Samantha Libraty

Samantha was a U.S. Department of State contractor, and worked within the Office of International Religious Freedom for three years. Her portfolio included coordinating the 2019 Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom and covering human rights issues in Europe and South Asia. Samantha is also passionate about educational equity; she is the co-founder and COO of Fascination Lab, an education startup, bringing experiential learning to classrooms and professional development programs. For her MPA internship, Samantha split her time between the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, where she worked as a Refugees and Disasters Initiative Consulant, and the International Medical Corps, where she served as an Emergency Response Unit and U.S. Program Consultant. Samantha plans to pursue public service following her time at SPIA. She was born in Los Angeles, California, but spent her formative years in Bangkok, Thailand, and Newton, Massachusetts. She finds it a sweet coincidence to return as a “Tiger” as she was in high school in Newton.