Jennifer Bailey

An Illinois native, Jennifer is a 2009 graduate of Tufts University with a degree in political science. At Tufts, she served as a Citizenship and Public Service Scholar, President of the Emerging Black Leaders, Student Representative to the Board of Trustees, and member of the Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir. She has mentored and taught young people in Boston and Peru, interned with the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, and served as a Harvard Galbraith Scholar and 2008 Harry S. Truman Scholar.

Field placement: Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Policy placement: National Conference of State Legislatures

Washington, D.C.