Maddie Easton
Maddie Easton is the program assistant for the Culture and Democracy programs at the Joyce Foundation. Before joining Joyce, she was a Department Assistant at DePaul University managing the Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Program, the Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Program, and the Critical Ethnic Studies Program. Maddie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Applied Diplomacy and is currently working on her Master’s in Cinematography.
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