Molly (she/her) is a member of the Budget and Policy Center’s policy team, where she holds a State Policy Fellowship through the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ two-year national fellowship program. She currently leads the team’s work on criminal legal reform policies.

She has worked on state budget and economic policy issues in Missouri with a particular focus on criminal legal policies and direct cash assistance programs. With a bachelor’s degree in sociology, anthropology, and Africana studies from Rhodes College, and a master’s degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis, Molly is committed to centering impacted people and communities in policy research and analysis.

In her spare time, Molly enjoys frequenting local coffee shops, reading, spending time with her cat, creating music with others, and exploring the beautiful state of Washington!

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