2014 Undergraduate Fellows

More than 120 Stanford students are serving in local, national and international organizations this summer.

African Service Fellowship

a joint program with the Center for African Studies supporting students' work on social and economic issues in Africa

• Morgan Abbett, '14 (Environmental Engineering), Bottomup: Cape Town, South Africa
• Brandon Hill, '16 (Political Science and African & African American Studies), United Nations Population Fund: Tanzania, Africa
• Estevan Santiago, '15 (Human Biology), The Football Foundation of South Africa: Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa
• Mina Shah, '16 (Comparative Literature), West Africa AIDS Foundations (WAAF): Haatso, Accra-Ghana
• Omar William Sow, '17 (undeclared), Family Health International: Ziguinchor, Senegal
• Anna Wohl, '16 (Human Biology), Tostan: Dakar, Senegal

Made possible by The David Abernethy NGO Internship Fund, The African Service Fellowship Fund, and The Tom Lockard and Alix Marduel International Public Service Fellowship for Undergraduates Fund.

Community Arts Fellowship

offers opportunities to work with arts organizations whose education and community priorities align with the goals of Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts: to engage students and the community with issues of culture, identity and diversity through the lens of the arts

• Sarah Perkins, '15 (Music and Comparative Literature), Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA): Los Angeles, CA
• Vy Tran, '15 (Human Biology: Philanthropy and Equitable Care for Diverse/Underserved Communities), Valley Medical Center Foundation: San Jose, CA

Made possible by the Institute for Diversity in the Arts.

Education and Youth Development Fellowship

supports summer enrichment programs addressing academic and social needs of local underserved middle and high school youth; fellows work with the East Palo Alto Stanford Academy (EPASA) program

• Alejandra Cardenas, '16 (Psychology)
• Megan Connors, '16 (Public Policy)
• Melissa Gordon, '15 (English, minor in Education)
• Dominique Mikell, '14 (Philosophy, honors in Education)
• Daniel Ernesto Sanchez Ordonez, '17 (undeclared)
• Hugo Valdivia, '17 (undeclared)
• Jose Villanueva, '16 (Civil Engineering)

Made possible by Tosa Foundation.

Haas Summer Fellowship

provides students with support to develop and implement innovative, collaborative service projects that address community needs

• Jason Chen, '17 (Computer Science), Sustainable Roots: Cosanga, Ecuador
• Michaela Elias, '17 (undeclared), Green Guerillas: New York, New York
• Shirley Jiang, '15 (Biology), Renmin University: Beijing, China

• Anjali Kumar, '16 (Public Policy), READ Bhutan: Thimpthu, Bhutan
•  Stefanie Lim, '16 (Psychology), Global Sarang: Seoul, South Korea
• Jackie Low, '15 (Human Biology), Fresh Approach: Concord, CA
• Gabriella Momah, '15 (Human Biology), Ninos Con Valor: Cochabamba, Bolivia
• Taylor Schad, '15 (Native American Studies), National Relief Charities: Rapid City, SD
• Maggie Teets, '16 (Religious Studies and Philosophy), Kibaha Children's Village Center: Tanzania, Africa
• David Young, '15 (Computer Science), Sunbeam Children's Home - Spring Village:  St. Catherine, Jamaica
• Tha Zin, '15 (Electrical Engineering), Sunlabob Renewable Energy: Vientianne, Lao PDR

Made possible by The Anonymous XIV Public Service Fellowship Program Fund and The Alexander Tung Memorial Fellowship.

Haas Summer Round II Fellowship

provides graduating seniors and co-terms with support to develop and implement innovative, collaborative service projects that address community needs

• Rachel Chung, '15 (Science, Technology, and Society),Children's Discovery Museum: San Jose, CA
• Yvette Dickson-Tetteh, '14 (Anthropology and French), Ghana National Film and Television Institute: Accra, Ghana
• Brianna Evans, '13 (Anthropology), African Partners Medical (APM) Clinics: Burkina Faso, Africa
• Michelle Paik, '14 (Human Biology), Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN): Fremont, CA
• Roberto Salcido, '15 (Science, Technology, and Society), Breakthrough Collaborative: San Francisco, CA
• Joshua Schott, '14 (Anthropology), Brave New Films: Culver City, CA
• Alix Van Zandt, '14 (Political Science/Latin American Studies), Learning Enterprises: Washington, D.C.

