Benjamin Wolcott
Chief of Staff, Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha
- Role
- Chief of Staff at New York State Assembly
- Location
- Kingston, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Benjamin Wolcott
Socialist organizing and policy nerd working as Chief of Staff for Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha. I\'ve contributed to labor, policy, immigration, housing, and political campaigns. I received my BA from Swarthmore College after studying Economics/Sociology, and my MPA-PNP is from NYU Wagner, where I specialized in Policy and completed the Quantitative Methods and Evaluation track.
Experience
Chief of Staff
Jan 2023 — Present · Kingston, NY, US
I\'m helping build a socialist Assembly office in the 103rd district. I support our Constituent Services and Community Affairs staff develop and execute our district office work. As the legislative staffer in Albany, I research legislation, handle technical processes, and organize within the legislature. Sarahana Shrestha serves on the (1) Aging,(2) Energy,(3) Local Government,(4) Transportation, and (5)Tourism, Parks, Arts & Sports Development committees. I\'m an aspiring energy wonk.
Education
Swarthmore College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and Sociology
2010 — 2014
New York University
Master of Public Administration - MPA, Public Policy Analysis
2017 — 2020
Proyecto Lingüístico Quetzalteco de Español
Spanish
2014
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Professional Working Profciency (Ilr Scale) in Spanish
- Mainstream and Heterodox Economic Analysis
- Teaching English
- Basic Statistical Data Analysis
- Stata
- Public Speaking
- Youth Education on Progressive Issues
- Qualtrics
- Facilitation
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