Samantha Park Young is a writer with a background in public service. She has a M.S. in Professional Writing from Towson University where she focused on writing for the private and public sectors, and has previously graduated with an A.A. in Transfer Studies with a concentration in Psychology from Anne Arundel Community College and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Maryland College Park. Samantha is experienced in writing for nonprofits, nonprofit program coordination, project management, and working in higher education. Most recently, she served as a Graduate Research Assistant for Grantwriting in Valued Environments (G.I.V.E.) and acted as a Teaching Assistant to three undergraduate business writing courses. She is also the former Assistant Coordinator for the Maryland Mentor Corps at the University of Maryland College Park, as well as the former Academic Support Manager at the Latino Student Fund. In her spare time, Samantha volunteers with Art Sphere Inc. as the Volunteer Coordination Manager and cares deeply about empowering marginalized youth, expanding access to opportunity through education, and increasing community involvement.