#  Empowering the Open Data Dialogue 

 





October 22, 2013

 

 

 [ Laurenellen McCann ](#laurenellenmccann) 

 

##  About the Author 

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<a></a>Laurenellen McCann

 Laurenellen McCann is the Sunlight Foundation's National Policy Manager, working to help build, expand, and support transparency and, in particular, open data initiatives around the country and the world. She leads Sunlight's work on state and local issues, including Sunlight's [newest venture](http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/local) in municipal data disclosure.

 Laurenellen also directs Sunlight's largest annual community gathering, [TransparencyCamp](http://transparencycamp.org/), an "[unconference](http://transparencycamp.org/about/tips/)" for knowledge exchange between open government advocates that's inspired similar events across the globe.

 She speaks regularly on open data and access to information, and has been cited by Politico, WBEZ, and numerous other local radio programs and newspapers.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ City Administration ](/topics/city-administration)
- [ Civic Data ](/topics/civic-data)
- [ Open Data ](/topics/open-data)
 
 

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