The Government Relations Committee shall be responsible for monitoring federal and state legislation and legislative initiatives pertinent to college admissions and primary and secondary school counseling. The Government Relations Committee informs members of issues of concern with regards to education and college access initiatives both at the state and national level. 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: Anna Peel, The New School (GA) and Kelly Pietkiewicz, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (TN)
State chairs:
- Alabama - Andrew Colson, University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL) and Bailee Drummond, University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)
- Arkansas - Steve Colley, Waypoint College Consulting, Inc. (AR) and Wendall Scales, Arkansas Lighthouse (AR)
- Florida - Rose Llanos, Lynn University (FL) and Frank Thomas, Rollins College (FL)
- Georgia - Bryan Cooper, Whitefield Academy (GA) and Sandria Mason, University of Pittsburgh (PA)
- Louisiana - Justin Fenske, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge (LA) and Marshall Gray, Episcopal School of Acadiana (LA)
- Mississippi - Brooks Hill, Mississippi State University (MS) and Jacob Nelson, The University of Southern Mississippi (MS)
- North Carolina - Amy Robinette, North East Carolina Prep School (NC) and Heidi Waibel, Cannon School (NC)
- South Carolina - Kyle Conrad, Winthrop University (SC) and Taylor Haigler, Lander University (SC)
- Tennessee - Emily Lamb, Intrepid College Prep (TN), Kelly O'Mara, Baylor School (TN) and Katherine Wood, Tennessee Technological University (TN)