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
Dan Murphy
Dan is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in math and economics. He completed a thesis project combining game theory and Northern Ireland politics based on research he conducted while in Belfast. Dan also worked in a morgue for the Visible Human Project (a biomedical … Read more
Lucinda Megill
Lucinda is a 2004 graduate of Juniata College where she received a degree in Peace and Conflict Studies and Elementary Education. She was a facilitator and campaign leader for the Juniata College Peace Organization, where she focused on fair trade coffee and landmine removal. She has worked with Habitat for … Read more
Andrea Matsuoka
Andrea graduated with honors from Williams College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She was an outreach coordinator and counselor for the Rape & Sexual Assault Network, served on the President-appointed Committee on Diversity and Community, worked as a Junior Advisor, and facilitated the student-run Williams … Read more
Katherine Mastman
Katy earned a BA from Brown University, with a double major in political science and honors community health. She spent studied abroad Sydney, Australia, and in Quito, Ecuador, and conducted research in Guatemala and Mexico on foreign assistance and women’s health. She worked with Oxfam in Australia, served as a … Read more
Chandra Kring
Chandra earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Evergreen State College with a focus in community studies and public policy. She produced a documentary, “Homeless in Olympia,” that portrayed a group of homeless individuals’ fight against targeted ordinances. She is also an active member of the Welfare Rights Organizing … Read more
Erin Hoekstra
A native Memphian, Erin graduated from Rhodes College with a double major in English and anthropology/sociology. She organized a student-run meals program that utilized food salvage from the campus cafeteria and served as the Hunger and Homelessness Coordinator. For two summers she interned at the National Coalition for the Homeless … Read more
Mariestella Fisher-Vélez
Mariestella is a 2001 psychology graduate of Fordham University and earned a Master’s degree in urban education from Temple University in 2004. As a VISTA Volunteer in a Philadelphia inner city high school, she worked with the Urban Nutrition Initiative educating low-income communities about healthy eating while supporting locally-grown produce … Read more
Barrett Ebright
Barrett is a 2004 graduate of Willamette University, where she earned a BA in sociology. Barrett has had academic and practical experience with both urban and rural issues: she served asa case manager for low-income housing residents in Chicago, and later as an Undergraduate Rural Poverty Research and Policy Fellow … Read more
Will Connors
Will is a 2004 graduate of the University of Chicago, where he earned a degree in English and sociology. He has worked with developmentally disabled children in New Hampshire, children with AIDS in Boston, underserved middle schoolers in Brooklyn, and determined high schoolers in Chicago. Will led a service trip … Read more
Philip Colvin
Phil is a 2004 graduate of The College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He volunteered for Student Programs for Urban Development, served as a Judicial Advisor, and interned with the Worcester County Food Bank. He also created the Educated Shopper Program, an educational … Read more
Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines
Alexandra is a graduate of Vassar College where she earned a dual degree in psychology and urban studies. She spent a semester at American University with the Transforming Communities Program, and is particularly interested in issues affecting disenfranchised communities of color, such as prison reform and education. In college, she … Read more