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==Career==
Wolak worked for the federal government after graduating until shortly after the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], working in positions including the [[United States Mission to the United Nations]], the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]], the [[Office of Management and Budget]], and the [[United States Department of the Treasury]].<ref name="Vacancy" /><ref name="Lab" /> In 2017, Wolek returned to UMD to teach a career preparedness course,<ref>{{cite web |title=Connecting students to purpose and passion |url=https://charleskochfoundation.org/stories/connecting-students-to-purpose-and-passion/ |website=charleskochfoundation.org |publisher=Charles Koch Foundation |access-date=March 21, 2023 |date=June 30, 2021}}</ref> before founding the Intentional Life Lab in February 2020, which hosted classes and workshops focusing on purpose and character, community, relationships, nature, prosperity, and wellness.<ref name="Lab">{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Chloe |title=UMD's Intentional Life Lab aims to help students explore who they are beyond academics |url=https://dbknews.com/2020/11/09/umd-intentional-life-lab-smith-business-school/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |work=The Diamondback |date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>
From 2018 to 2022, Wolek served as a member of the [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]] Democratic Central Committee from District 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Central Committees |url=http://2020.mdmanual.msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/40party/html/deml.html |website=msa.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=March 21, 2023 |date=July 31, 2020}}</ref> In November 2018, she was named as a member of Montgomery County Executive-elect [[Marc Elrich]]'s transition team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Elrich Kicks Off MoCo Transition Process: 'Not the Usual Suspects' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/11/14/elrich-kicks-off-moco-transition-process-not-the-usual-suspects/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=November 14, 2018}}</ref> In December 2018, Wolek graduated from Emerge Maryland, a group dedicated to training and electing Democratic women to office.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Remember These Names: Emerge Maryland Announces New Class |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/12/13/remember-these-names-emerge-maryland-announces-new-class/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=December 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cassie |first1=Ron |title=Women Legislators Emerge in Record Numbers |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/women-legislators-emerge-maryland-record-numbers/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |work=Baltimore Magazine |date=January 15, 2019}}</ref>
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