Prior to joining the Alliance, Barrie served as Senior Legislative Director at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), where she led the organization’s Washington, D.C.-based technology and financial services team. Previously, she was a Government Affairs Director at AARP, leading state-level advocacy efforts across all 50 states on taxation, consumer affairs, financial services, health, housing and transportation finance, and public-sector retirement. In that role, she worked closely with AARP’s state offices to help achieve hundreds of legislative and regulatory advocacy wins.
Barrie has also worked extensively with state and local leaders through roles at the Government Finance Officers Association and the National League of Cities. There, she managed a broad portfolio of local, state, and federal legislative, legal, and regulatory issues, including taxation, telecommunications, and retirement policy.
Barrie received her J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law and her B.A. in Spanish from Binghamton University.