{"id":8374,"date":"2024-10-16T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=6500"},"modified":"2025-03-31T11:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:13:27","slug":"emily-navarrete-a-propensity-for-social-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/16\/emily-navarrete-a-propensity-for-social-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Navarrete: A Propensity for Social Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de\"]{display:block;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de wu-subheading wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-kb-palette-14-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8374_ca5390-de\">Left to right: Alexander Norris, Jade Drummond, Claudette Warner, Emily Navarrete, Bria Alleyne and Amaury Mable<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8374_85476d-93{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column8374_85476d-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8374_85476d-93\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Emily Navarrete<\/strong> is a policy wonk with a passion for helping others. As she views it, the two go hand in hand: good policy propels positive social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI see the need for compassion and services, especially mental health services,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s important for us to be healing as a society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she began her studies at Wilmington University, Navarrete envisioned a career in law. That ambition shifted after graduation in May 2023, when she started a three-month internship in the office of Gov. <strong>John Carney<\/strong>. It was an immersive, hands-on experience in which she drafted tributes and proclamations and assisted in creating bill memos for the director of Legislative Affairs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She put her WilmU studies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/behavioralscience\/law-policy-and-political-science.aspx\">Law, Policy, and Political Science<\/a> to good use, conducting legal research on New Jersey offshore wind turbines. Her favorite part of the job was managing phone calls from Delaware residents who needed assistance and helping to develop cases for the governor\u2019s constituent relations team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor me, the main highlight of my job was developing empathy and compassion by talking to so many constituents,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI learned a lot about emotional intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After her internship, Navarrete moved up to a gubernatorial staff assistant position, where she continued her work advocating for constituents. She spearheaded an initiative to develop the governor\u2019s proclamations, tributes, and letters to constituents. And she managed the internship program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came into the working world being socially aware, partly because of my activities at WilmU,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alice Miller<\/strong>, former advisor to the Student Government Association, recalls Navarrete\u2019s tenure as president. She remembers her as mature beyond her years, raising money for Sean\u2019s House, a safe haven for people with mental health concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEmily really excels as a leader. She has a stellar work ethic and cares so much about the students, especially students\u2019 wellbeing and mental health,\u201d Miller says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navarrete also served as president of WilmU\u2019s Student-Athlete Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. A standout on the Wildcats\u2019 women\u2019s soccer team, she was president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, focusing on how laws impact sports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote wu-blockquote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEmily really excels as a leader. She has a stellar work ethic and cares so much about the students, especially students\u2019 well-being and mental health.\u201d <\/p>\n<cite><em>\u2014 Alice Miller<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yazmyne Valencia<\/strong>, a former teammate, says Navarrete was an inspiration on and off the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s caring, ambitious, persistent, authentic, and very vocal. Emily has shown me the importance of being strongly assertive and standing up for what you believe in, even if you have to stand alone sometimes,\u201d she says. \u201cIf we were having a bad game, Emily was one of the first people to give a quick word of encouragement. She helped me build my confidence by simply being someone who believed in me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navarrete grew up in southern New Jersey and is one of four children. In her freshman profile as WilmU, she confessed that Justin Bieber was the celebrity she would most like to date. Her Bieber fever has subsided \u2014 \u201cthat profile is a bit outdated,\u201d she says\u2014but other values haven\u2019t changed. She remains inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy as a civil rights champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStarting in high school, I was passionate about social justice and creating a better world for people to live in,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working in Gov. Carney\u2019s office was the first step toward that goal. The governor completes his second term in January 2025 and has announced his candidacy for the City of Wilmington mayor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navarrete has taken on a new challenge, as well. In May, she started as a program manager at Strive: How You&nbsp;Lead Matters&nbsp;a nonprofit organization at The Warehouse in Wilmington. 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