Monica Meyer
Public Policy Director

OutFront Minnesota Public Policy Director Monica Meyer has done grassroots organizing and policy advocacy on behalf of progressive causes since 1992 and began working at OutFront Minnesota in 2001. Her organizing acumen helped increase participation in OutFront Minnesota's justFair Lobby Day by twenty-five fold in just three years. Her political organizing work also helped defeat the marriage amendment, increasing OutFront Minnesota's outreach to GLBT rights supporters across the state.

As OutFront Minnesota’s Public Policy Director, Monica coordinates political strategy and grassroots organizing. She conducts education and training seminars about politics, grassroots organizing and GLBT issues; does coalition-building with allied organizations; conducts research and provides materials for lawmakers, community members, and other interested groups; travels the state to meet and work with local community activists.

Monica works with state and national organizations and coalitions including TakeAction Minnesota, America Votes, Minnesota Participation Project, the Equality Federation, Gill Foundation’s Democracy Project, the Headwaters Foundation for Justice Grants Committee, and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Cabinet. She’s also a member of the GLBT Commission of the University of Minnesota. Monica received her master’s degree in public policy from the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota, and her undergraduate degree from Hamline University.