Basic Info

First Name

Ben

Last Name

Benson

Username

benbenson

Additional Contact Information

Pronouns

he/him/his/himself

Progressive Profile

Bio

I built competency in community engagement through years of political organizing in Eastern Massachusetts, my home for nearly a decade. Now I use the skills I learned in campaigning to build, maintain, and grow recruiting pipelines for higher education. I thrive on relationship building, problem solving, and helping learners from all walks of life reach their education goals.Currently, my work revolves around guiding students through the transfer process for BS and Graduate Certificate programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. I am interested in re-entering Massachusetts’ progressive politics scene to ensure continued progressive successes as we approach the 2024 election.

Impact

When I was running a city council campaign, one of my favorite targeted outreach strategies was organizing support among local Taxi drivers, who then began putting campaign stickers on all of their Taxi cabs!

Mission

I am most interested in using my skills and experience to support progressive political candidates who want to make a difference in education, health and immigration policy. Additionally, I am very interested in the movement to increase transparency in both business and government.

Education

School

Brandeis University

Degree

BA in Politics, minor in International and Global Studies

Honors and Achievements

Charles Gessner Memorial Endowed Scholarship

  • Scholarship for Politics students who demonstrate both financial need and academic achievement