Micaela manages the Aftershocks project, ensuring that it delivers timely, accurate, and slightly snarky analysis of Africa’s most pressing development issues. Aftershocks is just her latest foray into getting incisive analysis in the hands of decision-makers: Her prior work advocating for justice and equality has taken her everywhere from the sidelines of rock concerts to the floor of the UN General Assembly. She earned top academic honors from the University of Denver (MA, ‘20) and the University of Idaho (BA, ‘14), where she studied the political economy of development in Africa.