Join us for the 2024 Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative Lunch & Learn Series! Come gain insight from esteemed experts in the field of children, youth and family advocacy. This series offers a dynamic opportunity to expand your knowledge by engaging with recognized leaders who have dedicated their careers to making a difference in the lives of children and their families. Lunch will be provided.
Benjamin Orr is the founder, president and CEO of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy. From 2011 to 2013 he was interim director, transition coordinator and policy analyst for the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute. Orr also spent three years with the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, where he worked on policy issues affecting the greater Washington, DC region. Prior to his time at Brookings, Orr worked for the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, the New York Census Research Data Center and the John Jay College Center on Terrorism. Orr holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Baruch College, City University of New York.