Emily Ackman

Incumbent, Somerville School Committee Ward 1 in Somerville, Massachusetts

Emily Ackman is a candidate for School Committee Ward One in Somerville, Massachusetts — 2025 General Election. Running as Nonpartisan.

Emily Ackman has a background as an educator and policy analyst. She attended Cambridge public schools and was a student representative on the local school committee in high school. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UMass Amherst. Ackman later received a master's degree in educational leadership and policy from the University of Georgia, where she also trained as a Montessori educator. She has worked as a teacher in New York City, a policy analyst at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and as a Title One and grants director for Framingham Public Schools. She also pursued a PhD and has done consulting work for Scholastic. She was first elected to the Somerville School Committee in 2017 and is currently in her third term.

Website: http://www.emilyackman.com/