“The Fund
is an organization born from a long history of grassroots organizing.
Working as a canvasser with the Fund gave me the skills and
experience for a career building grassroots outreach to win critical
public interest campaigns.” -Cassandra McKee
Cassandra McKee is the Deputy Campaigns Director
for USAction, a national progressive political organization, and
USAction Education Fund (USAEF). Cassandra directs the USAction/USAEF
national field operation for campaigns such as social and health
security, fair taxes and civil justice. She supervises a staff of 10,
including seven senior field managers who provide support and technical
assistance to USAction’s affiliates and partners in 26 states. Last
year Cassandra’s work contributed to the successful defeat of the
President’s plan to privatize Social Security. Before joining the
USAction staff in 2002, Cassandra was the Director of Grassroots
Advocacy for the National Network for Youth where she managed
legislative advocacy and implemented grassroots campaigns for a
national network of youth advocates. She began her organizing career
as a Fund canvasser while in college, and upon graduation in 1997, as a
New Jersey PIRG campus organizer, roles that provided her with
practical experience in voter education, community outreach and
leadership development. Cassandra has a degree in Women’s Studies from
Drew University and serves on the board of Calvary Women’s Services, a
non-profit organization that provides housing and supportive services
to homeless women in Washington, D.C.
