Stacia Cosner is the outreach director for the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic regions .  She is based in Washington, DC.

  ABOUT STACIA:

Stacia got involved with drug policy when she joined the campus SSDP chapter as a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005.   The next year, she was elected President of the UMD SSDP chapter, a role she served from 2006-2008. While on campus, Stacia was elected to the University Senate , where she pushed for the equalization of judicial sanctions for marijuana and underage drinking and introduced a Good Samaritan Policy that was recently adopted by the University Senate.  Under her leadership in 2006 , the UMD chapter received SSDP’s “Most Outstanding Chapter” award.   As a student, she received SSDP’s “Rising Star” award in 2006 and “Outstanding Student Activist” in 2007 .

Also during her time as an undergrad, Stacia testified before the Maryland state legislature on several occasions regarding bills dealing with financial aid eligibility , felony voter disenfranchisement, mandatory minimum sentences, medical marijuana, Good Samaritan practices , among others.

Stacia was elected to SSDP’s national board of directors in 2006, serving her first year as Secretary and second year as Vice Chair.

Prior to being hired by SSDP in June 2009, Stacia completed internships with the Institute for Humane Studies , the Marijuana Policy Project , and DRCNet (StopTheDrugWar.org ).

Stacia's Hobbies:
Drug policy, independent/alternative politics, dispelling stereotypes, talking about and defending freedom & liberty, being brutally honest, infographics, bright colors, making drug war art ,  building things , photography, painting , graphic design, playing softball (I play short field for the One Hitters , SSDP’s co-ed summer softball team in the DC Congressional league), organizing, list-making, and anything that makes me laugh.

Fun Facts about Stacia:

• Stacia lived in Leiden, the Netherlands for six months during her senior year in college.
• Stacia is a certified member of the National Rifle Association (NRA).
• During her youth, Stacia spent over 10 years as a competitive cheerleader.
• In June 2009, Stacia was dubbed “Pot Policy Princess” in a front-page news article published by The Diamondback, the student newspaper at the University of Maryland.
• In high school, Stacia was vice president of her school’s National Honor Society.
• Stacia was featured in High Times magazine as the “Freedom Fighter of the Month” in their June 2007 issue.