Ghadah Makoshi

Title/Position

Advocacy & Policy Strategist

Department

Advocacy & Policy

Pronouns

She, Her, Hers

Ghadah Makoshi is a Community Advocate with the ACLU of PA focused on school policing reform. She brings over eight years of experience advocating for inclusive, quality education for all students. In September 2020, she co-authored a report with other members of the Black Girls Equity Alliance (BGEA), entitled, Disrupting Pathways to Juvenile Justice for Black Youth in Allegheny County. And in January 2022, she and Harold Jordan co-authored the ACLU of Pennsylvania report, Student Arrests in Allegheny County Schools: The Need for Transparency and Accountability. She has a bachelor's degree in English Literature, an MBA in Marketing, and a master's in International Management. (Pittsburgh)