Comisaria de San Pedro. In these positions, they engaged in legislative advocacy, policy research, coalition building, and program management for various social justice issues.

Overall, Erin George's work experience showcases their expertise in policy analysis, campaign development and management, legislative advocacy, coalition building, and grassroots organizing.

Erin George obtained a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Social Work and Public Policy from Columbia University School of Social Work, which they attended from 2012 to 2014. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Psychology at UC Santa Barbara, where they studied from 2004 to 2008. Erin's educational journey began at Leland High School, where they studied from 2000 to 2004. No specific degree or field of study information is available for their high school education.