Alumni Spotlight: Emma Lipscomb YAGCAST

We are excited to be in conversation with Emma Jakob Lipscomb. Today, Emma lives in Boone, NC with her family, and serves as a Board Member for the Watauga Education Foundation. Her recent move back to North Carolina came after a long career leading Youth and Government programs in Washington, DC. Emma served as the Director of the DC Youth & Government program, where she not only directed the 300-delegate program but also planned national conferences for State Directors, Youth Governors, and the Y Advocacy Days Program. Emma earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill and her Masters of Professional Studies in Political Management at The George Washington University. Emma has worked in roles in the North Carolina’s Governor’s Office but got her start in government as the 2002 Chief of Staff. Having grown up in a small town, Emma credits Youth and Government with greatly expanding her worldview and teaching her about the importance of serving her community.