Sarah graduated summa cum laude from Emory University with a BA in sociology and religion, and a minor in community building and social change. She participated in the Kenneth Cole Fellowship in Community Building and Social Change, studied abroad in Costa Rica, and wrote an honors thesis on mixed-income housing. … Read more
Faith Nyirenda
Faith graduated from the University of Southern California in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She participated in USC’s Alternative Spring Break program in Uruguay and Argentina where she helped create a sustainable garden for the elderly in Montevideo and restored a community kitchen. Faith has also … Read more
Roshin Mathew
Roshin received her political science degree from Oregon’s Reed College in 2004 and taught English at a middle school in Japan for a year afterward. She traveled extensively in Japan and South East Asia where she volunteered with homeless squatters in Osaka and recorded the stories of Khmer Rouge survivors … Read more
Shijuade Kadree
Shijuade graduated from Emory University in 2005 with a BA in Sociology and Political Science, where she participated in the Kenneth Cole Fellowship in Community Building and Social Change. Shijuade worked with the City of Atlanta, local non-profits, grassroots organizations and residents on a green space planning and utilization initiative. … Read more
The Financial and Community Education Comprehensive Program Manual
The Financial and Community Education Comprehensive Program Manual details information about the Financial and Community Education department of CEP and all of the financial education programs that the department oversees. Information about the community partners, the history of the collaboration, … Read more
Expanding the EITC’s Effect
Expanding the EITC’s Effect outlines the supportive services needed prior to tax season to increase the impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The report presents a case study of the Center for Economic Progress’ pilot program, Chicago Supports … Read more
McAuliffe Elementary: Breakfast in the Classroom
McAuliffe Elementary: Breakfast in the Classroom is a video documentary of McAuliffe Elementary School’s implementation of the Chicago Public Schools’ pilot program for universal breakfast in the classroom. The film captures the experiences and thoughts of teachers, parents, administrators, and … Read more
Elizabeth Oquendo
Elizabeth graduated from Emory University in 2007 with a degree in sociology and Latin American studies. On campus, Elizabeth was an active volunteer in many Atlanta charities including My House and Project Open Hand. A native of Miami and fluent in Spanish, Elizabeth has worked in Peru on maternal and … Read more
Alexander Villaverde
Alexander is a 2007 graduate of Colgate University where he majored in Japanese and minored in economics. Alexander studied the factors that led to the current political and economic conditions in Zambia and conducted research on local businesses in the Ogasawara Islands in Japan. Originally from Spanish Harlem in New … Read more
Sofya Leonova
Originally from Russia, Sofya graduated from the University of Chicago in 2008 with a degree in environmental studies. She has conducted research on the intersection of environmental, health, and poverty issues at Chicago’s Field Museum, studied conservation and natural resource management in Brazil, and researched the potential for environmental initiatives … Read more
Veronica Conti
Veronica graduated with honors in nutritional sciences from Cornell University in 2008. She was a Cornell Commitment Tradition Scholar, volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, and worked in Nicaragua teaching at a local school and volunteering at a program for pregnant women. She also wrote an honors thesis on body composition techniques, … Read more
Page May
Originally fromVermont, Page graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2010 with a degree in environmental studies. Her past independent projects include researching the implications of chop-and-mulch agriculture on Amazonian household food security and exploring the Green Revolution dialectically. As an education volunteer at Heifer International’s Overlook Farm, she facilitated programming … Read more