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In this episode, Mariam sits down with Kaitlin Koga (she/her) to talk about her work at The Bail Project, issues related to the criminal justice system and mass incarceration in the United States, and how her childhood led her to pursue this path. Kaitlin strongly believes in the idea of putting yourself out there as her beginnings started from simple conversations with people and making them curious about what she was doing. What kind of role did business school or graduate school play in her life? How did she use the knowledge learnt in school to directly serve low-income youth and incarcerated individuals, as well as other impact-focused consulting projects? All the answers can be found in this episode.
Kaitlin Koga (she/her/hers) is the Chief of Staff of the Bail Project where she coordinates the strategic, human capital and scaling priorities of the organization. Kaitlin brings a decade of experience working on social justice issues, including over seven years of direct service work with low-income youth and incarcerated individuals, as well as managing over a dozen impact-focused consulting projects with nonprofits and government organizations in the US and abroad. Prior to TBP, Kaitlin led strategy at a prison education non-profit, served as a college counselor in Boston Public Schools, developed criminal justice reform policy at the White House and worked as an associate consultant at a non-profit human capital management firm. Kaitlin has a B.A. in History and Literature from Harvard College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. She is currently a Board Member of United We Dream, the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country.
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In this episode, Mariam sits down with Kaitlin Koga (she/her) to talk about her work at The Bail Project, issues related to the criminal justice system and mass incarceration in the United States, and how her childhood led her to pursue this path. Kaitlin strongly believes in the idea of putting yourself out there as her beginnings started from simple conversations with people and making them curious about what she was doing. What kind of role did business school or graduate school play in her life? How did she use the knowledge learnt in school to directly serve low-income youth and incarcerated individuals, as well as other impact-focused consulting projects? All the answers can be found in this episode.
Kaitlin Koga (she/her/hers) is the Chief of Staff of the Bail Project where she coordinates the strategic, human capital and scaling priorities of the organization. Kaitlin brings a decade of experience working on social justice issues, including over seven years of direct service work with low-income youth and incarcerated individuals, as well as managing over a dozen impact-focused consulting projects with nonprofits and government organizations in the US and abroad. Prior to TBP, Kaitlin led strategy at a prison education non-profit, served as a college counselor in Boston Public Schools, developed criminal justice reform policy at the White House and worked as an associate consultant at a non-profit human capital management firm. Kaitlin has a B.A. in History and Literature from Harvard College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. She is currently a Board Member of United We Dream, the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country.
Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact [email protected]
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Subscribe to the Second Day Email Newsletter for social impact jobs, career guides, and other industry news: https://www.secondday.org/subscribe-now
Launch your social impact career with Second Day's resources at https://www.secondday.org/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariam-matin/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/second-day/