Rebekah Carlson joined the Mackinac Center in November 2020 as an intern, and was hired as a part-time Advancement Associate in February 2021. Growing up in the Midland area, she recently graduated from Northwood University with a major in Entrepreneurship and minors in Marketing and Management.  While in school, she competed in business pitch competitions, wrote essays about policy, and worked with Northwood supporters and alumni to advance student entrepreneurship.  

Rebekah started, and continues to run, two businesses; one training horses, and one making custom jewelry.