Ammara Ansari (she/her) is the Program Manager at GARE. She received her Masters in Public Policy from the Ford School at the University of Michigan (’19), and her Bachelors in Honors in Politics from the University of Virginia (’16). Before joining GARE, Ammara worked at The Skillman Foundation in Detroit and the Council of Michigan Foundations to support evaluation, facilitation, and learning work for grants that served Detroit youth programs. She also has a background in on-the-ground organizing and campaigning for racial justice and political change. Ammara currently lives in Michigan with her family and her two cats.