Meet Our Incredible Winter 2020 Class!
Photo credits: Lleyton Wing
Hussein Ali ~ Junie Celestin ~ Vallery Cardoso ~ Amethyst Carey
Regine Celius ~ Elizavette Cordero ~ Chanel Fields ~ Kim Gilmore
Catherine Gleason~ ~ Yves Jean ~ Kristiana Lachiusa ~ Anthea Lavergne
Susan Le ~ Sue Li ~ Anastasia Martinez ~ Stephanie Nakajima ~ Marynee Pontes
Barry Reaves ~ Indira Taveras ~ Ashley Torres ~ Rev. Jacob Urena
Celine N Voyard ~ Justine Wang ~ Aiyana M Williams ~ Rebecca Wood
Our Winter 2020 Seminar class is a diverse and dynamic group, including:
- A native of both Somalia and Kenya advocating for affordable housing
- A Haitian native, brought to America by his parents, pursuing his masters degree
- Two health care advocates fighting to expand Medicare accessibility
- An ordained Deacon whose passion is social and racial justice
- A Cambridge Public School teacher seeking to affect institutional change
- Two first-generation Cape Verdeans - one working for economic equality, and the other
focusing on environmental issues
- A military veteran now committed to training and educating professionals in the City of
Boston
- A community organizer and mother who recently brought her passion for health care
(and her adorable daughter!) to Boston from Virginia
- An Americorp and Chica Project graduate working for indigenous and LGBQT+ rights
- A Boston Public School teacher who wants to run for office
- A Fulbright Scholar and Dorchester native passionate about teaching
- Livable Streets Alliance colleagues who are concerned about our transportation system
and its affordability
- An activist working two jobs who assists people with home ownership issues
- An artist and photographer aspiring to make change with her art
- A New Jersey native who advocates for worker-ownership
- Students and alumni from U/MA-Boston, working on a wide range of issues, including:
prison reform, mental health issues, LGBTQ+ equality, and equal access to health care.