Current position and employer: Budget Analyst for the State of Maryland, Department of Budget and Management
Hometown: Newton, MA
Current City: Rockville, MD
Why did you choose McCourt? I chose McCourt for its location in Washington DC, the emphasis on quantitative, technical skills, and for the tight-knit community and incredible support for McCourt students. Coming from a large undergraduate university, I wanted a smaller community where faculty were accessible to students, and McCourt has definitely delivered!
What professional/ work experience did you have prior to coming to McCourt? Before coming to McCourt, I was an Advisory Services Manager at Root Cause, a Cambridge-based social consulting firm, where we partnered with school districts, nonprofits and philanthropic foundations. My work at Root Cause focused on supporting and empowering a diverse range of communities, from older adults in Washtenaw County, Michigan, to historically underserved student groups in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville, MA. Before entering the social sector, I studied and worked in global public health, with a focus on India. As a Research Assistant at the Max Institute of Healthcare Management in Mohali, India, I managed multiple studies on India’s public immunization and family planning programs. During this time, I worked closely with local data collectors, health officials and researchers to understand how public health services were — or were not — reaching their intended beneficiaries.
What was the best part of your experience? The best part of my experience so far has been all the amazing classes and professors — I feel like I’m getting a 360 education in policy skills, from things like statistics and coding to negotiations and political science.
What internships did you have during your time at McCourt? DC Tax Revision Commission; Summer Fellow for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Resources
Undergraduate University, degree, and major: Cornell University, Biology & Society, BA
Hobbies/ Interests: Aging policy, health policy, sports, traveling, learning new languages.
You can talk me me about: I am a military spouse, and am happy to connect with other military spouses.