Trudy Morgan Tetteh

Trudy Morgan Tetteh is a Legislative Associate at Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates with a decade of experience advancing equity-focused initiatives across government, nonprofit, and academic settings. Her background includes legislative advocacy, stakeholder engagement, coalition-building, and research-driven policy development, with a focus on advancing policies and programs that support children, youth, and communities.

Prior to joining the firm, Trudy served as Policy Director at the New York State Network for Youth Success, where she led statewide advocacy campaigns that helped secure more than $250 million in funding for afterschool, summer, and expanded learning programs and community schools. In that role, she developed policy materials and advanced legislative priorities on behalf of more than 35,000 students, youth-serving program providers, and education partners.

Trudy holds a Master of Public Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy and Management from Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY. She was a Women and Public Policy Fellow and has participated in fellowship programs at Princeton University and Brown University.