Mission: Readiness
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Staff
Amy Dawson Taggart
National Director
Ryan Day
Deputy Director
Jessica Davis
Senior Associate
Mike Jayne
Senior Associate
Elizabeth Garro
Membership Assistant
David Carrier
Communications
Krista Heckler
Federal Policy
Eric Martyn
Federal Policy
Rito Guerra
California State Director
Kim Gore
Maine State Director
Steve Doster
Pennsylvania State Director
Amy Dawson Taggart
National Director, MISSION: READINESS
In 1995 Ms. Dawson Taggart began her career by co-founding the nonprofit, anti-crime organization FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS. Former Attorney General Elliott Richardson was a leader of the organization, and what started with a handful of police chiefs has now grown to represent over 5,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, Attorneys General, and victims of violence advocating for the investments proven to cut crime and recidivism rates. Ms. Dawson Taggart remains part of that leadership team.
In November of 2008, Ms. Dawson Taggart became the National Director of MISSION: READINESS, the nonpartisan, nonprofit, national security organization led by retired generals, admirals, and former cabinet officials. MISSION: READINESS works to prepare upcoming generations of young Americans to uphold the country’s national security and economic prosperity by ensuring that they get a good start in life so they are more likely to graduate from high school, stay physically fit and abide by the law. Since 2008, MISSION: READINESS has released major national and state-specific reports; met with top-ranking state and federal policymakers; and held news conferences around the country calling for evidence-based investments to improve the odds that young people will grow up to be productive citizens.
Ms. Dawson Taggart graduated with honors from the University of California at Irvine with a degree in political science.
