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Event Speaker

Lily French

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Title & Affiliation
Research Associate and Outreach Coordinator Iowa Policy Project
Bio

Lily French joined the Iowa Policy Project (IPP) in 2008. A former policy analyst for the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, she also directed a women's business center in Madison, Wis., before returning to Iowa. Over the past 10 years, she has served as an advisor to state and local government officials on issues of child care, workforce development and microenterprise development. She holds an MSW from the University of Michigan and a BA in Sociology from the University of Iowa. Ms. French’s research for IPP concentrates on policy analysis to advance the economic opportunity of all Iowans. She also coordinates IPP outreach efforts, predominantly around state fiscal and economic policy, with a variety of constituent groups, legislators and others to ensure IPP work is relevant and widely distributed. For more information about Ms. French, click here.