Increasing Community Financial Independence

With MCD Student Sofia Ashooh
Carsey School MCD Student Sofia Ashooh

"I hope to use this opportunity to delve into how I can more effectively drive budget decisions that will help organizations and the communities"

      ~(MCD) Student Sofia Ashooh — Amherst, NH

Position: Partnerships Manager, World Leadership School
Education: Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies with minors in: Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations; British Communication and Media
Why Carsey? I hope to use this opportunity to delve into how I can more effectively drive budget decisions that will help organizations and the communities they work with thrive through financial independence and sustainability.

Carsey student Sofia Ashooh ‘22G began her career in Washington, D.C, before applying to the Peace Corps and working as a Youth and Community Development Specialist in Morocco, where she lives today. Sofia sought a graduate community development program in which she could build upon her community finance training. Using her Coverdell Fellowship for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and receiving additional scholarships from Carsey, she enrolled in the Master in Community Development program, where she’s applying lessons to her work in outreach and engagement.

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