Elizabeth Wenk

Vice President for Public Policy

ewenk@burnesscommunications.com

Elizabeth has over ten years of communications and policy experience, having worked on Capitol Hill and on various Congressional campaigns. She joined Burness in September 2007 and works on both the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Childhood Obesity initiative and Connect Project, as well as on efforts related to building support for health and science research.

Before coming to Burness, Elizabeth worked for U.S. Congressman Mike Castle of Delaware in many capacities, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff and senior health policy advisor. She led his efforts in writing and passing legislation to expand the current federal stem cell policy. Previously, Elizabeth worked for Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine as her Communications Director.

Elizabeth received her B.A. in communications from the University of Delaware and her M.A. in political management from the George Washington University. She enjoys spending her free time with her two young daughters.