Flo Hunter, MPA
Flo Hunter serves as Policy & Operations Coordinator at OpenDoors and Clean Slate RI, where she leads legislative analysis, campaign strategy, and fundraising to advance criminal justice reform in Rhode Island. She also manages projects and events for the organization. She is currently taking part in the Rhode Island Department of Corrections’ Citizen Correctional Academy.
Before joining OpenDoors, Hunter was a Public Affairs Advisor for Village Common of Rhode Island, where she led legislative tracking and grassroots advocacy campaigns on policy affecting older adults. She also served as a Policy Intern in the Office of Governor Daniel J. McKee, researching policy and case law, analyzing state agency bill proposals and drafting amendments. As Public Affairs Coordinator at RXN in Washington, D.C., she tracked up to 950 bills a day during state legislative sessions and prepared materials for meetings at the Capitol, the White House, and state capitols. Earlier roles include campaign research at Dynamic Strategic Resource Group and government relations at The Carmen Group.
Hunter holds a Master of Public Affairs in Public Leadership and Management from Brown University and a Bachelor of Arts from American University in communications, legal institutions, economics, and government. She also earned a minor in Leadership and Management and a certificate in Politics, Policy, and Law.
She also works as a lobbyist, drafting testimony and advocating for legislation that would improve the livelihoods of justice-involved Rhode Islanders