Meet the Public Policy Staff

Noelle Ellerson Ng?- Associate Executive
Director, Policy & Advocacy
@Noellerson ? ? ? ? ? ??703-875-0764
Noelle Ellerson Ng joined the AASA Public Policy staff in 2007
as a policy analyst. In that time, she has focused on leveraging the voice of
school administrators in all aspects of federal education policy though member
networks, outreach, policy analysis and involvement in the legislative process.
Her work involves research and analysis supporting AASA’s advocacy work for
public education as well as representing AASA advocacy priorities on Capitol
Hill. Ellerson handles AASA’s survey and data programs and maintains AASA’s
advocacy network and social media, including AASA’s advocacy blog and twitter.
She regularly speaks on federal education policy to school leaders across the
country.

Sasha Pudelski?- Assistant Director, Policy
& Advocacy
@SPudelski? ? ??703-875-0733
Sasha Pudelski joined the AASA Public Policy staff in 2010.
As part of the advocacy team, she helps represent AASA's advocacy priorities on
Capitol Hill, including IDEA, ELL, CTE, Rural, and Medicaid.
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Tara Thomas??- Analyst, Policy & Advocacy
@TaraEThomas1??703-303-2551
Tara Thomas joined the AASA Public Policy Staff in September 2021. In her role, she represents AASA's advocacy priorities on Capitol Hill including higher education, early education and school nutrition. Tara also leads the Public Policy Team’s member surveys and research.

Kat Sturdevant?- Coordinator, Advocacy & Governance
@k_sturdevant? ? 703-875-0739
Kat joined the AASA Public Policy staff in October 2021. She handles content curation, graphic design and management on the Leading Edge Blog, AASA Advocacy App and Advocacy Twitter.