Carla Williams-Scott serves as the Senior Manager for Strategic Partnerships and Community Outreach for the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity at The Ohio State University. In this role, she develops and manages Kirwan’s key strategic partnerships and works to bring Kirwan’s research to communities and policymakers.
She joined Kirwan in 2024 after serving over 20 years as a long time-time public administrator where she held leadership positions in City and County government. Her favorite thing about working at Kirwan is bringing research to communities. Collaborating with a team that conducts research that can be implemented in partnership with communities to design meaningful and effective community interventions.
Carla earned a Bachelor of Science in Medical Communication from The Ohio State University.