EMERGE
Tahreem Raza, MSW, currently serves as the Manager of Donor Analytics & Prospect Research at EMERGE since July 2022, following a role as Senior Coordinator in Development Operations. Prior experience includes a Social Work Internship at Houston Methodist and serving as a Student Mentor for the Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Texas at Austin, where responsibilities involved support for first-year students in fostering community and leadership skills. Additional experience consists of working as a Survivor Advocate Intern at Asian Family Support Services of Austin, a Peer Advisor for Government majors at the University of Texas at Austin, and volunteering with Ronald McDonald House Charities. Tahreem Raza earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Houston and a Bachelor's degree in Social Work with a minor in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.
EMERGE
EMERGE's mission is to develop high-achieving students from underserved communities to be the next generation of leaders by preparing them to apply, attend, and graduate from the nation's top colleges and universities. EMERGE offers a student-to-college counselor ratio of 60:1 allowing staff members to work closely with students and their families to ensure success. EMERGE is an innovator among college access organizations nationwide and partners with selective schools that yield higher than average graduation rates and provides substantial financial aid for first-generation students from low-income communities. EMERGE scholars earn college degrees at 10x the national average for students from low-income, under-resourced communities.