Drae Laws

Drae Laws is the Associate Director of Alumni Relations at the Harris School of Public Policy. In his role, Drae is responsible for cultivating, maintaining and strengthening alumni engagement to the Harris School and the University of Chicago. He also serves as the staff liaison for the Harris Alumni Council.

Prior to joining the Harris School, Drae was the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago. He brought enormous energy to his role and worked closely with the Crown Alumni Association Board and Committees. Among his many accomplishments, Drae helped launch the endowed African American Alumni Committee Founders Scholarship and the Student-Alumni Mentoring Program (STAMP). Before arriving at the University of Chicago, Drae worked at national youth mentoring organizations in Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.

Drae is an A.M. candidate at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. He studies clinical social work and aspires to pursue a Ph.D. in social work. He has a B.S. in psychology from Penn State University and an Ed.M. in human development & psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.