Miranda Hawkins was the Young Professionals Director at Washington Policy Center. Miranda grew up in Ohio where her passion for influencing public policy started. In 2013 she moved to Washington where she earned her B.A. at Moody Bible Institute studying intercultural communications and exegetical preaching. In 2017, Miranda won first place in the MBI Homiletical Jury Competition. She was also featured as a chapel speaker at Schweitzer Mountain Resort and became heavily engaged in the Eastern Washington community through her experience as an intern at We Believe We Vote and volunteer at Life Services of Spokane. Apart from her work at WPC, Miranda enjoys debating, singing, tennis, hiking, mountain biking, and outdoor adventures with her husband Mitchell.