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Director of Public Policy
Americans for the Arts
Tooshar serves as Director of Public Policy at Americans for the Arts. In this role, he develops and promotes the organization’s federal agenda. In this role, he is responsible for legislative policy development relating to tax policy, technology, education, economic development, and other issues related to the arts.
Before joining Americans for the Arts, Tooshar served as Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). In this role, he oversaw federal and state policy initiatives while supporting music educators in their efforts to advocate for their music programs. During this time, he also served as a board member for both the Committee for Education Funding (CEF) and the Title IV-A Coalition.
Tooshar began his career on Capitol Hill working on tax policy, judiciary, and healthcare issues in the United States Senate. Following his time on Capitol Hill, Tooshar joined the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) where we worked on tax policy and financial service issues for emerging companies. Tooshar has also worked as both a policy and communications consultant for presidential and congressional campaigns.
As the husband of a teacher and the father of two daughters, Tooshar has seen firsthand the need for the arts in a child’s life. This drives his commitment to advocacy for the arts on all levels.
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Thursday, July 31, 2025
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM