Emily Bacon

FUNDRAISING STRATEGIST

A former educator, Emily has 17 years of experience of working for mission-driven schools. After graduating from College of the Holy Cross, she began her career working with children on the autism spectrum, later returning to school for her Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education. For the last seven years, Emily was a classroom teacher in an Ignatian Catholic elementary school in the Atlanta area. She has experience in the classroom, in school leadership, and as a parent, helping her to understand the needs of mission-driven schools from several different perspectives.

As a product of Jesuit higher education, Emily champions the value of being a person for others and the importance of instilling that value in America’s young people. She is passionate about helping to make a Catholic education accessible to every child, especially those who are underserved. Emily lives in Atlanta where she enjoys singing and cooking with her husband and two children.