Emerson Fellow
Ebony Walden
9th Class, 2002-2003
Ebony is a 2002 graduate of Georgetown University, where she majored in Marketing and Management. Most of her employment experiences have been working with inner city youth on advocacy, community service, and community building.
Field placement: Children’s Alliance
Seattle, Washington
Ebony coordinated outreach to increase community participation in federal food programs and supported the creation of regional coalitions of emergency food providers, nutrition program representatives, and outreach workers. She also conducted research on food stamp education in the US, helped analyze the effectiveness of Food Stamp education in Washington, created a child nutrition program brochure and researched hunger and obesity inWashington.
Policy placement: Community Action Partnership
Washington, D.C.
Ebony assisted with the development of CAP's national youth development initiative by researching the youth programs of community action agencies nationwide and writing case studies on creative and successful programs and results.