Jean Sinzdak

Project Manager, Program for Women Public Officials, Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)

Sinzdak coordinates CAWP's New Jersey initiatives, including Ready to Run™ New Jersey and the Bipartisan Coalition for Women's Appointments. She is developing a national expansion program modeled on Ready to Run™ New Jersey. Prior to joining CAWP, Sinzdak served as Director of Outreach and Communications at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) in Washington, DC. There she managed the outreach, dissemination, and media components of IWPR's research projects, including the Status of Women in the States, paid family leave, social security, and women and the economy. Prior to IWPR, she worked at the Council for Urban Economic Development also in Washington, DC.

Sinzdak received a MSW specializing in social and economic development, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and a BA in English from the University of Scranton. While in Philadelphia, she worked at the University of Pennsylvania Women's Center, where she researched and organized campaigns around various issues, including welfare reform and pay equity.