About
Michelle Schmitt is a Senior Policy Analyst at Reinvestment Fund, where she concentrates on local policy matters spanning housing, early childhood education, arts and culture, and food access. With over two decades of experience, she has worked across nonprofit organizations, government agencies at state and local levels, and foundations to translate data into actionable insights. Her work emphasizes the use of mapping tools to facilitate policy dialogue among diverse stakeholders and communicate community experiences to external audiences.
Experience
- Reinvestment FundSenior Policy Analystcurrent2019 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- The Pew Charitable TrustsOfficer2014 — 2019Philadelphia, PA
- Maneto Mapping and AnalysisPrincipal2011 — 2014Philadelphia, PA
- Rowan UniversityInstructor, Introduction to Mapping and GIS2013Greater Philadelphia Area
- Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project, Temple UniversityProject Coordinator2006 — 2012
- Center City DistrictManager of Research & Analysis2005 — 2006
- City of PhiladelphiaGIS Specialist2004 — 2005
- Leeway FoundationCommunications Manager2002 — 2003Philadelphia, PA
- Spiral Q Puppet TheaterBusiness Manager2000 — 2001Philadelphia, PA
- Greater Philadelphia Cultural AllianceResearch Coordinator1999 — 2000
Education
- Temple UniversityM.A., Geography2001 — 2004
- McGill UniversityB.A., Middle East Studies1993 — 1998
Skills & more
Research MethodsQuantitative DataR (Programming Language)Data Analysis38Research18GIS24ArcGIS7Non-profitsInteractive MappingProject Management4Stata1Analysis20
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NonprofitsUrban PlanningEconomic DevelopmentPublic PolicyPolicy AnalysisQualitative ResearchPolicyGrantsGrant WritingProgram EvaluationSustainabilitySpatial AnalysisFrom Michelle's professional profile.
Colleagues at Reinvestment Fund
Alana Kim
Civic Data Manager at Reinvestment Fund
Amanda Beswick
Policy Advisory Board at Reinvestment Fund
Amy Crews Cutts
Policy Advisory Board at Reinvestment Fund
Bridget Wiedeman
Senior Director at Reinvestment Fund
Charles Branas
Policy Advisory Board at Reinvestment Fund
Colin Weidig
Director of Research at Reinvestment Fund
Devin Welsh
Policy Analyst at Reinvestment Fund
Emily Dowdall
President, Policy Solutions at Reinvestment Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Michelle Schmitt work?
- Michelle Schmitt is Senior Policy Analyst at Reinvestment Fund.
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Also attended Temple University28
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Also attended McGill University411
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Pew Charitable Trusts1
Also worked at Rowan University3
Also worked at Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project, Temple University9
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