Susan Corbett
Former First Lady of Pennsylvania
2022
Susan Corbett served as First Lady of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015. During her tenure, she was an active advocate for arts and cultural institutions and incorporating the arts in public education. Her primary initiative was Opening Doors—a partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Everyone Graduates Center of Johns Hopkins University. The initiative focused on increasing the high school graduation rate by early identification of at-risk students and intervention during middle school years. Corbett’s career focused on nonprofit management with leadership positions at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures and the Gettysburg Foundation. Her volunteer efforts have included board positions at various education, cultural and arts organizations, Lebanon Valley College (her alma mater), Pittsburgh Public Theater, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
At the Summit
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
