Carinne Wheedan

Carinne Wheedan is a relationship builder at heart, with a diverse background in programs, policy, research, and communications in the social change space. As the Director of Communications at FrameWorks, she oversees the organization’s efforts to connect audiences with research and insights that are digestible, usable, and helpful to progressive social movement work.

Prior to joining FrameWorks, Carinne held positions as the Director of Content and the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships at America’s Promise Alliance. In both capacities she worked to translate the organization’s youth-centered research into tangible policy and practice changes that dismantled harmful structures and improved young people’s lives. Before that, Carinne led a collaborative, citywide process for developing a cross-sector 2-Gen Roadmap in Austin, Texas with the goal of boosting families’ economic power in central Texas. Carinne has also held positions at American Youth Policy Forum (now Children’s Defense Fund), the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, and as an educator in school and out-of-school settings. Carinne holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School at The University of Texas at Austin.