Made possible by the The Anonymous XIV Public Service Fellowship Program Fund.

Koret Fellowship

enables students to design and implement summer service projects within the context of the Jewish community; offered in conjunction with the Taube Center for Jewish Studies

• Luz Tur-Sinai Gozal, '16 (English, Philosophy), Hillel at Stanford, Sourdough and Rye: Stanford, CA

Made possible by the Koret Foundation and Taube Center for Jewish Studies.

Philanthropy Fellowship

offers students opportunities to work at Bay Area foundations

• Garret Celestin, '16 (Engineering), Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF): Mountain View, CA
• Nicole Cuenca, '15 (Economics), NewSchools Venture Fund: Oakland, CA
• Whitney Hooper, '16 (Science, Technology, and Society), Omidyar Network: Redwood City, CA
• Jessica Jin, '14 (Human Biology), Walter and Elise Haas Fund: San Francisco, CA
• Haley Kirk, '15 (Psychology), Cisco Foundation: San Jose, CA.
• Anisha Mudaliar, '15 (Economics), Omidyar Network: Redwood City, CA. 
• Alyssa Wisdom, co-term (Psychology), Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF): Mountain View, CA

Made possible by Susan Ford Dorsey's Sand Hill Foundation and Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Public Interest Law Fellowship

offers students the opportunity to explore public interest law

• Talia Charme-Zane, '17 (undeclared), Community Legal Service of Philadelphia: Philadelphia, PA
• Madison Donatoni, '15 (History), Mental Health Advocacy Services: Los Angeles, CA

Made possible by donors to the Haas Summer Fellowship Program Fund.

Roland Longevity Fellowship

supports students who provide service to the elderly and/or conduct research on issues of aging

• Megan Alexander, '16 (Human Biology), The Health Trust: San Jose, CA
• Martell Hesketh, '15 (Human Biology), Episcopal Senior Communities: Walnut Creek, CA

Made possible by the Miriam Aaron Roland Fellowship Fund Focusing on the Elderly.

Spirituality, Service and Social Change Fellowship

integrates spiritual exploration with service to communities in the Bay Area

• Priscilla Acuna Mena, '16 (undeclared), Rape Trauma Services: Burlingame, CA
• Hope Casey-Allen, '17 (Computer Science), Asian Americans for Community Involvement: San Jose, CA
• Vishesh Gupta, '16 (undeclared), ServiceSpace: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
• Emma Hartung, '14 (undeclared), Legal Services for Prisoners with Children: San Francisco, CA
• Natalie Hernandez, '14 (Human Biology), Ronald McDonald House: San Francisco, CA
• Alexandra Kim, '15 (Sociology), Abilities United: Palo Alto, CA

Made possible by the The H. Michael Stevens Fellowship Fund in the Haas Center for Public Service, Office of Religious Life, and the Philip and Jennifer Arnold Satre Fund for Haas Center Undergraduate Fellowships.

Stanford Pride Fellowship

offered jointly with the Stanford Pride Alumni Club and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Resource Center (LGBT CRC); promotes activism in the queer community

• Toni Kokenis, '14 (Human Biology; Sociology; Honors in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies), National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR): San Francisco, CA

Made possible by The Huffington Pride Fellowship Fund and Stanford Pride donors.

Strauss Scholarship

supports juniors in student-generated projects which foster leadership skills to encourage optimism and an enduring interest in public service

• Sanchay Gupta, '15 (Chemistry), Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine (SIRUM): Stanford, CA

Made possible by the Donald A. Strauss Foundation.

Urban Summer Fellowship

offered jointly with the Program on Urban Studies at Stanford, provides internships with organizations addressing issues affecting urban life

• Sophie Clark, '17 (undeclared), Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona: Tucson, AZ
• Destiny Lopez, '16 (History), City of East Palo Alto: East Palo Alto, CA
• Megan McAndrews, '17 (undeclared), Reading Partners: Washington, D.C.
• Carlie Tenenbaum, '17 (Political Science), Price Charities: San Diego, CA
• Makshya Tolbert, '15 (American Studies, focusing in Food, Class, and Health), The Sylvia Center: New York, NY
• Carly Wais, '14 (Earth Systems), Anti-Eviction Mapping Project: San Francisco, CA

Made possible by The Thiemann Family Public Service Undergraduate Fellowship Fund, The Ripple Foundation.

