Elizabeth Sidell

As the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) senior business development specialist, Elizabeth Sidell works across the organization to enhance business communications and optimize partnership opportunities.

Previously, Sidell launched and led IFES’s congressional affairs program and supported its executive office, particularly in the areas of external outreach and fundraising. Prior to IFES, Sidell was a senior content writer at ANH-USA, a 501(c)4 U.S.-certified nonprofit that lobbies on behalf of natural health practitioners and consumers, and member services manager at the Former Members of Congress, where she oversaw the “Congress to Campus” program and supported current member briefings and events. Sidell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in literature from American University.

Sidell is based in the United Kingdom and liaises on behalf of IFES with the international development community and donors in London.