2019 Fellows

Congressman Lloyd Doggett - healthcare legislation
Washington,D.C.

Micah Johnson is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from Yale University with a BS in biochemistry and neuroscience, and earned a degree in philosophy, politics, and...

Sylvia Rivera Law Project - low Income transgender clients direct service & ACLU - litigation for LGBTQ 
New York, New York  

D Dangaran is a second year student at Harvard Law School originally from Wahiawa, Hawaii. They are interested in intersectional...

Congresswoman Cindy Axne – legislative internship 
Des Moines, Iowa  Sam Throm is a junior at Harvard College studying Government and French originally hailing from West Des Moines, Iowa. His interest in domestic policy and its applications began in his...

Houston Independent School District – closing the achievement gap & mentorship
Houston, Texas  Ohio native and graduate of Hampton University, Steven Chambers, is an educator, minister, and community leader who pulls from his experiences as classroom...

AAMC Office of Govt Relations - health and education policy & program eval practices
Washington, D.C.

Denisse Rojas Marquez envisions a health care system where no individual is excluded. Growing up as an undocumented immigrant, she and her family had...

Montpelier’s Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution - policing curriculum
Orange, Virginia

DeAnza Cook is a Presidential Scholar and doctoral student of United States History at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She graduated with...

The Family Van – referral management system and continuity of care for mobile health serv.
Boston, Massachusetts  Stephanie Zhao is a rising junior in Cabot House studying Biology and Health Policy. On campus, she devotes her time as a director of the...

Breakthrough Collaborative - teaching fellow
Boston, Massachusetts  

Allison Pao is a sophomore in Leverett House at Harvard College concentrating in Social Studies with a focus field in Education and Culture. This summer, she looks forward to gain...

Team Rubicon – disaster relief to veterans
Los Angeles, California

Will Penzer is a rising junior at Harvard College from New York City. On campus he volunteers with the Mission Hill After School Program through the Phillips Brooks House Association and...

DC Public Library – public events to support artists and community engagement
Washington, D.C  

Amanda Figueroa is a 3rd year PhD candidate in American Studies, originally from the El Paso-Cd. Juárez borderland. She is a graduate of Mary Baldwin College...