Paige Korbakes is a nonprofit management professional with 5+ years of experience in nonprofit organizations and academic institutions. Paige is currently the Central Region Program Director at Upwardly Global, a national nonprofit that supports college-educated immigrants and refugees in rebuilding their careers in the US. Paige is experienced in supporting diverse populations, leading direct service teams, managing regional and national grants, and utilizing data to evaluate program effectiveness. In the past two years, she has also taken a leadership role in Upwardly Global’s work in Europe, consulting on a direct service project in Germany, and representing the organization at the European Migration Forum in Brussels. Paige holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Nonprofit Management and International Studies, with a concentration on Politics & Policy in the Global Economy.
Paige Korbakes is a member of the Chicagoland Workforce Leadership Academy, Class of 2019, 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.