Daher Memorial Fellowship

encourages students to develop projects that explore the intersections of business or economics and public service

• Andrea Stein, '16 (Engineering: Product Design), International League of Conservation Photographers: Washington, D.C.

Made possible by The Andrew Daher Fellowship Program Fund.

Stanford in Government (SIG) Fellows

provides undergraduates meaningful exposure to government and public policy through intensive summer internships

SIG International Fellows

• Peter Adelson, ‘16, (Electrical Engineering) United Nations High Commission on Refugees -Shelter and Settlement Section (UNHCR): Geneva, Switzerland
• Ali Baqeri, ‘16, (International Relations), Brookings Doha Center: Doha, Qatar
• Danielle  Dobos, ‘16, (undeclared), Ministry of Finance and Economic Empowerment: Port Louis, Mauritius
• Salil Dudani, ‘15, (Philosophy, Public Policy), Reserve Bank of India: Mumbai, India
• Henry Garcia, ‘15, (Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity), Global Center for Development and Democracy: Lima, Peru
• Pedro Hernandez-Bachen, ‘17, (undeclared), Non-Profit Enterprise and Self-sustainability Team (NESsT): Lima, Peru
• Christina (Eun Soo) Lee, ‘15, (International Relations), United Nations High Commission on Refugees - Innovation Section (UNHCR): Geneva, Switzerland
• Kara  Matsumoto, ‘16, (Earth Systems), World Wildlife Fund: Orange Walk, Belize
• Hannah Potter, ‘16, (undeclared), International Labor Organization (ILO): Geneva, Switzerland
• Ashley  Semanskee, ‘15, (Human Biology), Non-Profit Enterprise and Self-sustainability Team (NESsT): Budapest, Hungary
• Garima Sharma, ‘15, (Economics), International Labor Organization (ILO): New Delhi, India
• Hanna Tyson, ‘17, (undeclared), Ghana Center for Democratic Development: Accra, Ghana
• Kimberly Wu Tan, ‘17, (undeclared), Internews: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Made possible by The Alexander L. George Public Service Undergraduate Fellowship Fund, The Donald Kennedy Environmental Fellowship for Stanford in Government Fund, The J. Burke Knapp Fund for Stanford in Government, The Philip and Maurine Halperin Stanford in Government International Fellowship Funds, The Philip Tabor Bennett Stanford in Government International Fellowship Fund, and The John Wesley Rice, Jr. Stanford in Government International Fellowship Fund.
 

SIG DC/National Fellows

• Emily Alsentzer, ‘16 (undeclared), Military Tropical Medicine: Washington, D.C.
• McKenzie (Carolyn) Andrews, ‘16 (Economics), Inter-American Investment Corporation: Washington, D.C.
• Gabbi Fisher, ‘17 (undeclared), Sunlight Foundation: Washington, D.C.
• Nina Foushee, ‘15 (History), Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: Washington, D.C.
• Kate Hassey, ‘16 (Economics), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC): Washington, D.C.
• Max Johnson, '15 (International Relations) Project Oversight: Washington, D.C.
• Sam Klotz, ‘16 (undeclared), Library of Congress: Washington, D.C.
• Eileen Mariano, ‘15 (Human Biology), The Carter Center: Atlanta, GA
• Danielle Ola, ‘15 (International Relations), Internews: Washington, DC
• Sara Orton, ‘15 (International Relations), Office of Congressman Xavier Becerra: Washington, D.C.
• Sunil Rao, ‘15 (History), New York City Economic Development Corporation: New York City, NY
• Dan Ruprecht, ‘17 (undeclared), Center for Legislative Archives: Washington, D.C.
• Alejandro Sanchez, ‘15 (Engineering Physics), National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Washington, D.C.
• Daniel Tublin, ‘14 (Public Policy), National Labor Relations Board: Washington, D.C.
• Rachel Waltman, ‘15 (History, Spanish), International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC): Washington, D.C.
• Melody Wong, ‘15 (Political Science), Global Integrity: Washington, D.C.

Made possible by The Goodman Family Endowed Fellowship Fund for Stanford in Government, The Huffington Stanford in Government Fund, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, The James and Charles Ludlam SIG Fellowships Fund, The Liljenquist Family Fellow Fund, Omidyar Network, The Rita H. Small Endowment Fund of Stanford in Government, The William an Reva Tooley Public Service Summer Fellowship Fund, and donors to the Stanford in Government Summer Fellowship Fund.
 

