Lauren Walcott is from Lawrenceville, Georgia, and recently graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in Social Policy, a second major in American Studies, and a minor in Environmental Policy and Culture. Lauren’s passion for food justice began in high school and grew in university where she was the co-chair … Read more

Originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, William Teasley graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Instilled with a passion of hunger relief, emergency resource management, and philanthropy, he intends to utilize his experience in logistics to remain impactful in the … Read more

Emily Rodriguez is from Provo, Utah, and a recent graduate of Brigham Young University, where she majored in Sociology and minored in Political Science. As the daughter of an immigrant mother, she has witnessed the societal barriers that frequently impact BIPOC communities. During her undergraduate studies, Emily’s research focused on … Read more

As a first-generation American, Shanella is no stranger to understanding the complexities of local and global food apartheid and how communities organize themselves in the face of injustice. As a result of these experiences, Shanella was inspired to work with people living with mental illness where she developed nutrition and … Read more

Marquelle Ogletree is from Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Spanish. She served as a student director for Changemakers’ Dialogue, facilitating intergroup dialogue to foster empathy for social action. Marquelle also interned with the Florida legislature advocating for … Read more

Alex is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where he earned a B.S. in Public Health with a specialization in Environmental Public Health. He has dedicated himself to studying public health and pursuing research-driven solutions to address health inequities, working as a research assistant at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and … Read more

Bryan Molina was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and recently graduated from Chapman University with a major in Peace & Justice Studies and a minor in Psychology. Bryan’s passion for addressing food insecurity stems from personal experiences as the son of Salvadoran immigrants, growing up in a low-income … Read more

Ranen is from Edison, New Jersey, and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with majors in political science, sociology, and women, gender, and sexuality studies. In college, he worked on issues of hunger, socioeconomic equity, and racial justice as student body president by founding a Food Security Fund, securing … Read more

Theo was raised in McMinnville, Oregon, a small agricultural town in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, by a community that taught him that everyone deserves to eat with joy and dignity. He has just graduated from the University of Oregon with an honors B.A. in Planning, Public Policy, and Management and successfully … Read more

Inshira Bediako is from Knoxville, Tennessee, and recently graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor’s in Global Studies and a minor in Africana Studies. Growing up in the heavily segregated area of East Tennesse, Inshira saw first-hand how poverty and hunger were manufactured conditions to maintain racial and … Read more

Nyami Adesuwa Aghedo is from Charlotte, North Carolina, and recently graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in Public Policy and English and Comparative Literature. Nyami is deeply passionate about public health and food justice, believing that unhealthy systems are the root cause … Read more