Emilia is the Director of The Wilkes Initiative for Housing Policy at the D.C. Policy Center. Her research focuses on increasing housing, social policy, and workforce issues in the District of Columbia. Emilia has authored reports on many topics including TOPA, rent control, out-of-school-time programs, and D.C.’s criminal justice system. In addition, Emilia has worked at Georgetown University’s Policy Innovation Lab and at the Montgomery County Council.
Emilia holds a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College and Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
You can reach Emilia at emilia@dcpolicycenter.org.