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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1576618372099{padding-top: 20px !important;}”] Chiara Wegener joined the Aurora Institute in 2022 with over a decade of experience working in the communications and education innovation space. Most recently, Chiara served as the Chief Communications Officer at the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, New England\u2019s largest philanthropic organization focused exclusively on public education. At Nellie Mae, Chiara led innovative communications strategies that helped build public understanding and demand for student-centered approaches to learning, and drove conversations about making our school systems more racially just. Chiara\u2019s work has helped senior leaders land thought leadership pieces in outlets such as <\/span>The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Newsweek, and Inside Philanthropy, <\/span><\/i>among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to her work at Nellie Mae, Chiara brings experience working at YouthBuild Boston, and working as a reporter for NPR affiliate WFUV News, as well as freelance reporting for daily papers in the metro Boston area. She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in communications and urban studies from Fordham University and a master\u2019s degree in corporate and organizational communications from Northeastern University. 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