Caroline Goncalves Jones and Elizabeth Murphy have a lot in common: both work in advocacy and are pursuing their Master’s in Public Policy — and they are long lost high school classmates, reunited again as repeat Bryce Harlow Foundation fellows! Caroline puts their renewed connection best, saying “DC really is a small town and you never know who you’ll wind up working with or meeting!”
Caroline recently started a new job with the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, where she works to promote policies to reduce tobacco use, manages a coalition of tobacco control groups, collaborates with other associations, and educates lawmakers about tobacco control. She says pursuing her MPP at American University has given her a better perspective on how to implement policies that are a best-fit.
Elizabeth works for the Sheridan Group where the focus is on, as she says, “helping the good do better.” Although her background is in Communications, Elizabeth was drawn to advocacy by the work the firm does to give nonprofits a voice. Pursuing an MPP at Georgetown, says Elizabeth,, has helped her “really understand the value of strong research and evidence-based policy.”
Both Caroline and Elizabeth recognize the role of the Foundation in creating a bipartisan community of fellows, alumni, mentors, and industry experts who are all doing impactful and important work.
