We are excited to invite you to a Maryland General Assembly (MGA) Information Session this Thursday at noon!
Maryland General Assembly Information Session:
Thursday, October 12, 2023 from 12:00-1:00PM
Marie Mount Hall, Maryland Room, Room 0100
Come
learn about Internships with the MGA! The event features Emily Shetty,
Maryland State Delegate; Molly McKee-Seabrook, UMD’s Associate Director
of Government Relations; and a student panel of former MGA interns.
Light refreshments will be served. Open to all majors!
Contact the UMD Fellows Program for more information: fedglobal@umd.edu | 301. 314.0689
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Speaker Bios:
Delegate Emily Shetty has
spent her career in public service and advocacy, starting with serving
as a legislative aide to a Member of Congress from Brooklyn, NY. She is
currently a member of the Maryland General Assembly, serving in her
second term, where she is the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, the
Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Social Services,
and the Vice Chair of the Montgomery County Houses Delegation. Shetty
teaches the UMD Fellow Program's Civic Leadership and Human Services Seminar.
Shetty
has been active in local advocacy and organizing for over ten years.
She served as the Vice-chair of the Montgomery County Democratic Party,
founded the Advocacy Committee within the Woman’s Democratic Club of
Montgomery County, and served on the board of Action Committee for
Transit, where she advocated for improvements to pedestrian safety and
local transportation options.
Molly McKee-Seabrook,
Associate Director of Government Relations at UMD. Seabrook worked as a
legislative aide for state Sen. Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) before
becoming his chief of staff for eight years. In her current position
with the University of Maryland she advocates for bills on behalf of the
school and the university system.
A Student Panel will also speak about their experiences interning at MGA.
Hope you can join us! We are looking forward to it.
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