Emily has dedicated her career to improving the lives of children and families, and strengthening communities. She loves to create: new programs, initiatives, systems improvements, research projects – she loves to figure things out and make them happen.
She spent 8 years collecting, analyzing and reporting data on Indiana’s Children and Families with the Indiana Youth Institute as part of the national KIDS COUNT® Network, 4 years conducting research on program effectiveness and the causes and conditions of poverty with consulting firm TPMA, and 5 years overseeing eleven Federally and State funded grant programs totaling approximately $125 Million annually. In direct service, Emily has worked in out-of-school-time programs, a crisis shelter, and in mental health services.
Emily’s experience spans topics including nonprofit organizational development and technical assistance, child welfare, juvenile justice, workforce development, early childhood education, college and career readiness, philanthropic funding, energy and rent burdens, poverty alleviation, and family self-sufficiency.
As a volunteer, Emily has served on the boards of Visually Impaired Preschool Services and Covering Kids and Families. She also founded the Indianapolis Chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. Emily holds a BA in Psychology, focused on Industrial and Organizational Psychology, from Ball State University, a Master’s Degree in Philanthropic Studies from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, and is a Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP).
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