Jeannie Fox
Jeannie is deputy public policy director at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, having spent over a decade working in nonprofit and government direct service organizations. Jeannie’s experience ranges from developing and supervising psychiatric crisis residential services, running a domestic violence shelter, and being the clinical supervisor of a large city/county alcohol & drug services unit. These experiences greatly informed her later work as a nonprofit administrator and policy director.
In her current role at MCN, Jeannie is responsible for direct and grassroots lobbying and advocacy efforts on behalf of the nonprofit sector in Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker and trainer to various nonprofits increasing their capacity to do advocacy and civic engagement work. Jeannie has developed extensive training curricula for MCN-sponsored training series in Minnesota as well as custom policy institutes in various states as a Training Fellow for the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest based in Washington, D.C. She also serves on steering committees, public policy advisory councils and boards of directors of numerous nonprofit organizations.
Jeannie has a B.A. degree from South Dakota State University, a master's degree in agency counseling from the University of North Texas, and a mini-M.B.A. for nonprofit organizations from the University of St. Thomas. Jeannie is also an adjunct faculty member of the University of Minnesota – Duluth, Masters in Advocacy and Political Leadership department and at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Jeannie has a B.A. degree from South Dakota State University, a master's degree in agency counseling from the University of North Texas, and a mini-M.B.A. for nonprofit organizations from the University of St. Thomas. Jeannie is also an adjunct faculty member of the University of Minnesota – Duluth, Masters in Advocacy and Political Leadership department and at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Deputy Pulic Policy Director
651-757-3083
jfox@minnesotanonprofits.org
