Hillary Carelli-Donnell

Hillary Carelli-Donnell (they/them) is the Participatory Budgeting Director for The People’s Money. Hill believes in leveraging the power of resident participation and creativity to build a more vibrant and equitable democracy. Prior to being hired as a PB Coordinator at the CEC in 2022 Hill facilitated Coro's Youth Leadership Academy and published research on youth voice initiatives at the NYC Department of Education. Hill has also spent time working in youth mental & behavioral health, teaching Political Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and teaching youth boatbuilding at Brooklyn Boatworks. Hill holds a B.A. in Political Economy from Tulane University in New Orleans and an M.A. in Public Policy from the CUNY Graduate Center. Hill lives in Brooklyn.