Sean Thomas Breitfeld

Sean Thomas-Breitfeld is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and co-directs the Building Movement Project, with a special focus on BMP’s work on service and social change.

Prior to joining the BMP staff, Thomas-Breitfeld spent a decade working in various roles at the Center for Community Change. At CCC, he developed training programs for grassroots leaders, worked in communications and policy departments where he coordinated online and grassroots advocacy efforts, and lobbied on a range of issues, including immigration reform, transportation equity and anti-poverty programs. Before joining the Center, Thomas-Breitfeld worked as a Policy Analyst at the National Council of La Raza, where he focused on employment and income security issues.

Thomas-Breitfeld received a B.A. in Social Work and Multicultural Studies from St. Olaf College and an M.P.A. from NYU Wagner.