Ada Recinos

Born in Los Angeles to parents who emigrated from El Salvador, Ada calls Torrance, California home. She graduated with a B.A. in global information and social enterprise studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She interned at the National Organization for Women, where she helped plan the 2013 National … Read more

Georgina Jimenez

Georgina grew up in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2012 with a degree in political science and Chicano studies. She participated in the Service Learning program for Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and Centro De Los Trabajadores … Read more

Julianna Lord

Julianna is from Yarmouth, Maine and graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in economics and a minor in development studies. She was a Community Based Learning Fellow at Gardening the Community, a grassroots food justice organization, and worked on the implementation and evaluation of their community supported agriculture … Read more

Yuqi Wang

Born in Beijing, China and raised in Illinois, Yuqi graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2013 with degrees in Chinese and economics, and a minor in public health. Yuqi has worked with grassroots organizations in Illinois, California and Missouri on public health and poverty issues; she advocated for … Read more

San Diego Hunger Coalition

San Diego Hunger Coalition leads coordinated action to end hunger in San Diego County supported by research, education, and advocacy.

Causa Justa :: Just Cause

Causa Justa :: Just Cause (CJJC) is a multi-racial, grassroots organization building community leadership to achieve justice for low-income San … Read more

Irene Romulo

Originally from Cicero, Illinois, Irene graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in social policy. She interned with legal clinics and women’s empowerment groups in Chicago in order to help low-income victims of domestic violence access legal assistance and support groups. Irene also interned and conducted research for a women’s … 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

Samantha Hodges

Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Samantha graduated in 2011 from Wesleyan University with a degree in sociology and environmental studies, concentrating in public health. Samantha has worked as a social studies teacher in Minneapolis, welfare rights intern in East Harlem, hunger outreach worker in Middletown, Connecticut, and prison workshop leader … Read more

Sabrina Hamm

Sabrina grew up in San Diego, California and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2011 with a degree in peace and conflict studies. Sabrina is the co-founder and President of Spread the Word, an academic outreach and mentoring program that empowers under-resourced high school students to pursue higher … Read more