Ashley Meyers brings expertise in coalition building, policy, and community engagement to manage CfA’s development efforts. She came to Code for America with a background in politics and government. After catching the campaign bug in Chicago on a U.S. Senate race, Ashley did a stint on the Hill, and has since worked in a variety of roles, most recently serving as the Finance Director on a Congressional campaign. In 2010 she was awarded a Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and spent a year studying cross-sector public policy issues in Northern California, working with a number of government agencies and non-profits in the Bay Area. Ashley was a 2013 New Leaders Council Fellow and is a graduate of Northwestern University with degree in history and political science.