Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Institute Pleased to Announce Staffing Changes
by Andrew BradleyThe Indiana Institute for Working Families (Institute) is pleased to announce the hire of Erin Macey, PhD as a full-time Policy Analyst, as well as an updated title for Jessica Fraser as Director of the Institute.
Erin
Macey joins the Institute full-time as Policy Analyst after serving as
Legislative Assistant during the recent session of the Indiana General
Assembly. Erin’s portfolio with the Institute will encompass issues of job
quality, including paid family leave, sick leave, and early childcare, as well
as financial assets and opportunities for working families. Before coming to
the Institute, Erin witnessed disparities in access to educational opportunity
firsthand as a middle school teacher. Motivated to effect policy change, she
returned to graduate school and earned a PhD in education policy from Indiana
University-Bloomington. While pursuing her degree, Erin conducted policy
analysis for the state, completed program evaluations for a local school
district and other local organizations, and supported the provision of
technical assistance throughout the Midwest. In her most recent role as a
technical assistance coordinator at the Great Lakes Equity Center, Erin developed
publications and provided direct, context-driven technical assistance to school
districts struggling to provide equal opportunity on the basis of race, gender,
and national origin. Prior to her doctorate, Erin earned a B.A. from Williams
College in English and Psychology. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband
Jeff and their four children.
Jessica Fraser has been
given the updated title of Director of the Indiana Institute for Working
Families, to better reflect her leadership of the Institute since 2012. Jessica
has been with the Institute since 2008 and was promoted to Program Manager in
2012. In addition to overseeing the Institute’s research and policy work, Jessica
serves as co-chair of the Indiana Skills2Compete Coalition and sits on the National
Skills Coalition’s National Advisory Panel on Postsecondary Education,
receiving NSC’s national Skills Champion award in 2015. She also sits on the
Indiana Career Council’s Implementation Taskforce, and was nominated to a
two-year term on the State Workforce Innovation Council by Governor Mike Pence
through 2017. Before joining the Institute, she was a researcher for the
Service Employees International Union, Local 3. Jessica earned her B.A. in
Political Science from St. Mary’s College, and her M.A. in Political Science
from Ball State University. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband Michael
and their two children.
Please help us welcome Erin to her new role and congratulate Jessica on her updated title!
