Daniel is from San Diego and graduated in 2007 from the University of California San Diego with a degree in human biology and a minor in music. He earned a Masters in Public Health from Boston University in 2009. He has served as a facilitator and peer educator at the … Read more
Gina Kim
A native of Washington, Gina graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in sociology and political science. She worked as a research assistant for the sociology department and the Border Policy Research Institute, and was active in service projects through Collegiate Kiwanis. Gina also interned at the Inter-university Consortium … Read more
Amy Johnson
A northern California native, Amy graduated from Willamette University in 2008 with a degree in sociology and a minor in Spanish. She has researched the distribution of emergency food in the Willamette Valley and coordinated social justice projects at the Office of Community Service Learning. She also studied abroad in … Read more
Lindsay Guge
A native of North Carolina, Lindsay graduated with distinction as a Public Service Scholar and with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in psychology and peace, war, and defense. Lindsay has researched the effects of poverty on young children’s development, volunteered in the … Read more
Kate Geronemus
Originally from Connecticut, Kate graduated in 2007 from New York University with a degree in gender and sexuality studies. She served as a Presidential Scholar and wrote a thesis on homeless services for transgender New Yorkers. She also volunteered with Queers for Economic Justice and interned with the Brennan Center for … Read more
Amara Foster
Originally from Boston, Amara studied architecture and urban planning at Sarah Lawrence College and wrote her senior thesis on the social implications of architectural form. She has worked in child development, nutrition, and sustainable food systems on campus, at the Food Project in Boston, and at Sustainable South Bronx.
Linda Edouard
Originally from Chicago and Las Vegas, Linda is a 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in psychology and a minor in urban and regional planning. Linda served on the Minority Association for Future Attorneys, supervised at risk youth at the Urban League, advocated for … Read more
Daniel Burke
Hailing from Monee, Illinois, Danny graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2009 with a double major in Spanish and environmental studies. He studied in Spain, ran cross-country and track and field, and received two fellowships to fund his work in environmental and food justice. He also completed a senior thesis … Read more
Jennifer Bailey
An Illinois native, Jennifer is a 2009 graduate of Tufts University with a degree in political science. At Tufts, she served as a Citizenship and Public Service Scholar, President of the Emerging Black Leaders, Student Representative to the Board of Trustees, and member of the Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir. … Read more
Tasha Askew
Tasha is a 2008 summa cum laude graduate of Delaware State University, where she earned a degree in mass communications with a concentration in public relations and minor in marketing. She served as Miss Delaware State University, implementing a yearlong platform on lasting social change and studied in Namibia and China. After college, Tasha … Read more
Lindsey Walker
Hailing from Hiawassee, Georgia, Lindsey is a 2009 cum laude graduate of Berea College, with a degree in education studies. Lindsey has served as a Bonner Scholar where she helped organize the annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive, worked at the Berea Community Emergency Food Bank, and served as a leader … Read more
Rebecca Van Maren
A Utah native, Rebecca graduated in 2010 from the University of Utah with a degree in human development and family studies, community and consumer studies and a minor in nutrition. She has served as a Service-Learning Scholar, a Residential Advisor, and held leadership positions in the Lowell Bennion Community Service … Read more