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Ellen S. Fern

efern@wpllc.net

Ellen S. Fern is senior vice president at Washington Partners, LLC and brings almost 20 years of experience in public policy and communications to the firm. She began her career on Capitol Hill and has gone on to develop expertise in a variety of areas including coalition building, grassroots organizing, managing and developing public education campaigns, field services and advocacy.

Before coming to Washington Partners, LLC, Fern was the director of National and Corporate Partnerships at the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy where she spearheaded the inception of the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. This online event involved nearly 300,000 teens and more than 150 national partner organizations and was covered by national and local media.

Fern has worked with a number of major foundations and national non-profit organizations on a variety of issues, such as child abuse and neglect reform, access to quality after-school programs, diversity in higher education, and increasing public trust in government.

Ellen Fern received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and did graduate work at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia.