Parker Gilkesson — Senior Policy Analyst, Income and Work Supports, CLASP

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A biography of Parker Gilkesson, Senior Policy Analyst, Income and Work Supports, with CLASP's Income and Work Supports team. It says Gilkesson specializes in work support programs for people with low incomes and focuses on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The biography says that before joining CLASP, Gilkesson began a career as a human services specialist in Mecklenburg County, NC, determining eligibility for Medicaid, TANF, and SNAP. It lists a Master of Public Policy degree from Liberty University and a bachelor's degree from Howard University.

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                            PARKER GILKESSON
                            SENIOR POLICY ANALYST, INCOME AND WORK SUPPORTS

                            Policy expertise: Income and Work Supports, SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, Health and
                            Mental Health, Racial Equity, Cross-Program Benefit Access

                           Parker Gilkesson is a senior policy analyst with CLASP's Income and Work
                           Supports team. She specializes in work support programs for people with low
                           incomes and focuses on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Parker is a subject matter expert in social policy, benefit eligibility, human services delivery, racial equity,
community partnership, and state and local policy regarding SNAP, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF), and Medicaid. She has been quoted in TIME Magazine, New York Times, National Public Radio, The
Hill, and many more.

Prior to joining CLASP, Parker began her career as a human services specialist in Mecklenburg County, NC. In
this role, she worked directly with people to determine their eligibility for Medicaid, TANF, and SNAP. Parker
earned a Master of Public Policy degree, with a concentration in public administration, from Liberty University
and a bachelor’s degree in health education, maternal and child health from Howard University.

Parker believes all policies should be grounded in the wisdom and experiences of those directly impacted by
them. Therefore, she has worked to co-create a community of shared learning that highly regards lived
experience as necessary expertise in the quest toward equitable policy solutions. Parker is passionate about
systemic change that addresses root causes to eventually eradicate poverty and inequities in the health and social
welfare of our nation’s residents.




                 1310 L St. NW, Suite 900 • Washington, D.C. 20005 • (202) 906-8000 • clasp.org


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