Joseph Fernando

Joseph M. Fernando is a dedicated public service professional with extensive experience in constituent advocacy, legislative research, and policy analysis. From July 2023 to January 2025, he served as an Agency Liaison Analyst in the Office of Presidential Correspondence at the White House where he managed workflows for over 65 federal agencies, resolving thousands of constituent cases. He specialized in expediting high-priority casework, including immigration challenges and disaster response, while organizing interagency collaboration and generating data-driven reports and constituent trends for White House leadership. His work emphasized efficiency, collaboration, and federal agency relationship-building to deliver results for constituents across the country through the casework process.

From April 2021 to June 2023, Joseph served as a Caseworker and Constituent Advocate for the Commonwealth of Virginia in the office of U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, where he managed congressional correspondence with the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as federal retirement benefits, passport emergencies, and postal service issues. He also coordinated outreach efforts and advised on casework trends to inform policy recommendations.

Joseph's earlier roles on Capitol Hill include interning for Congressman Don Beyer and Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, where he honed his skills in constituent advocacy, policy research, and stakeholder communication. Beyond government roles, Joseph was a Research and Policy Analyst Intern at Forbes Tate Partners, where he conducted legislative research and drafted memos on policy issue areas in healthcare, energy, and criminal justice reform. He was also a Legislative Session Aide at Two Capitols Consulting, he focused on justice, broadband expansion, infrastructure, and transportation accountability issues.

Joseph earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University.