Melanie Wachtell Stinnett

Writing. Editing. Strategy.

What I do

I work with nonprofit leaders and individual authors to strengthen all elements of written communication, from op-eds to annual reports and everything in between.

I support nonprofit leadership in thinking through the strategic and political implications of high-level decision-making.

I ensure that organizations and writers are saying what they want to say in the most effective way possible.

Let’s elevate your message

Who I am

I have 20 years of experience as a nonprofit director, writer, and editor at the highest levels of the education, research, and policy arenas.

I have partnered with U.S. Senators, university leaders, top academics, and nonprofit directors to elevate the quality of written communications and strategy.

And I look forward to working with you.

Publications include

Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy (2019) authored with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Rules for Resistance (2017) edited with ACLU National Legal Director David Cole

“Lessons for the Financial Sector from ‘Preventing Regulatory Capture’” (2012) edited with Harvard government Professor Daniel Carpenter

Education

Stanford Law School, J.D., 2007

With academic and pro bono distinction

Princeton University, B.A, 2004

Summa cum laude

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