MaryEllen McGuire

Director
Education Policy Program, New America Foundation
1899 L St., N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036

Email: McGuire@newamerica.net
Website: http://www.newamerica.net/programs/education_policy

MaryEllen McGuire is the director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation. Prior to joining New America, Ms. McGuire was the senior education policy advisor to Senator Chris Dodd on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Majority Staff Director of the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families. In 2007, Ms. McGuire took leave from the Senate to serve as the policy director to the Chris Dodd for President Campaign. Prior to her work on the Senate HELP Committee, Ms. McGuire worked on education and social policy issues for Senator Joe Biden, was the assistant director of research to former First Lady Hillary Clinton, worked for the Connecticut General Assembly, and served as a Connecticut public school teacher.