L.A. Food Policy Council

The Los Angeles Food Policy Council serves as backbone organization for a network of over 400 organizations and agencies working … Read more

NaShawn Johnson

NaShawn is a recent graduate of Columbia University with a degree in urban studies and a concentration in political science. After college, NaShawn worked as a public policy research intern at Enterprise Community Partners where she identified ways to create and preserve affordable housing for low-income families. Prior to joining … Read more

Ray Chen

Born in Taiwan, Ray grew up in San Jose, CA and graduated from Stanford University with a degree in human biology and a minor in African & African American studies. In college, he became deeply involved with Asian American communities both on and off-campus, through which he first developed a … Read more

Bridget Purdue

Bridget is from Lexington, Kentucky, and is a 2003 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she majored in Economics with a minor in Philosophy and Politics.  At Notre Dame, Bridget worked as a court watch volunteer for a local YWCA Domestic Violence shelter, helped to research and develop … Read more

Rachel Lopez

Rachel is from St. Petersburg, Florida and graduated from Northwestern University with honors in 2003.  She majored in Political Science, Sociology, and International Studies and studied European Union Studies in Paris, France.  While serving as student body president of Northwestern, Rachel created the Eva Jefferson Civil Rights Program, the first … Read more