Zachary Schlagel

Experience

1. Senior Director of Public Policy

   PATH

   Jan 2020 — Present

   o Lead public policy efforts for California’s largest homeless service provider, by proposing, assessing, tracking and advocating for Federal, State and Local legislation and funding opportunitieso Educate and develop relationships with elected officials, their staff and candidateso Secured Federal and Local funding to support PATH housing developments, including $15M in 2022 o Advise our leadership team and Board, and strategically deploy them to assist with advocacy effortso Built a public policy department by writing guiding principles that determine our involvement in legislation, crafting detailed biographies of each of our elected officials, launching a series of Candidate Forums, quarterly Advocacy Trainings and Lunch with Your Lawmaker events, and starting and convening a Public Policy Committee to vet our public policy priorities o Coordinate and lead Sacramento and DC advocacy trips for leadership, Board members and staff o Frequently collaborate with my Communications colleagues, drafting social media messages and op-eds, ensuring that we have consistent and strategic public policy messaging in our communications

Education

• Grossmont College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Political Science and Government

  1999 — 2002

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government

  2002 — 2004