Areas of Expertise: Nonprofit strategy and management, People Leadership, Fundraising, Policy Advocacy Campaigns, Coalition-building, and Policy Research and Analysis. She is passionate about and practiced in promoting equity and inclusion through public policy change and organizational development.
Brooke DeRenzis is the Chief Strategy Officer, where she oversees the organization’s policy advocacy, coalition organizing, and student, worker, and business engagement. In her role as Chief Strategy Officer, Brooke also advises the CEO on strategic organizational opportunities, develops the organization’s positions on priority policy issues, cultivates and manages organizational relationships, and provides inclusive, forward-thinking leadership. Prior to her role as Chief Strategy Officer, Brooke was National Skills Coalition’s Managing Director of State Strategies, where she launched numerous multi-state initiatives, including the Skills State Policy Advocacy Network (SkillSPAN) — a first-ever nationwide network of state coalitions expanding skills training for thousands of people through state policy changes. Brooke’s policy and organizing expertise, publications, and partnerships with local community organizations, workforce practitioners, business leaders, and workforce advocates have helped educate policymakers and shaped workforce policy solutions that continue to make a meaningful impact for workers, businesses, and communities.
Prior to joining National Skills Coalition in 2014, Brooke was a Project Director at DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, where she led advocacy efforts on a range of public policy issues facing the District of Columbia, issues facing working people and families. She has also held research positions with the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution.
Brooke holds a master’s in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s from Sarah Lawrence College. She is based in Washington, DC.
