Hope is a first-year Master of Public Adminstration student at the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. She previously worked at the Washington State House of Representatives, supporting research analysts and attorneys in the nonpartisan committee services office. She held committee assignments with Civil Rights & Judiciary, Environment and Energy, and Child, Youth & Families. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington, with a double major in Political Science and Law, Societies, & Justice, while participating in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program. While an undergraduate, she interned with two non-profit organizations, the World Affairs Council of Seattle and the Human Rights Defense Center