# Past Recipients ## expand\_more ## Past Recipients Select a tab to learn more about that year's recipients of the Presidential Public Service Fellowship 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 ## 2025 ## 2025 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Michelle Balderrama ](/people/michelle-balderrama)Harvard College Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney | Culpeper, Virginia Michelle Balderrama is a rising senior at Harvard College studying Government, Neuroscience, and Philosophy. A proud daughter of Bolivian immigrants and native of Culpeper, Virginia, Michelle is... ![Michelle Balderrama](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Balderrama_Headshot.jpg?itok=A2gopQyM) [### Drew Barker ](/people/drew-barker)Harvard Graduate School of Education Arlington Public Schools | Arlington, MA Drew Barker is an Ed.L.D. student at Harvard Graduate School of Education and is passionate about closing a significant data-management gap in the education sector. This summer, he will work with Arlington Public... ![Drew Barker](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Barker%20Headshot.jpg?itok=3X2Y8wNx) [### Chloe Call ](/people/chloe-call)Harvard College Utah Legal Services | Salt Lake City, UT Chloe Call, a rising Junior in Kirkland House, is pursuing a concentration in History at Harvard College. Ever since she took a writing class on the U.S. prison system her first semester, Chloe has sought ways to... ![Chloe Call](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Call%20Headshot.JPG?itok=rqHWIQnu) [### Erica Chen ](/people/erica-chen)Harvard College Community Health Advocates | New York, NY Erica Chen is a rising junior at Harvard College, studying Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology, and Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology. She is deeply passionate about patient rights... ![Erica Chen](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Chen%20Headshot.jpg?itok=sLQwWrBC) [### Ryan Jung ](/people/ryan-jung)Harvard College Legal Outreach, Inc. | New York, NY Ryan Jung is a Korean-American teacher and philosopher, originally from Irvine, California. At Harvard, he studies Social Studies and Philosophy with a secondary in Educational Studies. His research focuses on the aims... ![Ryan Jung](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Jung_headshot.jpg?itok=2aL3mXEc) [### Jack Kelly ](/people/jack-kelly)Harvard College United States Commission on Civil Rights | Washington, DC Jack Kelly is a rising senior at Harvard College double concentrating in government and applied mathematics. He is passionate about using the tools of math, statistics, and computer science to... ![Jack Kelly](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Kelly%20Headshot.jpg?itok=wjIGeUJE) [### Victor M. Lee ](/people/victor-m-lee)Harvard Graduate School of Education Arlington Public Schools | Arlington, MA Victor M. Lee is a Doctoral Student in Education Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Chair of Advocacy for the Harvard Graduate Council. He is a seasoned senior executive with expertise... ![Victor M. Lee](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Lee%20headshot.jpg?itok=IsD0xrCP) [### Eana X. Meng ](/people/eana-x-meng)Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences We Got Us | Cambridge, MA Eana X. Meng is training to become a historian of medicine and a primary care physician, as a MD-PhD candidate at Harvard Medical School and the Department of History of Science. She cares about documenting the lives of the... ![Eana X. Meng](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Meng%20photo%20small.JPG?itok=3AZ3q80L) [### Jose F. Oliva ](/people/jose-f-oliva)Harvard Graduate School of Education Massachusetts Executive Office of Education | Boston, MA Massachusetts’ New Statewide High School Graduation Requirement José F. Oliva is a doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This summer, he is supporting the Massachusetts... ![Jose F. Oliva](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Oliva%20headshot.jpg?itok=YV1aZLvr) [### Tina D. Purnat ](/people/tina-d-purnat)Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | New York, NY Addressing information ecosystems as social determinants of health Tina D. Purnat is a Doctor of Public Health candidate and Prajna Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of... ![Tina D. Purnat](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Purnat%20photo.jpg?itok=tjd5eep_) [### Alejandra "Ale" Rosa ](/people/alejandra-ale-rosa)Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Casa Silvana | Puerto Rico Alejandra ‘Alé’ Rosa is an Afro Puerto Rican PhD candidate at Harvard University. Rosa is anchored at the African & African American Studies Department and works in collaboration with the Critical Media Practice program. Her... ![Alejandra "Ale" Rosa](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Rosa%20headshot%202%20small.jpg?itok=5FwaXSVs) [### Harry Shanmugam ](/people/harry-shanmugam)Harvard Medical School MassHealth | Boston, MA Harry Shanmugam is a MD student at Harvard Medical School passionate about the policy decisions that shape patient experiences and outcomes. This summer, he will be working at MassHealth to evaluate and implement strategies to... ![Harry Shanmugam](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Shanmugam%20headshot.jpg?itok=bzA1G97Z) [### Nora Sun ](/people/nora-sun)Harvard College The Fenway Institute | Boston, MA Community behavioral health interventions for self-harm, disordered eating, suicidality, and substance use among intersectional sexual and gender diverse populations Nora Sun is a rising junior in Quincy House at Harvard... ![Nora Sun](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Sun%20headshot%20face.jpg?itok=Hyx9qPsn) [### Helen Yan ](/people/helen-yan)Harvard College Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program | Cambridge, MA Helen Yan is a Chinese-American activist and legal advocate raised in Massachusetts. She is the daughter of two hard working immigrant restaurant owners whose story has inspired her to care... ![Helen Yan](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Yan%20headshot.jpg?itok=tKthzMxd) ## 2024 ## 2024 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Kashish Bastola ](/people/kashish-bastola)Harvard College Louisiana Capital Assistance Center | New Orleans, Louisiana Kashish Bastola is a Nepali-American writer and historian, born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in North Texas. Kashish is an archivist who is passionate about oral histories and works with... ![Kashish Bastola](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Bastola.Kashish.jpg?itok=KeukdT0w) [### Jessenia Class ](/people/jessenia-class)Harvard Law School Public Justice / Washington D.C & Oakland, CA Jessenia Class (she/her) is a third-year student at Harvard Law School interested in conditions of confinement and environmental justice. This summer, as a General Litigation Law Clerk at Public Justice, she... ![Jessenia Class](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Class.Jessenia_photo.jpg?itok=MP0UmqXi) [### Marie Davidson ](/people/marie-davidson)Harvard Kennedy School Boston Mayor’s Office of Early Childhood | Boston, MA Marie Davidson, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Policy degree at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) with a concentration in Social and Urban Policy. Prior... ![Marie Davidson](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/DavidsonMarie_photo2.jpeg?itok=ROqqSJcH) [### Pranav Ganta ](/people/pranav-ganta)Harvard College Lumiere Health International | New York, NY Pranav Ganta is a rising senior at Harvard College studying Neuroscience with a concurrent masters in Chemical Biology and a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy. Currently the chair of the Medical Law... ![Pranav