Elise also served as the independent evaluator for the CGPS and Kansas Health Foundation’s Community Engagement Initiative. Elise has worked as donor communications manager at a national animal protection organization, raising over $5 million annually and supporting the development and distribution of policy products to inspire and educate grassroots advocates. A planner at heart, Elise has provided leadership to multiple long-term strategic planning processes, with a focus on charting goal-based strategies that prioritize core organizational values.
Elise received her BA from Mary Washington College and her MPA from the George Washington University Trachtenburg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.