Administrator, Grant Accounting & Compliance City of Indianapolis, IN

Nate spent nearly a decade serving in international education and program management for USAID before transitioning to his current role as Grants Administrator for the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, overseeing grants compliance. Civic Match helped him see how his global program management experience could translate into domestic public-sector impact.

On his transition to local government service, Nate noted: "I'm inspired and motivated to use what I learned at USAID about localization to directly be a part of solutions in local government.”

Deputy Director, Equal Opportunity Program, Maryland Department of Health
City of Baltimore, MD

With nearly a decade of experience in civil rights law and equal opportunity compliance, Meghan was affected by RIFs in her previous role at the U.S. Department of Education. She used Civic Match’s job board, events, and other resources on the platform to navigate opportunities at the state and local level.

Meghan landed her new role as Deputy Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs at the Maryland Department of Health by connecting with the HR team through Civic Match; her hiring manager confirmed that Civic Match's candidate database made it easy to identify and reach out to her directly.

Director of Strategic Communications
City of San Diego, CA

Joya built a decade-long career in health communications and crisis response, most recently at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. After her federal role ended, she joined Civic Match and found her current position on the platform.

She's now the Director of Strategic Communications for the Mayor of San Diego, where she advises executive leadership and leads strategic communications, media relations, and public engagement on some of the city's most consequential issues. As she puts it, Civic Match "helped me see that leaving federal service didn't mean leaving that calling behind — it meant finding a new way to continue it.

Chief Program Officer, Choose How You Move
City of Nashville, TN

With two decades of experience in transportation policy across the public and private sectors, most recently serving as Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg and Senior Advisor to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Sabrina used Civic Match to explore opportunities where her federal transportation expertise could drive local impact.

She's now Nashville's first Chief Program Officer, appointed by Mayor Freddie O'Connell to lead implementation of Choose How You Move, the city's landmark transportation improvement program— and she's using Civic Match herself as a hiring manager to build out her team. Hear more about Sabrina's experience in Nashville here.