Ganta](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Ganta.Pranav_photo.JPG?itok=-0HX9Rvl) [### Coby Garcia ](/people/coby-garcia)Harvard College IUPUI Upward Bound | Indianapolis, IN Coby Garcia, a rising senior studying Biomedical Engineering and Government with a secondary in Education, is a dedicated advocate of educational equity. This summer, he will work with Upward Bound, the oldest... ![Coby Garcia](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/PPSF.jpg?itok=QK71qZkH) [### Conner Huey ](/people/conner-huey)Harvard College Purpose. Dignity. Action | Seattle, WA Conner Huey is a rising senior in Dunster House pursuing a joint concentration in Government and History with a secondary in European History, Politics, and Societies. Born and raised in a rural working-class Navy... ![Conner Huey](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Huey.Conner2.jpeg?itok=N1_Mdube) [### Fangzhou Jiang ](/people/fangzhou-jiang)Harvard Kennedy School Office of the Mayor | Memphis, TN Fangzhou (FZ) Jiang is a Master in Public Administration candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). As one of the Transition Fellows at HKS, FZ worked with the newly elected Major of Memphis to identify strategic... ![Fangzhou Jiang](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Jiang.Fangzhou.jpg?itok=Vcw891Es) [### Amiel Katz ](/people/amiel-katz)Harvard College Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic | Cambridge, MA Amiel Katz is a rising senior at Harvard College studying History and Literature with a focus on Immigration and Asylum law, and Global Health and Health Policy. She is a dedicated advocate for... ![Amiel Katz](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Katz.Amiel_photo.jpg?itok=gCxc1olX) [### Michael Liu ](/people/michael-liu)Harvard Medical School Executive Office of Health and Human Services | Boston, MA Michael Liu is a MD student at Harvard Medical School passionate about addressing health inequities among vulnerable populations through research, policy, and advocacy. This summer, he will be... ![Michael Liu](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Liu.Michael_photo.JPG?itok=MRiNNnRn) [### Ouleye Ndoye ](/people/ouleye-ndoye)Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Office of National AIDS Policy | Washington, D.C. Ouleye Ndoye is a global leader in health and human rights with over a decade of experience in government, non-profits, and academia. She has worked, taught, and studied in Africa, Asia, the Middle East... ![Ouleye Ndoye](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Ndoye.Ouleye_photo_1.jpeg?itok=nd-OE8aK) [### Ana Paulina Serrano ](/people/ana-paulina-serrano)Harvard College Sara McKnight Transitional Living Center | El Paso, Texas Ana Paulina Serrano is a rising senior studying Neuroscience at Harvard College and is from El Paso, Texas. During her freshman year, Ana Paulina took a course where she learned about the history... ![Ana Paulina Serrano](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Serrano.Ana%20Paulina_photo.jpg?itok=OX0kBzXO) [### Riya Sood ](/people/riya-sood)Harvard Law School NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Washington, DC Riya Sood is a third-year student at Harvard Law School. Since before starting her legal work, she has been a dedicated advocate for reproductive justice, voting rights, and gender equality, and she has continued... ![Riya Sood](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Sood.Riya_photo.jpg?itok=NGhltCYy) [### Haley Stark ](/people/haley-stark)Harvard College Harvard Undergraduate Disability Justice | Cambridge, MA Haley Stark, a rising senior in Quincy House, is pursuing a double concentration in Psychology and Theater, Dance & Media at Harvard College. Recognized twice as a John Harvard Scholar, Haley's... ![Haley Stark](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Stark.Haley_photo.jpg?itok=YTwsX6jD) [### Riley Sutherland ](/people/riley-sutherland)Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Salus Populi Project | Liberty, Missouri & Washington, D.C. Riley Sutherland is a rising second-year Ph.D. student in History with a secondary field in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies. At Harvard, her research focuses on nineteenth-century U.S... ![Riley Sutherland](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Sutherland.Riley_photo.jpg?itok=nzSRDR0v) [### Jesse Tang ](/people/jesse-tang)Harvard Graduate School of Education Colorado Department of Education | Denver, CO Jesse Tang is currently a doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he is pursuing his Ed.L.D. The son of immigrants from Hong Kong and Thailand, Jesse was inspired to enter the field... ![Jesse Tang](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Tang.Jesse_photo.jpg?itok=GpYp2Pg5) [### Dina Zingaro ](/people/dina-zingaro)Harvard Law School & Harvard Divinity School Southern Poverty Law Center | Atlanta, GA Dina M. Zingaro is a dual degree candidate in law and religion at Harvard Law School and Harvard Divinity School (JD/MDiv), focusing on women, sex, gender, and the body. She seeks to change the way the American... ![Dina Zingaro](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Zingaro.Dina_photo.jpg?itok=x-_vGsZv) ## 2023 ## 2023 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Hilary Adeleke ](/people/hilary-adeleke)Harvard College Boston Healthcare for the Homeless | Boston, MA Hilary Adeleke is a rising senior in Cabot House studying History of Science with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy. On campus, she is deeply involved with high school mentorship through... ![Hilary Adeleke](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/gen_headshot.jpg?itok=Kwsutunb) [### Tarina Ahuja ](/people/tarina-ahuja)Harvard College National Sikh Youth Council Tarina Ahuja is a rising senior at Harvard College studying Social Studies with a focus on Political Empathy and Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights. She is dedicated to building just institutions grounded in empathy. Her passions... ![Tarina Ahuja](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/tarina-46.jpg?itok=CW2FBrfv) [### Tala Alfoqaha ](/people/tala-alfoqaha)Harvard Law School Trial Division of the Public Defender Service | Washington D.C. Tala Alfoqaha is a third-year law student at Harvard. Since beginning law school, she has worked at the intersection of individualized public defense and system-wide criminal justice reform... ![Tala Alfoqaha](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/rsz_tala_headshot_1_resized_for_website.jpg?itok=V1dR7vaD) [### Everton Blair, Jr. ](/people/everton-blair-jr)Harvard Graduate School of Education The Education Trust | Washington DC Everton Blair, Jr. is a doctoral student in education leadership (EdLD) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This summer, Everton will be working with partner organizations and state directors at The Education... ![Everton Blair](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/everton_sss_headshot.jpeg?itok=TaNMemUP) [### Lisa Cenca ](/people/lisa-cenca)Harvard Graduate School of Education Chilchinbeto Community School | Arizona As a first-generation college student and the daughter of Italian immigrants, Lisa experienced firsthand how the lack of education negatively impacted many important women in her life. This realization was... ![Lisa Cenca](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/lisa_cenca_headshot.jpg?itok=IbEL2SSR) [### Emmy Cho ](/people/emmy-cho)Harvard College Appellate Advocacy Center | Chicago, IL Emmy Cho is a rising senior in Eliot House studying History. She is committed to historical approaches to enduring legal issues and the intersections between law and literature. Emmy is the current president of the... ![Emmy Cho](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/emmy_ppsf_headshot.jpg?itok=-1rqaWS8) [### Ryan Kim ](/people/ryan-kim)Harvard College