Jeanine LaFratta

Jeanine, a native of southern California, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 with a joint degree in Political Science and Theology and a concentration in Public Service. She was elected to Student Senate, worked at the Center for Social Concerns for three years, spent a summer serving full-time at a women’s homeless shelter in Baltimore, and worked as a legislative intern for the Massachusetts State Senate. While studying abroad in London, she worked for the Westminster Parliament as a researcher for the Liberal Democrats.

Field placement: South Florida Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice

Miama, Florida

Policy placement: Bread for the World

Washington, D.C.