Sophie Milam
Sophie Milam is an accomplished social policy expert with over 25 years of experience in policy analysis and advocacy, program design and innovation, and strategic leadership. Across her career, three common threads have shaped Sophie’s professional work: a passion for improving the lives of low-income households; a commitment to impact; and a belief in partnership.
Having worked for nonprofit organizations, academic research centers, and elected officials in roles at the national, state, and local level, Sophie brings a unique and multifaceted perspective on what it takes to successfully advance solutions to the pressing issues facing our communities. She balances rigorous program design and evaluation from her time in academia with practicality gleaned from her experience working in politics and for resource constrained community organizations.
experience
Sophie’s professional experience includes:
Executive Team — Helping set strategy and drive impact in service of organizational mission
Programs — Designing, implementing, and innovating community level programs
Policy — Providing subject matter expertise and advancing policy change through advocacy, government relations, coalition building, and media engagement
Research — Evaluating quantitative impact and conducting qualitative research
Outreach Communications — Conducting message testing and designing print and digital campaigns
Partnership — Leading commissions and coalitions to work across sectors to achieve shared goals
education
Sophie earned her Master of Public Policy with honors from the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy in 2016 and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Psychology in 2002.