Ilana Shushansky is the director of continuous improvement at GKFF who works to identify areas for organizational improvement. Prior to joining GKFF, Shushansky was a director at Third Sector, a consulting firm that works to create more equitable social services. Shushansky led their criminal justice practice and worked on housing, workforce, mental health and maternal health projects. She was introduced to GKFF in 2014 as a data analyst for Women in Recovery, one of GKFF's flagship programs. Shushansky began her social justice career in India, co-founding VOICE4Girls, a nonprofit that works with adolescent girls. Shushansky graduated from Emory University and is an IDEX Fellowship and Mine Fellowship alum. She and her wife met doing gymnastics and have two dogs.