Lobbying and Advocacy: A Primer for New Hampshire Non-Profit Advocates 

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Kate Frey is Vice President of Advocacy at New Futures. She has more than 25 years of experience working on legislative initiatives in NH, having served as the Executive Director of the NH Commission on the Status of Women, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program Coordinator, and the Legislative Liaison/Policy Administrator for the Department of Health and Human Services. In her role at New Futures, she manages New Futures’ alcohol and other drug policy initiatives and serves as the primary policy analyst for the state budget process.

Jess Wojenski is a Community Engagement Coordinator and Training Manager at New Futures. Jess is responsible for recruiting, training, and mobilizing advocates to participate in the legislative process. She also manages New Futures training program, including development, implementation, and consulting with community organizations to deliver customized trainings.  

Kerri McGowan Lowrey, JD, MPH, is Deputy Director and Director for Grants & Research for the Network for Public Health Law’s Eastern Region at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law. Kerri has more than 15 years of experience in public health law and policy. Her areas of research include injury prevention law, particularly sports and recreational injury prevention in children and adolescents; the role of law in cancer prevention; and transportation policy and public health.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number 6UB6HP31685-01-02 “Regional Public Health Training Center Program.”