Caitlyn OConnell

Caitlyn OConnell serves as a Senate Finance Fellow in Albany, New York, having been nominated by the New York Senate. In this role, she collaborates with other policy professionals to review financials for major policy shifts across the state. She brings four and a half years of experience in her field, including an internship at the government relations firm Brown and Weinraub, a procedural position with the New York State Assembly where she helped process legislation and worked with assembly members and senators, and work at an Albany lobbying firm handling workforce development, energy, and transportation issues. Her expertise centers on policy writing, legislation, and New York politics. Caitlyn earned a BA in Political Communications from Siena College, now known as Siena University, and an MPA from the University at Albany's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. She also holds a New York State certification as a master in legislative retrieval systems. Among her honors are membership in Pi Gamma Mu for ranking in the top 35 percent of her class, presidential membership in the National Society of Leadership and Success based on a 3.3 GPA, and serving as vice president of Phi Alpha Delta. She remains active in Phi Alpha Delta, the National Society of Leadership and Success, and the National Honor Society for Professionalism and Success, and volunteers with the American Mock Trial Association.