Courtney R. Snowden is an inspirational leader and the founder and president of The Blueprint Strategy Group, a boutique government and public affairs shop in Washington, DC. Prior to launching TBSG, Courtney led Policy and Political Engagement for a tech and consumer products start-up. Courtney served her hometown as the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C., appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in April 2015. A sixth-generation Washingtonian, Courtney was charged with rebuilding and revitalizing the District’s overlooked and underserved communities, with a focus on workforce and economic development and small businesses. 
 
Formerly a Principal at The Raben Group, Courtney relied upon a wealth of grassroots organizing, electoral, and policy experience to work for her clients. An accomplished political strategist, Courtney supported the firm’s corporate and non-profit clients, including Google, MasterCard, Airbnb, the National Urban League, the National Education Association, and Time Warner Cable. Before joining The Raben Group, Courtney served as the Senior Lobbyist for the National PTA, during which she chaired the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), a coalition comprised of more than fifty education, civic, civil rights, and religious organizations devoted to defeating state and federal efforts to create publicly funded private school vouchers.  

Ms. Snowden served as the Federal and National Policy Manager for the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), where she strongly advocated for policies to prevent discrimination and bullying of LGBTQ students in our nation’s schools. Courtney’s hallmark achievement was expanding the Safe Drug-Free Schools Program which focused on anti-bullying efforts across the country. Courtney started her career in the Office of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) where she served as a staff assistant and a legislative associate. Immediately following her time on Capitol Hill, Courtney was the Political Assistant at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT political organization.