Taylor Maag is a director of workforce policy in Policy & Advocacy at JFF. She leads JFF’s federal and state workforce policy efforts, conducting research, developing solutions, writing policy recommendations, and convening necessary partners to enact change that supports JFF’s North Star. 

Her skills and areas of expertise include: 

• Workforce development policy 
• Poverty alleviation policy 
• Verbal and written communication 
• Policy research, development, and advocacy 
• Network and relationship building 

Before joining JFF, Maag was a director of workforce development at Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), where she developed and launched PPI’s first workforce policy initiative, The New Skills for a New Economy Project, focusing on seven policy priorities to ensure greater advancement for workers without degrees in the United States. Maag also has direct service experience, starting her career as a therapeutic behavioral coach for New Alternatives, a nonprofit where she provided in-home coaching and support for clients ages 2-21 who received services based on income eligibility and experiences of severe trauma. 

Educational background:  

• Bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies, University of Connecticut  
• Master’s degree in public policy, Georgetown University, Washington, DC