P.J. is a 2004 graduate of Tufts University where he majored in American Studies, minored in Africa in the New World Studies, and completed an honors thesis examining Cape Verdean American identity. He also completed the Public Policy and International Affairs fellowship at the University of Michigan. P.J. co-founded and coordinated the Multiracial Organization of Students at Tufts, and worked at Radio LOG, a community radio station that works to empower teenage girls.
Field placement: DC Hunger Solutions
Washington, D.C.
Policy placement: New America Foundation
Washington, D.C.