Shelby Hoffman

Shelby Hoffman is a Policy Associate at The Network. She joined The Network in 2022 and assists with tracking and analysis of legislation, preparing written materials, conducting research, and working with Network staff and members to advance the Network’s policy priorities and advocacy objectives. Prior to joining the Network, Shelby worked with survivors of domestic violence at the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse as well as survivors of sexual violence in emergency rooms across Chicago as a volunteer medical advocate. Shelby became an Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professional (ICDVP) in 2022, completed her Master’s degree in Public Administration at the Ohio State University in 2021, and finished her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies at DePaul University in 2019.