Alishia Wright has spent the last fifteen years in the nonprofit sector. The first half of her career was in direct service roles, building relationships and assisting beneficiaries navigate complex government and nonprofit systems . During this time, she also began exploring how to set up organizational structures, such as board policies, data management practices, and facility policies, to ensure organizations are set up for success and can thrive. 

For the past seven years, Alishia leveraged her experience in direct service to build relationships and support for programs through development and communication roles. Her experience includes developing relationship management systems, identifying and tracking metrics for success, creating department policies based on best practices, and running giving program logistics. She often analyzed data regarding giving programs to improve program outcomes. She also transformed traditionally in-person engagement opportunities to a more engaging digital format in the wake of COVID-19. Most recently, Alishia's work has focused on cultivating relationships with community supporters and creating new giving programs based on a variety of engagement methods. 

In December 2024, Alishia graduated with a Masters of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School for Public Affairs, where she specialized in Advanced Policy Analysis and Racial and Gender Equity in Policy. Alishia's project experience has touched on a variety of topics including creation of a database to monitor psychotropic medication prescription policies for foster youth across the United States, a framework for how humanitarian aid organizations can better infuse their program cycle with gender-transformative programming, and creating an evaluation plan for a local municipality's pedestrian and bike trail system.