Emily Walshin (she/her) is a Senior Associate at Civitas Public Affairs Group with extensive experience advancing innovative strategy, analysis, and organizing across the electoral, nonprofit, and government sectors. Emily works to shift power across a broad range of issues spanning gender justice, racial justice, and democracy reform.

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Prior to joining Civitas, Emily led cutting-edge strategy and operations at the NYC Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit to proactively connect thousands of working class New Yorkers with vital benefits and emergent rapid response services. Previously, she has informed state advocacy and legislation to limit unconstitutional, racially-disparate traffic stops with the American Civil Liberties Union, and launched an inaugural NYCHA youth leadership program in partnership with the Center for Justice Innovation and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice. She began her career cutting her teeth as a Field Organizer in Northeast Pennsylvania during the 2020 election cycle.

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Emily holds a Master of Public Affairs from Brown University’s Watson School of Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in Global and International Studies from Bard College. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, where you can find her running along the Gowanus Canal or cheering on Gotham FC.