Nora Leccese

Originally from Boulder, Colorado, Nora graduated from the University of Colorado in 2014, with a degree in economics and a focus on community leadership. Nora helped found Boulder Food Rescue, a national organization that uses bicycle power to redistribute produce that would otherwise go to waste from grocery stores to homeless, food insecure, and low income individuals. She has conducted research on worker owned cooperatives in Argentina and was a lead organizer in a campaign to divest Colorado University from the fossil fuel industry. She was an Americorps UCAN Serve Education Award Recipient for completion of 1200 hours community service.

Field placement: Center for an Agricultural Economy

Hardwick, Vermont

Policy placement: Office of Public Witness, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Washington, D.C.