Community Health Advocates | New York Ryan Kim is a rising junior at Harvard College, studying Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology, and Global Health and Health Policy. At the start of his sophomore year, Ryan began working with Community Health... ![Ryan Kim](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/kim_ryan_headshot.jpg?itok=79wvNO5Y) [### Mira Lerner ](/people/mira-lerner)Harvard Law School Center for Reproductive Rights | Washington D.C. Mira Lerner (she/her) is a third-year student at Harvard Law School interested in confronting sources of extreme social and economic inequities in access to reproductive health care in the U.S. This summer... ![Mira Lerner](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/rsz_1_dsc0411_copy_1.jpg?itok=5eGSFUr_) [### Gustavo Luna ](/people/gustavo-luna)Harvard Graduate School of Education Chilchinbeto Community School | Arizona Gustavo Luna, is a doctoral candidate in education leadership (Ed.L.D) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. As a first-generation college graduate, immigrant, and dual language learner from a low... ![Gustavo Luna](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/subject_copy.png?itok=zwkEgEli) [### Sarosh Nagar ](/people/sarosh-nagar)Harvard College Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Washington, D.C. Sarosh Nagar was a 2023 Presidential Public Service Fellow (PPSF), where he worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Development (CDC) on issues related to emerging biotechnologies and... ![Sarosh Nagar](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/nagar_headshot_01.png?itok=Ie6yZuEb) [### LaShyra Nolen ](/people/lashyra-lash-nolen)Harvard Medical School/Harvard Kennedy School Boston Public Health Commission | Boston, MA LaShyra “Lash” Nolen is a writer, activist, and dual-degree MD/MPP student at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she is serving as student council president of her medical... ![LaShyra Nolen](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/2022nolenlashyraheadshot43350.jpg?itok=VK3yrq0h) [### Lucy Tu ](/people/lucy-tu)Harvard College American Association for the Advancement of Science | New York, NY Lucy Tu is a Chinese-American writer and journalist, originally from Omaha, Nebraska. At Harvard, Lucy studies Sociology and the History of Science with a secondary in Neuroscience. Her... ![Lucy Tu](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/lucy_tu_headshot.jpg?itok=D4O9mG6P) [### Shashank Vura ](/people/shashank-vura)Harvard Law School Earthjustice Oceans Program | San Francisco, CA Shashank Vura is a second-year law student specializing in natural resources governance and environmental justice. He aspires to a career at the crossroads of domestic and international law, ameliorating... ![Shashank Vura](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/shashank.jpg?itok=HsF3aCkR) [### Joseph Wilson, Jr. ](/people/joseph-wilson-jr)Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences New England Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit | Boston, MA Joseph Wilson, Jr. is from Augusta, GA and is a first-year Ph.D. student in Population Health Sciences (Environmental Health track). His research interests center around children’s... ![Joseph Wilson, Jr.](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/img_4782_2.jpg?itok=dfMu84gt) ## 2022 ## 2022 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Ashri Anurudran ](/people/ashri-anurudran)Harvard Medical School National Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Denver, CO Ashri Anurudran graduated from Harvard College in 2019 with a degree in Economics and a minor in Global Health and completed a MPhil in Public Health at the University of Cambridge in 2020. Growing... ![ashri anurudran](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/anurudran_ashi_headshot.jpg?itok=cusCDSkB) [### Juliana Chang ](/people/juliana-chang)Harvard Law School A Better Balance | New York, NY Juliana Chang is a Taiwanese-American poet and first-year law student at Harvard Law School. Both her art and her legal work seek to address the devaluation of caretaking and care work in social and legal contexts. Juliana... ![Juliana Chang](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/juliana_chang1_resized.jpeg?itok=0bLeQQ17) [### Jen Cruz ](/people/jen-cruz)Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Allston-Brighton Health Collaborative | Boston, MA Jen Cruz , MPH (she/her) is a first-generation Population Health Sciences PhD student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Jen was born and raised in Wapato, WA – a small, rural community... ![Jen Cruz](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/img_5609.jpg?itok=KO9jAJC_) [### Jessica DeVos ](/people/jessica-devos)Harvard Divinity School Integrated Immigrant and Refugee Services | New Haven, Connecticut For nearly a decade, Jessica has served in a wide variety of roles assisting with refugee resettlement. After spending the spring of 2019 at the Joel Nafuma Refugee Center in Rome, Italy... ![Jessica Devos](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/devos_jessica_head_shot_ppsf_2022.png?itok=RxPcw6Eg) [### Salma Elsayed ](/people/salma-elsayed)Harvard College The Legal Aid Society | New York, NY Salma Elsayed is a rising senior in Dunster House from Queens, New York. She is studying Social Studies with a focus on Education, Technology, and Inequality and a secondary in Computer Science. On campus, she is... ![Fellow Salma Elsayed](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/highquality.jpg?itok=nZx-81Rj) [### Tosca Langbert ](/people/tosca-langbert)Harvard College CPCS Public Defender Division Trial Office | Quincy, MA Tosca Langbert is a rising junior in Quincy House concentrating in Social Studies with a secondary in Art, Film, and Visual Studies. Her studies focus on American Law and Surveillance, and she is... ![Tosca Langbert](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/langberths.jpg?itok=lxAKSdPq) [### Jenny Le ](/people/jenny-le)Harvard College Philips Brooks House Association | Cambridge, MA Jenny Le is a first-generation, low-income Vietnamese-American born and raised on Long Island, New York. She is a rising-junior living in Cabot House at Harvard College and studies Government with a... ![Jenny Le](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/img_3872_1.jpg?itok=t8vRRKc1) [### Oscar Mairena ](/people/oscar-mairena)Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Victory Programs | Boston, MA Oscar Mairena (he/him) is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) student and Prajna Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is an experienced public policy and communications professional who has... ![Oscar Mairena](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/gilead_headshot_square_-_omairena.jpg?itok=pUjqrFL6) [### Nathan Mallipeddi ](/people/nathan-mallipeddi)Harvard Medical School Stuttering Scholarship Alliance Nathan Mallipeddi is a first-year MD/MBA student at Harvard Medical School and Stanford Graduate School of Business. Nathan Mallipeddi graduated summa cum laude with honors from UCLA in 2020, where he received a B.S in... ![Nathan Mallipeddi](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/headshot3.jpeg?itok=_e1jPxAn) [### Girish Pendse ](/people/girish-pendse)Harvard Kennedy School Office of the Mayor Economic and Neighboorhood Development Team | Chicago, IL Girish Pendse is first-year Master in Public Administration student at the Harvard Kennedy School. This summer, he will be working for the Chicago Mayor’s Office within their... ![Girish Pendse](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/headshot.jpg?itok=i2S9nnln) [### Ariel Silverman ](/people/ariel-silverman)Harvard College Environmental Law Insitute | Washington DC Ariel is a rising senior in Mather House studying Social Studies and Environmental Science & Public