Emily Parrino

Emily Parrino is an experienced grants manager currently working at Ideastream Public Media since April 2022, following a similar role at Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center from October 2018 to April 2022. Prior to these positions, Emily served as a development and communications writer at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, where grant proposals were crafted to support vulnerable community members in civil legal matters. Additionally, Emily has held roles such as social media coordinator at Birchwood School of Hawken and freelance writer and designer for Kentucky New Era. Early career experience includes positions as a writing e-structor at SMARTHINKING, features editor for Kentucky New Era, and editorial staff member at Overseas Radio & Television. Emily holds a Master of Science in Journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Geology from Case Western Reserve University.