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Marcia Lee Taylor is the Founder of MLT Strategies, LLC, a behavioral health consulting firm. She is the former President and CEO of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, with 30 years of experience in the addiction field. At the Partnership, Marcia managed government and stakeholder relationships, fundraising, and served as a media spokesperson. She partnered with major corporations and led the Medicine Abuse Project, a campaign to reduce teen prescription medication misuse.

Previously, Marcia was a Senior Advisor for the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs and the Democratic Staff Director of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, working on drug policy bills with then-Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. She also worked for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and served as a community organizer in Baltimore with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

Marcia holds a degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University, where she has been an Adjunct Professor. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and completed nine years on the Board of the United States Anti-Doping Agency. She and her husband Jeff have two teenage daughters.