Women Who Inspire Wednesday: Corrine Digiovine
Written by Program Coordinator, Chris Schnell
Born and raised in the small town of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, Corrine Digiovine grew up in a place where everyone knew everyone. After attending the University of Scranton, where she studied journalism and Arabic, Corrine originally aspired to become a Middle Eastern war correspondent. Toward the end of her college career, she realized her heart was pulling her in a different direction and toward direct human services and social justice work.
That calling brought Corrine to Anchorage in 2015 through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest, where she was placed as a direct service advocate at AWAIC. It was there that her passion for ending homelessness truly took root. What began as a one-year service commitment turned into a decade-long dedication to Alaska’s most vulnerable youth. Corrine later joined Covenant House Alaska, where she expanded tenant rights education for youth and played a key role in improving housing stability outcomes.
Today, Corrine serves as an Anti-Human Trafficking Specialist, overseeing training and operations for victim service response, while also managing a pilot project focused on improving the distribution of housing referrals across systems. This work involves deep collaboration, complex data tracking, and constant coordination between internal programs and external providers, all while keeping the humanity of each young person at the center.
What motivates Corrine is both deeply personal and boldly systemic. Corrine is a deeply passionate advocate for human rights. She is intensely motivated by the fact that housing is a universal right and that homelessness is not an unsolvable crisis. She is equally motivated by her dog Milo, her partner, and a vision of a world rooted in equity and collective care.
Corrine credits much of her leadership growth to the community she found at Covenant House, as well as to mentors who shaped her work style and confidence. She also carries forward the influence of her mother, who taught her the power of hospitality, nourishment, and showing up fully for people. These values ripple throughout her professional and personal life.
When asked what she loves most about Anchorage, Corrine shared a story of crashing her bike on a winter trail and being stopped by a stranger who immediately offered help. It is moments like these, she says, that remind her why she believes so deeply in community. “Mr. Rogers once said to look for the helpers,” she says. It is a message she shares with young women and young people alike.
Her advice for young women is simple and powerful: “Never settle.”
Corrine Digiovine inspires us through her unwavering commitment to justice, her ability to build bridges across systems, and her belief that real change starts both in policy and in our everyday care for one another.