Emily Dieppa is the Executive Director of CarePath Career Center, an organization dedicated to empowering Detroit home care workers through training, job placement, and community building. Her work at CarePath reflects a life-long passion for service and social justice. Prior to CarePath, Emily served as the Research Director for SEIU Healthcare Michigan, where her work helped successfully connect thousands of Michigan healthcare workers to higher wages and better benefits. In her spare time, Emily plays the alto saxophone in the Detroit Party Marching Band and enjoys volunteering for the Michigan Greyhound Connection.
Emily Dieppa is a member of the Detroit Workforce System Leadership Development Academy Class of 2017, one of several Workforce Leadership Academies in localities across North America.
The Workforce Leadership Academies are part of the Economic Opportunity Fellows Network, a network of leadership and fellowship programs run by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program. Within this Network, EOP connects national and local leaders from across sectors — nonprofit, government, business, philanthropy, academia, and more — to advance policies and practices with the potential to help low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in today’s economy. Learn more at as.pn/eofn.