Policy. Originally from Boston, Ariel has worked in locations ranging from Homer, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina... ![Ariel Silverman](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/rsz_2silverman_headshot.jpg?itok=XB68aCG0) [### Bill Tan ](/people/bill-tan)Harvard Graduate School of Education Let's Read in Two Languages | New York, NY Bill Tan is a Master of Education candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is passionate about eliminating the language barrier for marginalized communities and delighting children and grownups... ![Bill Tan](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/img_1504.jpg?itok=uB39cKh0) [### Jack Taylor ](/people/jack-taylor)Harvard College Louisiana Capital Assistance Center | New Orleans, LA Jack Taylor hails from Sydney, Australia and has a passion for law, foreign policy, and human rights. As a junior at Harvard College, Jack studies History and Literature with a focus in French studies... ![Jack Taylor](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/ppsf_photo_taylor.jpg?itok=yK96EJE-) ## 2021 ## 2021 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Aaron Abai ](/people/aaron-abai)Harvard College Partners in Health | Boston, MA Aaron Abai is a first-generation Ethiopian-American born in Las Vegas, Nevada and raised in Littleton, Colorado. A rising-senior at Harvard College, Aaron studies Molecular & Cellular Biology with a secondary in African and... ![Aaron Abai](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/abai_aaron_headshot.jpg?itok=HCDp--j_) [### Amanda Aiken ](/people/amanda-aiken)Harvard Graduate School of Education New Schools for New Orleans | New Orleans, LA From kindergarten through high school, Amanda Aiken only had one black teacher, Mrs. Lawrence. Her impact on fourth-grade Amanda was profound and lasting. This experience pushed Amanda to want to become a... ![Amanda Aiken](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/aiken_amanda_headshot_0.jpg?itok=U5N1zj91) [### Rena Cohen ](/people/rena-cohen)Harvard College Americans for the Arts | Washington, D.C. and New York, NY Rena Cohen is a rising senior in Cabot House at Harvard College concentrating in Statistics with a secondary in Women, Gender, and Sexuality. As an avid musician, she hopes to dedicate her life to... ![Rena Cohen](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/cohen_rena_headshot.jpg?itok=Hy-BeFfq) [### Emily Cosgrove ](/people/emily-cosgrove)Harvard Divinity School St. Louis Family Violence Council | St. Louis, MO Emily Cosgrove is a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School with a focus in women, gender, sexuality, and religion. She was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and earned her bachelor’s degree in... ![Emily Cosgrove](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/cosgrove_emily_headshot_medium_size.jpg?itok=GXvHl-vB) [### Brian Gaston ](/people/brian-gaston)Harvard Graduate School of Education Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color | Cambridge, MA Brian Gaston knows firsthand the challenges faced by students of color in marginalized communities. He attended underserved schools in his hometown of Houston, Texas, yet did not allow his... ![Brian Gaston](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/gason_brian_headshot.jpg?itok=frQCQ7A7) [### Swathi Kella ](/people/swathi-kella)Harvard College New York Lawyers for the Public Interest | New York, NY Swathi Kella is a rising junior at Harvard College hailing from the garden state. She is concentrating in Social Studies with a secondary in Spanish. Swathi is passionate about working at the... ![Swathi Kella](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/kella_swathi_headshot.jpg?itok=FprO3AoO) [### César Monarrez ](/people/c%C3%A9sar-monarrez)Harvard Kennedy School Guidehouse | Boston, MA César Monarrez is a dual degree MBA+MPA student between the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Harvard Kennedy School. A Chicago native, César graduated from Harvard College in 2015 with an AB in Chemistry. As a dual degree... ![Cesar Monarrez](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/monarrez_cesar_headshot.jpg?itok=QeOig9s2) [### Himaja Nagireddy ](/people/himaja-nagireddy)Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health State Senator Jo Comerford | Boston, MA Himaja Nagireddy is a proud first-generation Indian American from Acton, MA. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2020 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Physiology & Neurobiology and Molecular &... ![Himaja Nagireddy](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/nagireddy_himaja_headshot_0.jpg?itok=vAZ0KjGe) [### Mira Naseer ](/people/mira-naseer)Harvard Law School ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project | New York, NY Mira Naseer is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. This summer, she will be working at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project where she will be assisting with impact litigation and legal advocacy for... ![Mira Naseer](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/naseer_mira_headshot.jpg?itok=vBgkbdcp) [### Nidhi Patel ](/people/nidhi-patel)Harvard College Urban Indigenous Collective | New York, NY New Jersey Governor's Office | Trenton, NJ Nidhi Patel is a rising senior in Eliot House from New Jersey. She studies Government and Neuroscience and is passionate about advocacy related to gender violence, and... ![Nidhi Patel](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/patel_nidhi_headshot.jpg?itok=IjzjGz1w) [### Thu Pham ](/people/thu-pham)Harvard College Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment | Boston, MA Thu Pham is a rising junior from Fort Worth, Texas, pursuing a joint concentration in Computer Science and Statistics, a secondary in Educational Studies, and citation in Spanish. This summer, she is ecstatic... ![Thu Pham](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/pham_thu_headshot.jpg?itok=PzjaK3Ix) [### Elizabeth Poulos ](/people/elizabeth-poulos)Harvard Divinity School Promise Arizona | Phoenix, AZ Elizabeth (Liz) Poulos was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Williams College where she earned a B.A. in History and a Certificate in French. During college, Elizabeth organized for immigration reform and... ![Elizabeth Poulos](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/poulos_elizabeth_headshot.jpeg?itok=-qpAvUsq) ## 2020 ## 2020 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Jessica Ball ](/people/jessica-ball)Harvard Graduate School of Education Project: Office of the Mayor, Libby Schaaf. Oakland, CA. Creating a strategic implementation plan for increasing teacher retention. Jessica Ball’s initial interest in education was rooted in wanting to tell more well-rounded stories about students in... ![Jessica Ball](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/jessica_ball_picture.jpg?itok=bhr2AHQV) [### Melissa Cedillo ](/people/melissa-cedillo)Harvard Divinity School Project: Faith in Public Life. Orlando, FL. Campaign Associate. Advocating and organizing for voting rights. Melissa Cedillo was born and raised in California's Coachella Valley. She attended Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles where she... ![Melissa Cedillo](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/melissa_cedillo_picture.jpg?itok=cfI8_0jn) [### Akosua Dankwah ](/people/akosua-dankwah)Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Project: The Rhode Island Executive Office of the Health and Human Services. Health Systems Transformation Project to reinvent the Medicaid program by addressing the social determinants of health. Akosua Dankwah is a Doctor of Public Health candidate at... ![2020 Fellowship Receipient](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/akosua_dankwah_picture_1.jpg?itok=uNazjf5s) [### Omolara O. Fatiregun ](/people/omolara-o-fatiregun)Harvard