William Ross Brummett

Will is from Jefferson City, where he graduated from Jefferson County High School. He is the son of Ross and Lea Ann Brummett. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Elon University with a degree in religious studies with minors in political science and nonviolence studies.

Will has been recognized with the Newman Civic Fellow Award, the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity, and as one of three Truman Scholarship Finalists for the State of Tennessee, in 2012.

Will served as the Student Development Coordinator at Carson-Newman University for four years. In 2017, he received the Carson-Newman “Rebar Allstar Award” for Excellence and Friendly Service, the youngest recipient in the history of the award. Will earned a Master’s of Arts in Applied Social Justice from Carson-Newman University, in December 2017. During the last two years, he worked as the Coordinator for Service Initiatives at Brandeis University, in Massachusetts, and served as a faculty for the Liberation School, a 9-month education program helping nonprofit workers and activists experiencing burnout.

Will is the Student Engagement Manager for Campus Compact at George Washington University. He works alongside the Campus Compact student leaders to support the Newman Civic Fellows Program, the Student Design Team, The Allstate Foundation Newman Impact Grantees, and more.  He and his wife, Grace reside in Arlington, Virginia.