Anna supports CWP’s Research and Engagement division, which convenes scholarly and practitioner communities to address long-standing challenges to democratic futures. Anna came to CWP from the American Council of Learned Societies, where she administered academic fellowship programs in the humanities and related social sciences. Anna holds a bachelor’s degree in international development from McGill University, and is currently pursuing a master of public administration from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.

Anna is a former chair of CKUT 90.3FM, a non-profit campus-community radio station based in Montreal, and has worked with WNYC, America Media, and the Association Mondiale Des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires on various audio documentaries.