Trainings & Fellowships

Early Career Group Coaching Course

Dates: TBD

Time: 2-4 hours of self-paced work for 6 weeks

Location:

Virtual

Registration Deadline: TBD

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This 6-week virtual coach-facilitated course provides you with expert support to pursue your first role in policy, advocacy, or organizing.

Sign up for our Early Career Coaching course to get on track to land a new impactful role. This is based on a graduate-level public service career course and years of coaching experience. We will be your accountability partner and expert guide as you work through your plan.

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Workshop Outcomes

 

  • All the materials you’ll need to apply for and land a new policy, advocacy, or organizing role including an optimized resume, cover letter, branding sheet, and networking plan
  • Top tips for updating your LinkedIn profile, locating roles that fit your skills and interests, interviewing, negotiating salary, and more
  • A community of fellow LEE members transitioning into or working in policy, advocacy, or organizing through our digital platform
  • A relationship with an experienced coach who will build your confidence for this transition

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Who Should Join

 

Who Should Apply

We encourage you to apply if you are:

  • Interested in pursuing an entry-level role in policy, advocacy, or organizing

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Workshop Details

 

Dates: TBD

Time: 2-4 hours of self-paced work for 6 weeks

Location:

Virtual

Registration Deadline: TBD

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Hear from Past Participants

 

“This course had a tremendous impact on my confidence as a person and an advocate. My voice and experiences were validated, making it easier for me to finetune my approach to this transition from the classroom to a career in policy/advocacy. I’m forever grateful to [the coaches] for pouring into my preparation. This course set the foundation I needed to enter spaces where significant changes are taking place.”

LEE Member

“I really appreciated the content provided, and especially the one on one feedback provided by Mollie. I wish that I had more time and capacity to engage more deeply, but the sections I was able to fully utilize were extremely valuable. I also really appreciated the office hours! I will be returning to these resources again and again to continue to build my professional presence and networking skills– thank you!”

LEE Member

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Facilitators

 

Mollie Stephens

As the Director, Policy, Advocacy, and Organizing Program Supports & Innovations at Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), Mollie Stephens has coached hundreds of LEE members into and up in their policy, advocacy, and organizing careers, and leads a team of career coaches in supporting thousands of members seeking to have an impact on equity. Prior to joining LEE, she worked for the Children’s Defense Fund-CA, Chrysalis, TreePeople, and the ACLU of Maryland, and received her dual MSW/MPP from UCLA, and her BA from Cornell University. She also runs her own coaching practice through Matter Coaching, and teaches “Careers In Public Leadership” at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs. Her work is inspired by her mother’s 38-year-long career as a special education teacher, and her experiences in the intersecting systems and movements of prison abolition and youth justice, homelessness, and environmental activism. She lives in Durham, NC with her husband, daughter, and cat, and enjoys reading, gardening, and walking by the Eno river in her free time.

 

Stephanie recently joined LEE as the Associate, Group Coaching and Innovations. Before starting this newest role, Stephanie was at Rutgers University for nearly twenty years. At Rutgers, she worked with college students and higher education professionals on their career journeys. She also ran the Public Leadership Education Network’s chapter at Douglass Residential College, whose mission is to empower, educate, and engage women and LGBTQ+ groups in public policy. She received her Ed.M. in the social and philosophical foundations of education, and is finishing up an M.A. in educational theory, organization, and policy from Rutgers’ Graduate School of Education. Stephanie’s passion for educational equity comes from her own experiences growing up in Paterson, New Jersey and seeing her father fight for public school funding in the early 1990s. She lives in New Jersey with her dog Leia, and enjoys reading novels, binging the latest streaming shows, and sharing her love of pop culture. 

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