Emma Carr is an experienced nonprofit management professional across resource development, program management, strategic relationship building, process design, and event planning. Emma is an alumna of Michigan State University (BA in Religious Studies with a concentration in Nonprofit Leadership) and received her Master’s in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership from Grand Valley State University. Emma grew up in mid-Michigan, moved to Chicago to work in the interfaith field in 2017, and then returned to Michigan and settled in Dearborn, joining Center for Michigan in 2024. Through her contract work, Emma has supported Interfaith America and Michigan Interfaith Power and Light. Most recently, Emma was the Director of Development for the Parliament of the World's Religions. Emma is excited to be settled back in Michigan with her husband, dog, and cat, and to build capacity for reliable community information across Michigan.