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State Support Coordinator
Category: Community Engagement and Organizing
State Support Coordinator (Policy)
Overview
Serve as a liaison to Council state representatives, helping them organize materials,
outreach, and logistics for state‑level advocacy.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain a lightweight playbook of state resources, talking points, and templates.
- Assist with scheduling, reminders, and follow‑ups for state‑level meetings.
- Coordinate materials for hearings, public meetings, and local media outreach.
- Track state activities and surface needs to staff for rapid support.
Qualifications
- Organized, proactive collaborator with strong communication skills.
- Comfortable coordinating among volunteers and staff.
- Experience with advocacy or field organizing a plus.
Time Commitment
~8–10 hours/week during active legislative periods; lighter otherwise.
Benefits
- Hands‑on advocacy coordination experience.
- Professional references and statewide network growth.
Should be a Rail Passengers member or prepared to join Rail Passengers to participate. To
apply, send a resume, clips/links and a cover letter by email to [email protected].
"The support from the Rail Passengers Association, and from all of you individually, has been incredibly important to Amtrak throughout our history and especially so during the last trying year."
Bill Flynn, Amtrak CEO
April 19, 2021, speaking to attendees at the Rail Passengers Virtual Spring Advocacy Conference