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Bryna Towb works for the Jewish Child and Family Services (JCFS) but her lobbying activities for education go beyond that.
As veteran educator, Bryna has a way with children and adults that have long inspired me. She has been promoted from position to position starting off as a worker in special education and as a nursery teacher. Somewhere along the road, concerned at the apathy towards children and the gaps in special education, she started her lobbying career approaching senators and congress people in her area. Her diplomatic skills became known. She became renowned as the person who left no child behind, and the one who could get any child into any school regardless of difficulties with child or parent. She has been awarded and recognized four years in a row (and time and again before that), and familiar with her success, I decided that Bryna Towb was the person to interview for this assignment. They may be associated with public positions or may work as private individuals.
Discuss the role of the lobbyist as a social advocate.
Lobbying involves more than simple legwork and persuading legislators:
Professional lobbyists research and analyze legislation or regulatory proposals, attend congressional hearings, and educate government officials and corporate officers on important issues. Lobbyists also work to change public opinion through advertising campaigns or by influencing 'opinion leaders'. (About.com)
3. How are dollars for human services acquired? What role do they play?
Within Bryna's work, she sometimes encounters parents who have a hard time making ends meet or parents who have severely disabled learning kids and need…
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