Emily Flanagan joined the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) in 2017 and was charged with connecting public defenders to resources. She is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and an AmeriCorps Alum with more than 14 years of experience promoting service domestically and abroad and has seen first-hand the power volunteerism and civic engagement have on communities. Emily has leveraged her experiences to create AmeriCorps programs that push the borders of how we think about National Service. Emily holds a degree in Psychology and completed her masters coursework in International Relations at Harvard University.