About me
Joel Anderson (he/him) is Assistant Director of External Affairs at the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) and supports the agency's state and federal legislative relations work. Prior to joining WSAC, he served as a legislative liaison for graduate and professional students at the University of Washington (UW); worked for multiple elected officials, including Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Tacoma City Council Member Kiara Daniels; and conducted anti-hunger policy research as a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow with the Congressional Hunger Center. Joel has a BA from Washington University in St. Louis and an MPA from the UW Evans School of Public Policy & Governance. He is passionate about improving basic needs security and access to educational opportunity for all.