SIG State/Local Fellows

• Neil Chaudhary, ‘16 (Public Policy), CA Department of Delta and Statewide Water Management: Sacramento, CA
• Maria Doerr, ‘17 (undeclared), California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research: Sacramento, CA
• Clayton Evans, ‘15 (Mechanical Engineering), Office of Tom Torlakson, California Superintendent of Public Instruction: Sacramento, CA
• Aditya Kanukurthy, ‘16 (Economics), California Department of Finance: Sacramento, CA
• Sierra Kephart-Clary, ‘16 (Economics), Office of State Senator Ted Lieu: Sacramento, CA
• Caroline Spears, ‘17 (undeclared), Environmental Defense Fund: San Francisco, CA
• Ameena Tawakol, ‘17 (undeclared), Office of Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian: San Jose, CA
• Diego Valiente, ‘16 (undeclared), San Jose Auditor’s Office: San Jose, CA
• Kirstin Wagner, ‘15 (International Relations), StudentsFirst: Sacramento, CA
• Joseph Zabel, ‘16 (Political Science), CA Governor’s Office of Planning and Research: Sacramento, CA

Made possible by The Lawrence W. Jr. and Jane B. Harris Fellowship Fund, The J.E. Wallace Sterling Internships Fund, The William and Reva Tooley Haas Center Government Fellowship Fund, and The Edwin L. Z'Berg Fellowship in California State Conservation and Environmental Issues Fund.

SIG Stipends

• Alexander Cheng, ‘17 (undeclared), Office of Congressman Tim Walz: Washington, D.C.
• Ryan Duncan, ‘17 (undeclared), Greater Richmond City of Commerce: Richmond, VA
• Jackie Fielder, ‘16 (Public Policy), Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Office of Economic Development: Pine Ridge, SD
• Jason Galisatus, ‘15 (Political Science), Press Office of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Washington, D.C.
• Maddie Hawkinson, ‘17 (Economics), Colorado Governor Office of Informational Technology (OIT): Denver, CO
• Ben Holston, ‘15 (Political Science), Office of Senator Michael Bennet: Washington, D.C.
• Jamie Kim, ‘15 (Political Science), Public Defender for the District of Columbia: Washington, D.C.
• Khiana Lowe, ‘16 (Civil Engineering), Climate Institute: Washington, D.C.
• Mariama Mallah, ‘15 (Public Policy), U.S. Department of Treasury: Washington, D.C.
• Ruben Mayer-Hirshfeld, ‘17 (undeclared), Pauta Politica: Mexico City, Mexico
• Margreth Mpossi, ‘15 (Biology), Tanzania Public Service Commission: Bomani-Ifakara, Tanzania
• Lucas Oswald, (Co-Term - Earth Systems), Ministry of the Environment of Chile: Santiago, Chile
• Ashley Overbeek, ‘17 (Earth Systems), United Nations Office of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, New York City, NY
• Sanjana Parikh, ‘15 (International Relations), Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources: Washington, D.C.
• Jaclyn Phi, ‘16 (Earth Systems - Oceans), Defenders of Wildlife: Washington, D.C.
• Cara Reichard, ‘15 (Political Science), US Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor: Washington, D.C.
• John Ribeiro-Broomhead, ‘17 (undeclared), The Sierra Club: Berkeley, CA
• Sofia Rojasova, ‘15 (Human Biology), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Washington, D.C.
• Marika Sitz, ‘15 (Human Biology), U.S. Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs: Washington, D.C.
• Busiswa Vilakazi, (Co-Term - Energy Resources Engineering), Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy: Swaziland, South Africa

Made possible by The Philip Tabor Bennett Stanford in Government International Fellowship Fund, The Cafaro Foundation, The Philip and Maurine Halperin Stanford in Government Fellowship Funds, The Huffington Stanford in Government Fund, The Donald Kennedy Environmental Fellowship for Stanford in Government Fund, The John Wesley Rice, Jr. Stanford in Government International Fellowship Fund, The Ripple Foundation, The Sage Foundation, The Westly Foundation, and donors to the Stanford in Government Summer Fellowship Fund.