gabriel sayegh directs the State Organizing and Policy Project of the Drug Policy Alliance. The Project's goals are to reform state drug policies and to build political power within communities most affected by the drug war. The project is currently engaged in multiyear campaigns in Alabama, Connecticut, and New York.

Prior to joining DPA in 2003, gabriel worked in the Washington State Senate; was a volunteer organizer in the Northwest on issues related to global trade and racism; and was a researcher focused on global trade, the prison system and domestic welfare reform. gabriel has developed numerous political training programs and educational curricula, including the Olympia Antiracism Workshop and anti-domestic violence/healthy relationship programs for secondary and middle school students in California.

He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

CONTACT:
gabriel sayegh
Director, State Organizing and Policy Project
Drug Policy Alliance
(212) 613-8020
gsayegh@drugpolicy.org