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Emerson Fellow

Sarah Osmer

11th Class, 2004-2005

Sarah graduated summa cum laude from Emory University with a BA in sociology and religion, and a minor in community building and social change.  She participated in the Kenneth Cole Fellowship in Community Building and Social Change, studied abroad in Costa Rica, and wrote an honors thesis on mixed-income housing.  She has also worked for Habitat for Humanity, a substance abuse treatment center for homeless women, homelessness prevention agencies, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, where she helped develop an affordable housing plan and coordinated public benefits outreach efforts.

Field placement: Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues

Chicago, Illinois

Policy placement: Center for Community Change

Washington, D.C.