Erin Prangley serves as Director of Public Policy at the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), representing the 56 state and territorial Councils on Developmental Disabilities across the U.S. With over 25 years of experience in public policy, law, and civil rights, she advocates for federal policies that advance the self-determination, inclusion, and empowerment of people with developmental disabilities.

Prior to NACDD, Ms. Prangley was Associate Director of Public Policy at the American Association of University Women (AAUW), where she championed educational and economic equity with a focus on diversity and inclusion. Her Capitol Hill experience includes serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to Congressman Brad Sherman (CA) and Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC). She has also practiced law in employment, veterans’ benefits, and immigration.

Ms. Prangley holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and a B.S. in Sociology from the University of Southern California.