Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath

Policy Analyst

Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath is a Policy Analyst for the Early Childhood Policy team at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Rachel completed graduate-study internships with the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, focusing on analyzing economic and federal budget data and the impact of policy decisions on low-income communities. Before graduate school, Rachel worked on state-level policy advocacy and community organizing in Minnesota, where her work ranged from issues related to child care and early education funding, abuse and neglect, and poverty, to human trafficking and affordable housing. Rachel also participated in the Lutheran Volunteer Corps for two years, serving in California and Minnesota.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and a masters of science in public policy and management from the Heinz College of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.