Emma Greer

Emma holds an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied fiction and poetry. For the past two years, she has worked with the Marymount Manhattan College’s Bedford Hills College Program, first as a tutor and now as an administrator. She is also an Instructor-In-Training with GallopNYC, which offers therapeutic horseback-riding programs for people with disabilities. Prior to pursuing her MFA, she worked in philanthropy supporting social justice and human rights organizations. She has taught high school English conversation classes in France and facilitated creative writing workshops for women and young men in prison. Originally from Missouri, Emma loves living in Brooklyn, which she has called home for over 15 years.

Education

• MFA Sarah Lawrence College (2015 — 2017)
• MA New York University (2006 — 2010)
• Bachelor of Arts Boston University (1999 — 2003)

Companies

• Acting Program Officer, US Climate Action Open Society Foundations (2020)
• Adjunct Professor, Bedford Hills College Program Marymount Manhattan College (2019)
• Program Specialist, Democracy Open Society Foundations (2019 — 2020)
• Assistant Director, Bedford Hills College Program Marymount Manhattan College (2018 — 2019)
• Professor's Assistant Sarah Lawrence College (2017 — 2017)
• Program Specialist (Temporary), Immigrant Rights Program Open Society Foundations (2017 — 2017)
• Graduate Assistant, Office of the President Sarah Lawrence College (2015 — 2017)
• Coordinator, Right-to-Write Program Sarah Lawrence College (2015 — 2017)
• Program Specialist, National Security and Human Rights Campaign Open Society Foundations (2014 — 2015)