Elaine de Leon Ahn

Communications Director
Institute for Policy Studies
Elaine de Leon Ahn is a strategic communications professional with experience developing campaigns that seamlessly combine traditional and social media tactics. Elaine has worked with faith-based and secular non-profit organizations on a variety of issues, including the death penalty, reproductive rights, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has also conducted various workshops and trainings in public opinion research, message development, media interviews, and online communications strategy. Elaine holds a Master of Arts in Strategic Communications from American University, and a Masters in Theological Studies, with an emphasis on ethics and public theology, from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.

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