Lindsay Guge

A native of North Carolina, Lindsay graduated with distinction as a Public Service Scholar and with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in psychology and peace, war, and defense. Lindsay has researched the effects of poverty on young children’s development, volunteered in the … Read more

Kate Geronemus

Originally from Connecticut, Kate graduated in 2007 from New York University with a degree in gender and sexuality studies.  She served as a Presidential Scholar and wrote a thesis on homeless services for transgender New Yorkers.  She also volunteered with Queers for Economic Justice and interned with the Brennan Center for … Read more

Amara Foster

Originally from Boston, Amara studied architecture and urban planning at Sarah Lawrence College and wrote her senior thesis on the social implications of architectural form. She has worked in child development, nutrition, and sustainable food systems on campus, at the Food Project in Boston, and at Sustainable South Bronx.

Linda Edouard

Originally from Chicago and Las Vegas, Linda is a 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in psychology and a minor in urban and regional planning. Linda served on the Minority Association for Future Attorneys, supervised at risk youth at the Urban League, advocated for … Read more

Daniel Burke

Hailing from Monee, Illinois, Danny graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2009 with a double major in Spanish and environmental studies.  He studied in Spain, ran cross-country and track and field, and received two fellowships to fund his work in environmental and food justice.  He also completed a senior thesis … Read more

Jennifer Bailey

An Illinois native, Jennifer is a 2009 graduate of Tufts University with a degree in political science. At Tufts, she served as a Citizenship and Public Service Scholar, President of the Emerging Black Leaders, Student Representative to the Board of Trustees, and member of the Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir. … Read more

Tasha Askew

Tasha is a 2008 summa cum laude graduate of Delaware State University, where she earned a degree in mass communications with a concentration in public relations and minor in marketing. She served as Miss Delaware State University, implementing a yearlong platform on lasting social change and studied in Namibia and China.  After college, Tasha … Read more

Amber Roberts

A native of Virginia, Amber graduated from The College of William and Mary in 2009 with a degree in history and public policy. She was a Sharpe Community Scholar, resident advisor, assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and president of her sorority.  Amber has served as an ESL tutor … Read more