Maggie Williams

Curriculum & Program, Strategic Partnerships & Development

Maggie develops the curriculum for the Advocacy Institute. She is the lead trainer, and oversees the development of relationships with partner organizations and funders. She has extensive experience with grassroots community organizing and working to ensure that all communities have their voices heard in the political and legislative process.

Prior to starting the Advocacy Institute, Maggie applied her experience collaborating with grassroots organizations to analyzing and drafting legislation and making policy decisions in the New York State Senate. During the Democratic majority of the State Senate, Maggie was lead counsel on two key bills that were signed into law: then-Senator Eric Schneiderman’s bill to end prison-based gerrymandering and Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson’s bill to establish no-fault divorce.

Before joining the Senate, Maggie worked as an advocate on criminal justice issues at the Correctional Association of New York and The Bronx Defenders. Maggie currently serves on the Board of the North Star Fund and lives in Brooklyn, NY.