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 in Cheshire, Connecticut. Samantha also spent five months traveling Switzerland, India, China and South Africa exploring organizations working in the areas of education, community building, and public health.

Field placement: Sacramento Housing Alliance

Sacramento, California

Policy placement: Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Washington, D.C.