Senior Advisor, Strategic PartnershipsAmeriCorps
Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell serves in the Biden-Harris Administration as AmeriCorps’ Senior Advisor for Strategic Partnerships. AmeriCorps is the federal agency for national service and volunteering, which works to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service. Yasmeen’s focus is on key administration priorities, including the American Climate Corps, announced by President Biden in September 2023. She leads the Partnerships Team in the CEO’s office at the agency, which develops interagency and public-private partnerships, and she also served for two years as AmeriCorps’ acting Strategic Advisor for Native American Affairs.
Yasmeen is a proud AmeriCorps alumna, and served in 2008 with the Arab American Resource Corps. She earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University and a master's degree from Harvard Divinity School.