May 17, 2021

Alaa Alshaibani, MPA ’21

In the two years between undergraduate graduation and starting at the Evans School, Alaa served as an academic advisor, worked as a state campaign manager, traveled in the United Arab Emirates, worked as a TRiO advisor at a high school, and volunteered with the YWCA of Pierce County and CAIR-WA. Alaa shared, “During the time away from school and getting involved more politically and within advocacy, I realized…there were systems and policies in place that inhibited [direct service professionals] from fully serving people. I chose Evans because beyond running for office someday, I also want to work in the public sector in order to serve others and I wanted to learn how to effectively do this.” While at Evans, Alaa is studying Public Leadership, Social Policy, Public Finance, and Non-Profit Management.