Maddox Hilgers has served as the Community Engagement Associate since 2024. In that role, Maddox guides the organization’s community engagement efforts to help our team listen to the perspective of Texas families, develop policy recommendations that reflect those experiences, and elevate the voices of Texans affected by state policy decisions.
Maddox previously served as Texans Care for Children’s Policy Fellow for Early Childhood. In that role, from 2022 to 2024, Maddox led the organization’s work to strengthen children’s access to early childhood special education services and inclusive child care programs so that all Texas children have the opportunity to develop and grow in the environment that best suits their needs.
Before joining Texans Care for Children, Maddox spent over seven years working in school and child care settings. In addition, during the 2021 legislative session, they worked as a policy analyst for the Legislative Study Group Caucus. While with the caucus, they worked on policies pertaining to Committees on Human Services, Defense & Veteran Affairs, International Relations & Economic Development, and Urban Affairs.
Maddox received their Bachelor of Social Work from Steve Hick’s School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin and their Master of Social Work from the University of Houston.
