Carrie Nixon

Carrie served as Hope Street Group's first Executive Director, leaving her position as an attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Reed Smith in August 2003 to devote her full-time energies to the Hope Street Group after becoming involved initially as a volunteer. She oversaw the launch of the organization as a nonprofit entity and orchestrated Hope Street Group's role in the 2004 Presidential Campaign "Idea Primary" while coordinating media strategy, member outreach, and fundraising efforts. She has been a member of Hope Street Group's Board of Directors since 2003.

Carrie is a consultant and attorney in the metropolitan Washington DC area. She specializes in uniting the world of law and policy with strategic communications and coalition building. Carrie's experience includes work with corporate clients, political campaigns, and state and federal legislatures.

Carrie also serves as Chair of the New Electoral Reform Alliance for Virginia (New Era for VA), an organization she co-founded after the November 2004 elections. New Era is dedicated to achieving common-sense electoral reforms that make it easier for all Virginians to vote.

While at Reed Smith, Carrie practiced in the firm's litigation department with expertise in health care litigation, administrative litigation, and criminal investigations. She previously practiced as a health care litigator at the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo.

Carrie received her JD from the University of Virginia, is a summa cum laude graduate of James Madison University, and has published on the topic of tort reform.