Eliana Swerdlow is a published poet and essayist with a background in arts management, education, and community engagement. While working as a client advocate at the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office, she founded Project Free Write, a storytelling workshop for people navigating the criminal legal system. Across her work in public service, the arts, and spiritual care, she has remained committed to nurturing spaces where people can express themselves and turning mission-driven visions into actionable, sustainable systems.

Before joining Sound Impact as Operations Manager, Eliana served as Education and Outreach Program Manager at the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University, where she coordinated educational programming, developed partnerships, and managed public programs and outreach initiatives. She has studied chaplaincy and provided multifaith spiritual care in a hospital setting.

Eliana holds a BA in English, with distinction, from Yale College, where she also participated in the Human Rights program. She holds an MA in Religion and Literature from Yale Divinity School and the Institute of Sacred Music.