Advocacy at the federal level: from APS member to APS Government Affairs

APS is the nation's largest physics membership organization with more than 50,000 members in academia, the private sector and national labs. APS Government Affairs (GA) is charged with engaging with the federal government on issues on behalf of the APS community, authorized by APS statements and guided by APS members and leadership. In this talk, I will present examples of how partnerships with units like FECS and FGSA have helped APS GA to successfully advocate on a variety of important issues across the federal government. Additionally, I will highlight various pathways that exist for early-career members to engage in advocacy work, including my own path from APS member to APS GA Staff.