From Baton Rouge to the national stage, Louisiana Senate Secretary Yolanda Dixon brings a steady hand, sharp mind and groundbreaking service. She spoke with NCSL for the series “Profiles in Service.”

Yasmine Outlaw is a policy analyst with the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. She spoke with NCSL as part of the “Staff Snapshots” series.

When Mechelle Evans took a job with the Louisiana State Legislature as a full-time messenger in 1980, she had no idea it was the first step in a career that would span five decades—and counting. 

Veteran Alaska legislative staffer Aurora Hauke helps build relationships and nurture connections in a state known for its bipartisan and multipartisan coalitions. NCSL spoke with Hauke for its series “Profiles in Service.”

With his knack for technology, fiscal analyst Jonathan Ball has modernized the Utah Legislature’s appropriations process and empowered lawmakers to answer their own research questions. NCSL spoke with Ball for its series “Profiles in...

Amy Carlson took a circuitous route to her current role as director of Montana’s Legislative Fiscal Division. An early interest in math and economics started her on a roundabout path to state budgeting work. NCSL spoke to Carlson as part of...