Natalie Bennie

Natalie Bennie is a PhD candidate in communication at Penn State University and an internationally recognized expert in policy debate. As a political consultant, she has worked throughout the South advising progressive candidates and organizations on effective communications strategy. Natalie holds communication degrees from Samford University (B.A.) in Birmingham, Alabama and Wake Forest University (M.A.) in Winston Salem, North Carolina. In 2016, she was awarded a competitive U.S. Fulbright grant to Germany and was named a Rhodes Scholarship finalist.