Graduate School of Education Project: The New York Foundling. New York, NY. Implementation Assistant. Fair Future Initiative. Providing services for child welfare. Omolara O. Fatiregun is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Like many immigrants’ kids, the idea of education as the... ![Omolara Fatiregun](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/omolara_fatiregun_picture.jpg?itok=O0el0WII) [### Diego Garcia Blum ](/people/diego-garcia-blum)Harvard Kennedy School Project: Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Washington, DC. Addressing the Crisis of LGBTQ Violence and Discrimination Abroad Diego Garcia Blum currently studies at the Harvard Kennedy School as a fellow at the Center for Public Leadership. He serves as... ![Diego Garcia Blum](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/diego_garcia_blum_picture.jpg?itok=P6ffowD1) [### Suhas Gondi ](/people/suhas-gondi)Harvard Medical School/Harvard Business School Project: Commonwealth Care Alliance. Boston, MA. Community-based healthcare organization dedicated to improving care for individuals who are dually eligible for MassHealth (Medicaid)and Medicare with complex medical, behavioral health and social needs... ![Suhas Gondi](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/suhas_gondi_picture.jpg?itok=uwZNKYoH) [### Mark Haidar ](/people/mark-haidar)Harvard Law School/Harvard Kennedy School Project: Brennan Center for Justice. New York, NY. Democracy Program. Assisting attorneys. Mark Haidar is a joint JD/MPP candidate at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School. A native of metro Detroit, Mark graduated from the University of... ![Mark Haidar](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/mark_haidar_picture.jpg?itok=BjdZaW3M) [### Laura Jenny ](/people/laura-jenny)Harvard College Project: Strategies for Youth. Cambridge, MA. Intern. Youth Trauma Initiative. Policy and training organization dedicated to improving police/youth interactions and reducing disproportionate minority contact. Laura Jenny is a senior at Harvard College... ![Laura Jenny](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/laura_jenny_picture.jpeg?itok=QJvkjfYE) [### Humza Jilani ](/people/humza-jilani)Harvard College Project: Tech Against Terrorism. United Nations (UN). Research Intern. Tech Against Terrorismis working on behalf of the UN CTED to support the global tech industry to tackle terroristexploitation of their technologies. Humza Jilani is a rising senior in... ![Humza Jilani](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/humza_jilani_picture.jpg?itok=Smlx4r8F) [### Amisha Kambath ](/people/amisha-kambath)Harvard College Project : Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. Oakland, CA. Research and policy projects related to transformative justice and responses to violence and the city of Oakland’s strategic plan. Amisha Kambath is a rising junior in Dunster House at Harvard... ![Amisha Kambath](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/amisha_kambath_picture_final.jpeg?itok=qGDueNWX) [### Ryan Keen ](/people/ryan-keen)Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Project: Massachusetts General Hospital Rural Public Health and Community Medicine. Intern.Boston, MA & Rosebud, SD. Working on the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board on avariety of palliative, cancer, and serious illness health care programs for... ![Ryan Keen](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/ryan_keen_picture.jpg?itok=gx8HGLkf) [### Diego Navarrete ](/people/diego-navarrete)Harvard College Project: Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). Los Angeles, CA. Offering social and legal services to unaccompanied minors in Los Angeles. Diego Navarrete is a rising senior at Harvard College studying Government with a secondary in Ethnicity, Migration, &... ![Diego Navarrete](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/diego_navarrete_picture.jpg?itok=bR2LXldj) [### Emily Romero Gonzalez ](/people/emily-romero-gonzalez)Harvard College Project: Make the Road New York. New York, NY. Communications Intern. Immigrant Services. Building the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice. Emily Romero Gonzalez was born in Trujillo, Peru and raised in Stamford... ![Emily Romero Gonzalez](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/emily_romero_picure.jpg?itok=mjbH-rL_) [### Tamara Shamir ](/people/tamara-shamir)Harvard College Project: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) Family Detention Project. Dilley, TX. Provides free civil legal services to asylum-seeking women and children who are detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center (STFRC). Tamara Shamir is a senior at... ![Tamara Shamir](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/tamara_shamir_picture.jpeg?itok=ho5fcW0W) [### Meena Venkataramanan ](/people/meena-venkataramanan)Harvard College Project: The Texas Tribune. Austin, TX. Newsroom Reporting Fellow. Meena Venkataramanan is a rising undergraduate senior from Tucson, Arizona pursuing a joint AB degree in English Literature and South Asian Studies. This summer, she is excited to be a... person ## 2019 ## 2019 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Steven Chambers ](/people/steven-chambers)Harvard Graduate School of Education 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... ![Steven Chambers](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/chambers.jpg?itok=3VI9uxl5) [### DeAnza Cook ](/people/deanza-cook)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 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... ![DeAnza Cook](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/cook.jpg?itok=CirP_aES) [### D Dangaran ](/people/d-dangaran)Harvard Law School 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... ![D Dangaran](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/dangaran.jpg?itok=WIF6X5oK) [### Anna Del Castillo ](/people/anna-del-castillo)Harvard Divinity School Healing and Resilience Initiative of the Faith Matters Network - Training faith leaders to expand movement chaplaincy Nashville, Tennessee Anna Del Castillo is a proud Mississippian, second generation Peruvian-Bolivian immigrant, womanist scholar, and... ![Anna Del Castillo](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/anna.jpg?itok=KQpfzYOl) [### Elijah Christopher DeVaughn, Jr ](/people/elijah-christopher-devaughn-jr)Harvard College ACLU - National Prison Project Washington,D.C. Elijah Christopher DeVaughn, Jr. is a Compton, California native whose faith drives his commitment serve. Raised by an educator, Elijah understood from an early age the value of public service and its ability... ![Elijah Christopher DeVaughn, Jr.](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/devaughn_headshot.jpg?itok=SiTzZTX0) [### Amanda Figueroa ](/people/amanda-figueroa)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 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 and... ![Amanda Figueroa](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/figueroa.jpg?itok=Uhdt-J-Y) [### Micah Johnson ](/people/micah-johnson)Harvard Medical School 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... ![Micha Johnson](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/micah.jpg?itok=MkTcG1u_) [### Denisse Marquez ](/people/denisse-marquez)Harvard Kennedy School of Government/Icahn School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai 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... ![Denisse Rojas Marquez](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/marquez.jpg?itok=pO2GZk6R) [### Allison Pao ](/people/allison-pao)Harvard College 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... ![Allison Pao](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/pao.jpg?itok=-h2pFrc-) [### Will Penzer ](/people/will-penzer)Harvard College 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... ![Will