Laila Dreidame

Laila has over 17 years of nonprofit experience, including humanitarian work across four countries. Her professional experience includes fundraising, partnership development, leadership, and strategic communication. She is dedicated to advocating for equitable strategies and programs to expand access to education, quality healthcare, and basic human needs locally and globally. She approaches her work with a global-minded perspective, seeking to increase human understanding and connectivity, and leads with compassion and curiosity.

Mrs. Dreidame has worked with a variety of nonprofit organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Center for Justice and Accountability, Fountain House, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and United Way Bay Area. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar and Zambia, where she worked as an educator and health and community advocate for over two years. During her service, she established a local library in Chadiza, Zambia, as well as worked with Planned International to break ground on three boreholes, finally bringing clean water to her host village.

She earned a Master of Science in Professional Writing from New York University (NYU), where she was awarded the NYU's 2019 Writing Impact Award, a distinction given to a student who has demonstrated a commitment to writing and communication endeavors that seek to impact society in positive ways. She earned the Paul D. Coverdell Fellowship scholarship and participated in a year-long leadership program at NYU. Also, she holds a dual Bachelor of Science in Spanish and International Studies from the University of Scranton.