Join MACDC’s Director of Policy, Nathanael Shea, to learn the ins and outs of the legislative process. This interactive virtual session is designed to equip CDC staff, board members, and leaders with the knowledge and skills to understand how laws are made and effectively engage in advocacy. 

About the instructor: Nathanael Shea is MACDC's Director of Public Policy. He leads MACDC's policy team and advances the policy goals of CDCs in state and local government. Prior to his time at MACDC, he spent 11 years in the office of state Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, including 8 as Chief of Staff. During his tenure in her office, he led the Senator’s staff in all areas of legislative, state budget, and community engagement work, and was a key player in major legislative victories to improve funding for public schools, reform policing practices, reduce mass incarceration, expand access to multi-lingual public education, and establish concrete equity measures in the state’s cannabis industry. Prior to his time in the Senate, Nathanael was a professional stage actor. He lives in Watertown with his family and is an avid bicycle commuter.