The Government Relations Committee monitors and informs members of issues of importance at both the state and national levels concerning education and college access initiatives. Additionally, the Committee is tasked with creating state legislative training for all member states and assists each state in executing its own advocacy events. As an affiliate of NACAC, we follow NACAC's national perspective on policy priorities. We encourage SACAC members to root their advocacy efforts in NACAC's pillars. Visit the NACAC website to view those pillars.
Stay Informed
We want every member of SACAC to be able to locate their representatives, know on which committees their legislators serve, be able to track the bills their legislators write and vote on, and many other items. We have found that Plural Policy does that best for all of SACAC's members. Just type in your address and you can find out everything about your state & federal legislators that you would need to know.
State Links
Co-chairs: Rose Llanos, Lynn University (FL) & Anna Pless Peel, The New School (GA)
State Leads:
- Alabama - Kathryn Bandy, St James School (AL) and Samantha Krietemeyer, Houston Academy (AL)
- Arkansas - Steve Colley, Waypoint College Consulting (AR) and Sarah Gorman, Pulaski Academy (AR)
- Florida - Richie Marini, University of South Florida (FL) and Kristina Taylor, Cypress Bay High School
- Georgia - Bryan Cooper, Whitefield Academy (GA) and Sandria Mason, University of Pittsburgh (PA)
- Louisiana - Raynette Lumas, Isidore Newman School (LA) and Karina Rafati, Insight Scholars Consulting (LA)
- Mississippi - Karinlee Brister, Southwest Mississippi Community College and Isabel Davis, Mississippi State University
- North Carolina - Amy Robinette, North East Carolina Prep School (NC) and Heidi Waibel, Cannon School (NC)
- South Carolina - Carman Rice, Wofford University (SC) and Trey Wilson, Coastal Carolina University (SC)
- Tennessee - Harold Burdette, Vanderbilt University (TN) and Tayviana Scott, Martha O'Bryan Center