Born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Amarillys graduated from Pomona College in 2011 with a degree in public policy analysis. Amarillys served with AmeriCorps through Public Allies Connecticut, where she worked with homeless service providers to coordinate the 2012 Point in Time census of the city’s homeless population. She also … Read more
Kimmi Ramnine
Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Kimmi graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2012 with concentrations in Africana studies and the social sciences. In college, she worked to enhance the sense of community among students of color with an emphasis on anti-oppressive structures. She has also worked with multiple after-school programs … Read more
Rachel Nagin
Rachel grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Wellesley College in 2012 with a degree in peace and justice studies. Her studies focused on urban farming and community development, particularly for marginalized communities. At Wellesley, she served on the Multicultural President’s Council to increase the power of marginalized students … Read more
Zachary Murray
Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Zach is a graduate of Cornell University with degrees in city and regional planning and Africana studies. Zach helped conduct a Community Food Assessment to measure food insecurity in Tompkins County, NY with the Cornell Cooperative Extension. His work developed greater local knowledge of the local … Read more
Jeremiah Lowery
Jeremiah Lowery is a Washington, D.C. native and a 2008 graduate of the University of Maryland. He is an activist and has worked on issues ranging from campaign finance reform to human rights. Jeremiah has worked with and organized low-income residents in the Washington, D.C. area on the issues of … Read more
Sophia Kortchmar
Sophia graduated from the University of Chicago in 2012 with a degree in American history and a minor in English. She coordinated Summer Links, a social justice internship program, and worked with various student-community coalition groups. Sophia interned at the Transformative Justice Law Project, a prison abolitionist project that provides … Read more
Dominique Hazzard
Dominique is a native of Prince George’s County, Maryland, and a 2012 graduate of Wellesley College with a degree in environmental studies. At Wellesley, she organized her peers around anti-racism issues and worked to increase interfaith understanding of multicultural issues. She is an active member of the youth climate change … Read more
Laura Harker
A native of Beaufort, North Carolina, Laura graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012 with a degree in health policy and management. As an advocate for health equity, Laura was a lead organizer for the annual Minority Health Conference, served as health chair for the … Read more
Gemma Donofrio
Gemma grew up in Garden City, New York, and graduated from Haverford College in 2012 with a degree in political science and a minor in peace and conflict studies. At Haverford, she designed and facilitated a student seminar exploring class privilege and oppression. She also served as a resident advisor … Read more
Daniel Cohn
Hailing from Northfield, Ohio, Dan graduated from the University of Rochester in 2012 with a degree in health, behavior & society. He interned with various local public health agencies and nonprofits where he worked on healthy food access, HIV/AIDS testing, syringe exchange, and childhood obesity prevention programs. He also conducted … Read more
Jarymar Arana
Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Jarymar graduated from St. Edward’s University in 2011 with a degree in environmental science and policy. She interned with the south-central regional office of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where she worked with border community leaders to assess the success of the Border 2012 grant program and … Read more
Elaine Albertson
Elaine grew up in Woodinville, Washington, and graduated from Stanford University in 2012 with B.S. and M.S. degrees in interdisciplinary earth systems science. As an undergraduate she did national-level public opinion research with the Political Psychology Research Group, and through various projects helped map local food systems in both Hawaii … Read more