Jennifer R. McEwan serves as Senior Director of the firm's Government Law & Policy Practice in the firm's Austin office. She is experienced in advocacy and policy research for regional and statewide mobility coalitions, chamber organizations, trade associations, institutions of higher learning and public education coalitions, in addition to numerous statewide appointed task forces and the Sunset Advisory Commission. Jennifer is also experienced developing and implementing strategies and supporting data for advocacy, working with state legislators, and county judges and other elected officials regarding transportation and infrastructure policy issues. She currently serves as Treasurer of the Transportation Advocates of Texas, policy director for the Texas Transportation Alliance, and Chair of the Austin Chamber's state legislative task force on transportation.
Professional Experience
Previous Experience
• Director, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Legislative and Governmental Affairs
• Executive Director, Gulf Coast Regional Mobility Partners
• Independent Consultant, Houstonians for Responsible Growth
• Independent Consultant, Legislative Affairs Consultant, Public Private Strategies
• Independent Consultant, Sunset Commissioner Charles E. McMahen, Public Policy Consultant
• Policy Director, Texas Transportation Alliance
Publications & Presentations
Articles, Lectures & Publications
• Co-Author, "State and Local Infrastructure Financing Ballot Initiatives," GT Alert, November 10, 2014
• Co-Author, "Constitutional Trajectory and the Effect of Class Inclusion: The Cases of Mexico and Turkey," Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2005
• Co-Author, "Constitutional Trajectory in Mexico and Turkey," Southwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2005
• Speaker, "The Effect of Class Inclusion on Mexican Constitutionalism," ILLASSA Conference, Austin, TX, February 2005
• Speaker, "Using the Senses to Make Sense of Political Science: A Study in Student Learning Diversity," American Political Science Association Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning, Washington, D.C., February 2005
