Director of Legal Affairs

Sade Dada is an Attorney with extensive policy and civic engagement experience. She is currently the Director of Legal Affairs/Chief Legal Officer of SHE RISES International, Inc.—a non-profit organization that proactively advocates for gender justice and equity locally and throughout the developing world. She also serves on the African Diaspora for Good Governance DMV Capitol Area Leadership Team—a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that Africans in the diaspora are educated and organized to participate in political activities, both as voters and as candidates for elected offices and promoting good governance in the diaspora and on the continent of Africa. 

Through roles such as serving as the Chairwoman of United People for African Congress, serving on the Civic Engagement and Community Service Committees and as Director of Political Engagement of local National Urban League auxiliaries, and partnering with various organizations and projects in Prince George’s County and throughout the country, Sade has dedicated herself to serving and advocating on behalf of the community before local, state, and federal policymakers. She is committed to ensuring that EVERYONE, not only has their individual needs met, but also has a seat at the decision-making table.

Sade is a former candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 26th District of Prince George’s County. She is the recipient of several awards including Prince George’s County Forty under 40, Umoja Award, Excellence in Activism, and Outstanding Woman in African Diaspora.

Professionally, Sade is Public Policy Manager, (Global) Connectivity and Access at a top technology company where she works on broadband deployment policy to ensure communities have access to the internet and its economic and social benefits. Sade believes that increased access to information and modes of communication can significantly improve the lives of people and propel communities into economic and social success. Sade has utilized her extensive legislative and regulatory experience to achieve great policy objectives on the job and in communities.

Sade earned her B.S. in Journalism from Georgia Southern University, her M.S. in Telecommunications from Indiana University, and her J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law all before the age of 24.

She is licensed to practice law in the U.S. District of Columbia.