Carolyn Scorpio

Carolyn grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota but has called Washington, DC home for the past eight years. She graduated from American University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Spanish/Latin American Studies. Following graduation, she spent one year living in Guatemala working on communications and donor engagement projects with Pencils of Promise, an international nonprofit organization working to increase education access and outcomes in underserved communities. She returned to DC and spent two years as a Program Assistant at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), where she supported research and human rights advocacy efforts related to U.S. policy toward Central America, regional migration and refugee issues, and U.S.-Mexico border policy. As a Global Activities Scholar, Carolyn hopes to gain skills and experience providing effective services and advocating for immigrant and refugee communities in the United States and internationally.