“The Fund is an organization born from a long history of grassroots organizing. Working as a canvasser with the Fund gave me the skills and experience for a career building grassroots outreach to win critical public interest campaigns.” Cassandra McKee
Cassandra McKee is the Deputy Campaigns Director for USAction, a national progressive political organization, and USAction Education Fund (USAEF). Cassandra directs the USAction/USAEF national field operation for campaigns such as social and health security, fair taxes and civil justice. She supervises a staff of 10, including seven senior field managers who provide support and technical assistance to USAction’s affiliates and partners in 26 states. Last year Cassandra’s work contributed to the successful defeat of the President’s plan to privatize Social Security. Before joining the USAction staff in 2002, Cassandra was the Director of Grassroots Advocacy for the National Network for Youth where she managed legislative advocacy and implemented grassroots campaigns for a national network of youth advocates. She began her organizing career as a Fund canvasser while in college, and upon graduation in 1997, as a New Jersey PIRG campus organizer, roles that provided her with practical experience in voter education, community outreach and leadership development. Cassandra has a degree in Women’s Studies from Drew University and serves on the board of Calvary Women’s Services, a non-profit organization that provides housing and supportive services to homeless women in Washington, D.C.
