Ms. Faust came to The Public Manager from Clayton County Schools (GA), where she taught 5th grade. Prior to that, she was a research assistant in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and a fund-raiser and special event planner with the American Cancer Society. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering at a therapeutic horseback riding center. Ms. Faust has a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in philosophy and educational studies from Emory University, a master’s degree in elementary education from Nova University, and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgia Tech.