Mary Kate McLaughlin
Senior Government Relations Director
Overview
Government Experience
Prior to joining the district policy group, Mary Kate served in the administrations of Delaware Governor Jack Markell and his predecessor, Governor Ruth Ann Miner. In various roles, including chief of staff for the Delaware Department of Education, Mary Kate helped shape policy at the highest levels, worked directly with legislators to advance agency and administration initiatives and communicated with federal agencies and national organizations to monitor emerging issues.
Government Relations and Public Policy Advocacy
Mary Kate earlier served as public policy manager for a national pharmaceutical company, where she managed U.S. government affairs for the consumer health care division. In this role, she worked directly with business unit heads and executive leadership to track emerging issues, measure their business impact and develop responsive strategies.
Mary Kate also served as the government and public affairs specialist for an international energy corporation, where she monitored state-level legislative and regulatory issues to identify impacts to the company. She represented the corporation to community groups, developed strategic alliances and managed community relationships and issues.
Credentials
Education
University of Delaware
B.A. (1994)