Yesenia Garcia

Yesenia is originally from Miami, Florida, and graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and a minor in History.  She is particularly interested in Latin American issues, such as the School of the Americas, FTAA, and immigration.  She served on the Undergraduate Government at Boston College as co-director of women’s issues, and volunteered for three years at the Women’s Lunch Place, a day shelter for women in Boston.  While abroad in Quito, Ecuador, she volunteered at the Center for Working Children as a tutor in the special education department.

Field placement: Children’s Alliance

Seattle, Washington

Policy placement: UnidosUS

Washington, D.C.