Serve in India
Service Corps
Emily Carlson
BA, Public Affairs, Seattle University, '03
Emily has worked for the past few years on improving education in Washington State. She helped design and implement the 21st Century grant program for the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington State. As a program assistant for the Foundation for Early Learning, she created awareness around the connection between early childhood development and school readiness. Most recently, as a Partnership Manager at the Alliance for Education, she has developed and managed over 25 grants totaling over a million dollars annually to benefit Seattle's public high schools. As an undergraduate, Emily volunteered for three months in Kolkota, India and established a school at a local orphanage.