Penzer](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/penzar.png?itok=1llncVBZ) [### Michele Rudy ](/people/michele-rudy)Harvard Graduate School of Education Esperanza Project for National Ministries - summer program for unaccompanied migrant youth Phoenix, Arizona Michele Rudy is a doctoral candidate in Education Leadership (Ed.L.D) at Harvard Graduate School of Educaton. She has organized for education... ![Michele Rudy](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/michelle_rudy.jpg?itok=ZtA5z5kK) [### Sam Throm ](/people/sam-throm)Harvard College 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... ![Sam Throm](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/throm.jpg?itok=MaNGujGm) [### Eun Sung Yang ](/people/eun-sung-yang)Harvard Law School Phil District Attorney’s Office intern - reducing incarceration & criminal justice system reform Philadelphia, PA Eun Sung Yang is from Korea and a JD student at Harvard Law School pursuing a career in criminal justice reform and capacity building. Prior... ![Eun Sung Yang](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/eun_yang.jpg?itok=27nJrIFW) [### Stephanie Zhao ](/people/stephanie-zhao)Harvard College 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... ![Stephanie Zhao](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/zhao_1.jpg?itok=wItLsKN4) ## 2018 ## 2018 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Sarah Bourland ](/people/sarah-bourland)Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Raleigh, NC Sarah Bourland is a first year Masters in Public Health student in Health Policy at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. After growing up in rural North Carolina, Sarah studied... ![sarah bourland](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/bourland_sarah.jpeg?itok=Hv54SAnP) [### Imani Franklin ](/people/imani-franklin)Harvard Law School/Harvard Kennedy School Southern Center for Human Rights Atlanta, GA Imani Franklin is a JD student at Harvard Law School and an MPP student at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she is part of the Dubin Fellows Program for Emerging Leaders. Imani plans to commit her career to... ![imani franklin](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/franklin_imani.jpg?itok=bKQniI_w) [### Corey Gold ](/people/corey-gold)Harvard College Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program Cambridge, MA Corey Gold is a student at Harvard College who grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. After spending a year and a half studying ancient Jewish texts in Jerusalem, he now concentrates his studies at Harvard in... ![corey gold](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/gold_corey.jpg?itok=8K2eZQbf) [### Maetal Haas-Kogan ](/people/maetal-haas-kogan)Harvard College San Francisco Department of Public Health, Jail Behavioral Health and Reentry Services San Francisco, CA Maetal is a junior in Leverett House, studying History of Science and Global Health and Health Policy. Originally from San Francisco, California... ![haas-kogan_maetal_01](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/haas-kogan_maetal_01.jpg?itok=KHgpieoq) [### Elizabeth Herington ](/people/elizabeth-herington)Harvard College American Enterprise Institute Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Herington is a rising junior in Pforzheimer House studying Economics. On campus, she is involved with the Harvard Model Congress, where she teaches high school students from around the world about... ![elizabeth herington](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/herington_elizabeth.jpg?itok=inHvZgDg) [### Tyler Hester ](/people/tyler-hester)Harvard Graduate School of Education Homeboy Industries Los Angeles, CA Tyler Hester is a student at the Graduate School of Education. Prior to Harvard, Tyler spent four years as an English teacher and five years leading Teach for America in Richmond, California. Tyler’s passion for... ![tyler hester](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/hester_tyler.jpg?itok=1IpHi1X4) [### Chris Kuang ](/people/chris-kuang)Harvard College Coding it Forward Washington, D.C. Chris Kuang is a sophomore in Lowell House studying Applied Mathematics and Economics. He is passionate about politics, civic engagement, traveling, and New England Patriots football. At Harvard, he is active at the... ![chris kuang](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/kuang_chris.jpg?itok=RAlEzVVq) [### Mateo Lincoln ](/people/mateo-lincoln)Harvard College Silkroad Boston, MA Mateo is a junior in Currier House studying Comparative Literature and Music, who works to find intersections between the arts and public service. As a pianist, music director, and composer, he strives to confront the fact that music... ![mateo lincoln](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/lincoln_mateo.jpg?itok=lTTHZ5dc) [### Ayesha McAdams-Mahmoud ](/people/ayesha-mcadams-mahmoud)Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs Activities League San Leandro, CA Ayesha McAdams-Mahmoud is a third-year Doctor of Science student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she studies the ways art, storytelling, media, and data science can... ![ayesha mcadams-mahmoud](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/ayesha_mcadams-mahmoud.jpg?itok=tH2IScUG) [### Sarah Sadlier ](/people/sarah-sadlier)Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Lakota People's Law Project, Romero Institute Bismarck, ND Sarah Sadlier is a PhD Student in the History Department, specializing in American and Native American History with a secondary field in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. As an... ![sarah sadlier](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/sadlier_sarah_1.jpeg?itok=zNXdivnv) [### Ned Shell ](/people/ned-shell)Harvard Business School/Harvard Kennedy School Department of Commerce, City of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Ned Shell is a joint degree student at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School. He received his B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania. His previous... ![ned shell](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/shell_ned.jpg?itok=ZWbCuaWS) [### Lynnea Shuck ](/people/lynnea-shuck)Harvard College Earth Island Institute Berkeley, CA Lynnea Shuck is a junior in Currier House concentrating in Social Studies. She studies political theory as it relates to the environment. On campus, she enjoys bringing philosophy to the wider campus community through... ![lynnea shuck](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/shuck_lynnea.jpg?itok=TlK3wnK6) [### Harmann Singh ](/people/harmann-singh)Harvard Law School Judiciary Committee Washington, D.C. NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund New York, NY Harmann is a second-year law student from Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Columbia University, where he studied math and economics. Before law school, he worked... ![harmann singh](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/singh_harmann.jpg?itok=S3e1my4Z) [### Courtney Van Cleve ](/people/courtney-van-cleve)Harvard Graduate School of Education Mississippi First Jackson, MS As a student, teacher, principal, and regional director in Mississippi’s public school system, Courtney Van Cleve is a product of and advocate for rural education. After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, Courtney... ![courtney van cleve](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/van_cleve_courtney.jpg?itok=Il4qgCCJ) [### Laura Veira-Ramirez ](/people/laura-veira-ramirez)Harvard College Urban Justice Center New York, NY Laura Veira-Ramirez is a sophomore living in Leverett House and studying History and Literature. Passionate about advocating for vulnerable populations, this summer she will intern at the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project in... ![laura veira