Jessica Allen is a UC Berkeley alumni with a degree in Geography & African-American studies. Currently, she is an executive board member of nonprofit (SFWAR) San Francisco Women Against Rape and a Peter E. Haas Service Leader, which includes her community service project of leading pregnancy and parenting support groups to local Bay Area communities. Through offering community love and care in her doula work, she has proudly supported over one-hundred births in her community and addressed chronic stress, social...
Karina Esparza is an undergraduate Fiat Lux Scholar at UC Berkeley studying Anthropology and Education. Her passion for community-based advocacy developed at the Raíces Center, leading the Center in its 47th year as Internal Executive Director. Working to recruit and retain first-generation, low-income, students of color in higher education, Karina coordinated the efforts of 85 undergraduate interns and volunteers and designed and facilitated the leadership development class for two semesters.
Karina’s commitment to educational equity extends...
Emma Rose Neal is a senior at UC Berkeley, majoring in Educational Sciences and Media Studies. Her passion for education began as a piano teacher in Marin County, where she established a thriving studio, teaching 45 students weekly across all ages. This experience inspired her dedication to helping others realize their potential and build self-confidence through learning. She continued this passion through tutoring elementary students in underfunded schools with Teach for America, which ultimately inspired her research assistant role at the Berkeley School of Education with...
Lydia Wong is a junior at UC Berkeley studying Data Science. Her interest in education is intertwined with her educational and extracurricular experience, including service as the Student Body President of her community college. She has research experience in policy and education, and was a research assistant at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Lydia is passionate about the impact of education on people and societies, and ensuring educational opportunity is available to all groups. She enjoys combining community service with research and technological methods, and hopes to...
