Lydia Poulos graduated from the College of William & Mary in the spring of 2026 with B.A. in International Relations and Global Studies with a concentration in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies. She joined CREC the summer of 2026 as their Association Management & Accounting Assistant.
Her interest in economic development began following an internship with Tetra Tech, a contractor for USAID, in Tbilisi, Georgia. She also assisted Rockville Economic Development Inc. (REDI) as an intern the summer of 2025, conducting research on the DMV’s environmental landscape projects related to REDI’s Women’s Business Center.