ramirez](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/veira-ramirez_laura.jpg?itok=uUetboUc) [### Jessica Zhang ](/people/jessica-zhang)Harvard Law School Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund San Antonio, TX Jessica is a second-year law student from Ann Arbor, MI. After graduating from Yale in 2013, she spent a year teaching English in Cologne, Germany as a Fulbright English Teaching... ![jessica zhang](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/zhang_jessica.jpeg?itok=telncOtJ) ## 2017 ## 2017 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Lamees El-Sadek ](/people/lamees-el-sadek)Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Class of 2019 Mississippi State Department of Health Jackson, MI ![Lamees El-sadek](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/lamees_el-sadek.jpg?itok=cJiqJOis) [### Nakoa Farrant ](/people/nakota-farrant)Harvard College Class of 2018 Paepae o He'eia Kane`ohe, HI ![Nakoa Farrant](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/nakoa_farrant.jpeg?itok=jfkxLBdB) [### Christopher Higginson ](/people/christopher-higginson)Harvard College Class of 2018 Sunflower County Freedom Project Sunflower, MS ![Chris Higginson](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/chris2.png?itok=i8QPUaDn) [### Peter Im ](/people/peter-im)Harvard Law School Class of 2018 Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division/NAACP Legal Defense Fund Washington DC/ New York, NY ![Peter Im](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/peter_im2.png?itok=o6Vdlu6w) [### Ginger Jackson-Gleich ](/people/ginger-jackson-gleich)Harvard Law School Class of 2018 Alameda County Public Defender's Office Oakland, CA ![Ginger Jackson-Gleich](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/ginger_jackson-gleich.jpg?itok=Z4jlnN_V) [### Jesper Ke ](/people/jesper-ke)Harvard College Class of 2019 Greater Boston Legal Services, Elder, Health and Disability Unit Boston, MA ![Jesper Ke](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/jesper_ke.jpg?itok=2IW-Oj39) [### Juliet Lewis ](/people/juliet-lewis)Harvard College Class of 2018 Lawyers Alliance for New York New York, NY ![Juliet Lewis](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/juliet_lewis.jpg?itok=iQluWaUP) [### Jin Park ](/people/jin-park)Harvard College Class of 2018/2019 Boston Public Schools Boston, MA ![Jin Park](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/jin_park.jpg?itok=OwYnJREM) [### Matt Presser ](/people/matt-presser)Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2019 Iowa Department of Education Des Moines, IA ![Matt Presser](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/matt_presser.jpeg?itok=-pyacBiF) [### Cassandra Robertson ](/people/cassandra-robertson)Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Class of 2018 Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation London, KY ![Cassandra Robertson](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/cassandra_robertson.png?itok=-yXxDiOG) [### Caroline Tervo ](/people/caroline-tervo)Harvard College Class of 2018 North Carolina Governor's Office Raleigh, NC ![Caroline Tervo](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/caroline_tervo.jpg?itok=hk24ztZH) [### Michael Williams ](/people/michael-williams)Harvard Business School Class of 2018 Detroit Black Community Food Security Network Detroit, MI ![Michael Williams](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/rsz_williams_michael-headshot.jpg?itok=k32FcgeQ) ## 2016 ## 2016 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Chelsea Banks ](/people/chelsea-banks)Harvard Business School Class of 2017 Boston Public Schools Boston, MA ![Chelsea Banks](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/banks256.png?itok=NT90JOkQ) [### Mark Bode ](/people/mark-bode)Harvard College Class of 2017 Office of the Mayor South Bend, IN ![Bode](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/bode.jpg?itok=VlLZiiLD) [### Natalie Chew ](/people/natalie-chew)Harvard College Class of 2017 Goddard Riverside Community Center Law Project New York, NY ![Natalie Chew](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/chew-256_01.png?itok=WgQMRKui) [### Andrew Donnelly ](/people/andrew-donnelly)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Class of 2019 Sunflower County Freedom Project Sunflower, MS ![Donnelly](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/donnelly.jpg?itok=eGZOXsGP) [### Michael Huggins ](/people/michael-huggins)Harvard Kennedy School/University of Washington School of Law Class of 2017 Leadership Conference on Ciivl and Human Rights/Education Fund Washington, DC ![Huggins](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/huggins-new256.png?itok=Zw0BKOVB) [### Jyoti Jasrasaria ](/people/jyoti-jasrasaria)Harvard Law School Class of 2018 NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) New York, NY ![Jasrasaria](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/jioti.jpg?itok=j8kksTxo) [### Omar Khoshafa ](/people/omar-khoshafa)Harvard College Class of 2017 Jetpac Inc. Cambridge, MA ![Omar](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/omar.jpg?itok=eRTHlORz) [### Sean Lo ](/people/sean-lo)Harvard Law School Class of 2017 Metropolitan Public Defenders Office Portland, OR Public Defenders Office San Francisco, CA ![Lo](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/lo.jpg?itok=_JZLgx5i) [### Lavinia Mitroi ](/people/lavinia-mitroi)Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Class of 2018 LA County Supervisor's Office Los Angeles, CA Lavinia is a second-year DrPH student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Originally from Romania, Lavinia immigrated to the US with her family at the age of 5 and grew up in the southern... ![Lavinia Mitroi](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/lavinia256.png?itok=QjF1Xh4L) [### Kevin Mott ](/people/kevin-mott)Harvard Kennedy School/Harvard Business School Class of 2018 White House Internship Program Washington, DC ![Mott](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/mott.jpg?itok=Rt8fZhKR) [### Karely Orsorio ](/people/kareli-osorio)Harvard College Class of 2018 Keylatch Summer Program Boston, MA ![Karely Osario](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ppsf/files/kareli256.png?itok=Nys8eeMA) ## 2015 ## 2015 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Carolyn Brooks ](/people/carolyn-brooks)Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Class of 2017 Boston Public Health Commission Boston, MA person [### Nicholas Cashion ](/people/nicholas-cashion)Harvard College Class of 2017 Keylatch Summer Program Boston, MA person [### Kamilyn Choi ](/people/kamilyn-choi)Harvard College Class of 2017 U.S. Department of State Washington, DC person [### Damon Clark ](/people/damon-clark)Harvard College Class of 2017 White House, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Engagement Washington, DC person [### Schuyler Daum ](/people/schuyler-daum)Harvard Business School/Harvard Law School Class of 2018 Suffolk County District Attorney's Office Boston, MA person [### Rebecca Donaldson ](/people/rebecca-donaldson)Harvard Law School Class of 2016 American Civil Liberties Union, Women's Rights Project New York, NY person [### Ola Friday ](/people/ola-friday)Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2017 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Washington, DC person [### Michael Haggerty ](/people/michael-haggerty)Harvard Graduate School of Design Class of 2017 MASS Design Group Boston, MA person [### Dahianna Lopez ](/people/dahianna-lopez)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Class of 2017 Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA person [### Aaron Mukerjee ](/people/aaron-mukerjee)Harvard College Class of 2016 White House Internship Program Washington, DC person [### Norma Torres Mendoza ](/people/norma-torres-mendoza)Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2016 City of