KANSAS CITY, MO – Sarah Rossi assumed her new role as the director of advocacy and policy for the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri last week and works out of the Kansas City office. She oversees the organization’s legislative, public education and advocacy efforts.
For the past three years, Sarah was the legal and public policy director for the Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence where she lobbied, trained and presented on behalf of multiple state-wide coalitions in support of LGBT equality, women’s rights and immigrants’ rights. Previously, she provided pro-bono family law services to LGBT Montanans. “Without organizations like the ACLU of Missouri, our freedom, privacy and equal rights would often be left defenseless. I am honored to be a part of an organization that fights tirelessly to protect the civil liberties of all Missourians.”
Rossi earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Colorado in Denver and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Montana School of Law.
"Sarah’s demonstrated passion for and commitment to constitutional rights and social justice, along with her legal training and legislative advocacy experience made her a natural fit for the ACLU family. Just as important, her strategic vision for long-term change in Missouri made her the ideal candidate for the position,” says Jeffrey Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri.
The ACLU of Missouri is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to defending and expanding the constitutional rights and civil liberties of all Missourians guaranteed by the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions, and is an affiliate of the national ACLU.