Desiree Bailey

Alumni Update:

Desiree is an English teacher at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn Heights, NY, although she was recently granted a leave to attend a graduate creative writing program at NYU.

Fellow Bio:

Desiree (Georgetown ‘11) is an English major and African Studies minor. She was born in Trinidad and Tobago and lives in Queens, NY. Desiree has a deep interest in education and was involved in the DC Public Schools System through programs such as DC Reads and DC Schools. She is also involved in the written and performing arts, performing original poetry on campus and around DC. Desiree pursued her love for education and the arts while studying abroad at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. She is excited to return for a year and hopes to deepen her knowledge of the nation’s history and culture.