Houston Houston, TX person [### Bianca Tylek ](/people/bianca-tylek)Harvard Law School Class of 2016 Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Harrisburg, PA person ## 2014 ## 2014 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Daniel Backmann ](/people/daniel-backmann)Harvard College Class of 2015 Business and Professional People for the Public Interest Chicago, IL person [### Katherine Carter ](/people/katherine-carter)Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2016 High Tech Charter Schools San Diego, CA person [### Mallory Dwinal ](/people/mallory-dwinal)Harvard Business School Class of 2015 DonorsChoose.org New York, NY person [### Michael Hughs ](/people/michael-hughs)Harvard College Class of 2015 Gallup Indian Medical Center Gallup, NM person [### Paul Monge Rodriguez ](/people/paul-monge-rodriguez)Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2015 San Francisco Board of Supervisors San Francisco, CA person [### Oded Oren ](/people/odred-oren)Harvard Law School Class of 2015 Public Defense Service of the District of Columbia Washington, DC person [### Jing Qiu ](/people/jing-qiu)Harvard College Class of 2016 Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program Cambridge, MA person [### Daniel Severson ](/people/daniel-severson)Harvard Law School / Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2016 Defense Intelligence Agency Washington, DC person [### Eva Shang ](/people/eva-shang)Harvard College Class of 2017 American Civil Liberties Union New York, NY person [### Nicole Simon ](/people/nicole-simon)Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2016 Boston Public Schools Boston, MA person ## 2013 ## 2013 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Nicole Abi-Esber ](/people/nicole-abi-esber)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Class of 2014 U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of International Affairs Washington, DC person [### Matthew Basilico ](/people/matthew-basilico)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences/Harvard Medical School Class of 2016/2018 World Bank Group Washington, DC person [### Pierre Berastain Ojeda ](/people/pierre-berastain)Harvard Divinity School Class of 2014 Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry Boston, MA person [### James "Jimmy" Biblarz ](/people/james-biblarz)Harvard College Class of 2014 District of Columbia Public Schools Washington, DC person [### Curtis Lahaie ](/people/curtis-lahaie)Harvard College Class of 2015 Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund New York, NY person [### Theodore Miler ](/people/theodore-miler)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Class of 2017 Office of the Mayor for the City and County of San Francisco San Francisco, CA person [### Annika Nielsen ](/people/annika-nielsen)Harvard College Class of 2015 Urban Food Initiative Dorchester, MA person [### Ashley Pletz ](/people/ashley-pletz)Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2014 NYC Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood Education New York, NY person [### Jalem Towler ](/people/jalem-towler)Harvard College Class of 2015 Roxbury Youth Initiative— Summer Urban Program, Phillips Brooks House Association Roxbury, MA person [### Siwen Zhang ](/people/siwen-zhang)Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2019 Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) Seattle, WA person ## 2012 ## 2012 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Chike Aguh ](/people/chike-aguh)Harvard Kennedy School/Wharton School Class of 2013 White House’s Performance Improvement Council Washington, DC person [### Angela Chuang ](/people/angela-chuang)Harvard Law School Class of 2013 New York County Defender Services (NYCDS) New York, NY person [### Osh Ghanimah ](/people/osh-ghanimah)American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater School Class of 2013 The Children's Aid Society New York, NY person [### Mackenzie Hild ](/people/mackenzie-hild)Harvard College Class of 2014 COPE (Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment) Navajo Nation, Arizona person [### Nancy A. Khalil ](/people/nancy-khalil)Graduate School of Arts And Sciences Class of 2017 Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Boston, MA person [### Paul Perry ](/people/paul-perry)Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2014 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Los Angeles, CA person [### James Pollack ](/people/james-pollack)Harvard College Class of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC person [### Ivel Posada ](/people/ivel-posada)Harvard College Class of 2014 Lambda Legal New York, NY person [### Crystal Redd ](/people/crystal-redd)Harvard Law School Class of 2013 Advancement Project Washington, DC person [### Jane Wang Williams ](/people/jane-wang-williams)Harvard College Class of 2013 Mission Hill Summer Program Boston, MA person ## 2011 ## 2011 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS [### Alice Abrokwa ](/people/alice-abrokwa)Harvard Law School/Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2012 Juvenile Regional Services (JRS) New Orleans, LA person [### Evelyn Boettcher ](/people/evelyn-boettcher)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Class of 2012 U.S. Military's Pacific Command (PACOM) Honolulu, HI person [### Carolyn Chou ](/people/carolyn-chou)Harvard College Class of 2013 Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment Summer Program Boston, MA person [### Sean Driscoll ](/people/sean-driscoll)Harvard Law School Class of 2013 U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York New York, NY person [### Dominique Gomez ](/people/dominique-gomez)Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2013 White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Washington, DC person [### John Hulsey ](/people/john-hulsey)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Class of 2016 City Life/Vida Urbana Boston, MA person [### David LeBoeuf ](/people/david-leboeuf)Harvard College Class of 2012 Coalition for Education Options (CEO) Berkeley, CA person [### Max Novendstern ](/people/max-novendstern)Harvard College Class of 2012 CommonPlace Cambridge, MA person [### Lisa Simon ](/people/lisa-simon)Harvard School of Dental Medicine Class of 2014 Student Experience and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) Holyoke, MA person [### Tsione Wolde-Michael ](/people/tsione-wolde-michael)Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Class of 2011 Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Washington, DC person ## Where are they now? ### Kashish Bastola Kashish Bastola has been named as a Marshall Scholar and looks forward to spending two years in the UK where he will attend Oxford and study History. [ Read more arrow\_circle\_right ](https://www.marshallscholarship.org/scholars/2026-scholars/kashish-bastola/) ![Kashish Bastola](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2025-12/Bastola%20Marshall.jpg?itok=RiF4ic0p) Kashish Bastola, College '26, Fellow 2024 ### Jin Park Jin Park has won the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship and will continue his studies at the University of Oxford next year [ Read more arrow\_circle\_right ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/11/two-harvard-students-among-32-rhodes-scholars-for-2019) ![jin_park_01](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/ppsf/files/jin_park_01.jpg?itok=_EOP6sYy) Jin Park, College '18/'19, Fellow 2017 ### Norma Torres Mendoza Norma Torres Mendoza awarded Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship to support her work towards an MBA at Rice University [ Read more arrow\_circle\_right ](https://www.pdsoros.org/meet-the-fellows/norma-torres-mendoza) ![mendoza](/sites/g/files/omnuum996/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/ppsf/files/mendoza.jpg?itok=ljEGYUXQ) Norma Torres Mendoza, Rice University '13, HKS '16, Fellow 2015