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"In 2017, I went to Haiti and witnessed significant infrastructure challenges from the earthquake and from hurricanes. They're already a country that…

"In the aftermath of the 2016 election, I took a hard look at what I was doing with my time and where I saw my best avenues for making change. I…

“I grew up in rural Alabama on a cattle ranch in a town of, at the time, 409 people. Living in a rural area, it's virtually impossible to access…

“My first book, “Hands for Language,” was about my experience as a daughter of immigrants growing up in America and my identity as a woman of color…

“My parents instilled in me the value of giving back to the community, not just in our home but also through our church. I was born in Trenton and…

“My foundational years were during a time when Brexit was the presiding issue of everything in the UK. This issue dominated the news throughout those…

“Going to school in Silicon Valley, I was constantly exposed to themes about democracy and technology. I always planned on going into the federal…

“I’m intuition oriented, curious, and driven to understand the world around me. In 2nd grade, I was asked to write a short story but instead wrote a…

“When I first learned about climate change in high school, I couldn’t understand why so little had been done. The solution seemed simple enough: We…

“I think it's very natural to have an interest in public policy when you are from a very unequal country, and growing up in São Paulo, Brazil,…