Tobin C. Williamson
Tobin C. Williamson (he/him) is the Advocacy Manager for the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, advancing MIRC’s policy priorities in DC and throughout the state, including promoting MIRC through traditional and social media. Previously, he served in two U.S. Congressional Offices and two Consulates General (Japan’s in Seattle and the Czech Republic’s in Chicago). His Congressional experience prioritized constituent services and community outreach, including on immigration, foreign policy, and veterans/defense issues. He was a Congressional intern on Capitol Hill and an intern with the World Affairs Council of Seattle, and also worked as a Starbucks barista. He holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina, where he spent semesters abroad at Charles University (Prague, CZ) and the University of Bath (Bath, UK), and a B.S. and B.A. from the University of Central Arkansas. A native Arkansan, he recently concluded a year in the Aspen Institute Strategy Group’s Rising Leaders Program and is an active volunteer with the World Affairs Council of Maine and Uplift L.A.