Hannah Lidman is Director of the Translation, Outreach & Education division at the UW's Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS). She was previously the Senior Policy & Political Strategist and Legislative Director for the League of Education Voters. She received a Bachelor’s degree in government/American public policy from Cornell University and a Master of Public Administration from the Institute of Public Service at Seattle University. Hannah’s work in education policy began as the Washington’s Reading Corps community involvement coordinator under Governor Locke and continued in London with England’s National Literacy Hour as a researcher in Parliament. Her work on the issue has continued through research, public affairs, community engagement, and advocacy in education and early learning policy over the last 10 years in Washington State. Hannah is a board member of the Refugee and Immigrant Family Center (RIFC) preschool and the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (WAEYC) public policy committee.
