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Consumer Affairs Advocate

Category: Consumer and Passenger Affairs
Consumer Affairs Advocate

Overview
Consumer Affairs Advocates assist the Director of Consumer Affairs by fielding passenger
complaints and ensuring timely handling and escalation.

Key Responsibilities
Receive and log passenger complaints.
Refer cases to appropriate railroad contacts or internal leadership.
Support preparation of reports for leadership.

Qualifications
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Empathy and problem-solving ability.
Detail-oriented and reliable.

Time Commitment
~4–6 hours per month.

Volunteer Benefits
Hands-on role supporting passenger advocacy.
Experience in customer engagement and issue resolution.
Contribution to systemic change in passenger services.
Professional experience and references.

Should be a Rail Passengers member or prepared to join Rail Passengers to participate. To
apply, send a resume, clips/links and a cover letter by email to [email protected].

"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."

Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.