Maggie Elmarakby

Senior, Director of Alumni Relations

About

Maggie Elmarakby serves as the Sr. Director of Alumni Relations at the Harris School of Public Policy. Maggie brings extensive experience in alumni engagement, board management, fundraising, and event planning to the role. 

Since 2012, Maggie has served in a variety of roles at the University of Chicago. Most recently she was a member of the alumni relations team at the Law School where she oversaw regional events and engagement and high-level alumni councils. Prior to coming to UChicago, she held concurrent roles with AmeriCorps projects focused on early education policy and childhood literacy interventions. She is passionate about public policy and is a trained policymaker.

Maggie holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies and an ethics certificate from Northwestern University. She holds an MA in public policy from the Harris School at the University of Chicago.