IGNITE's Statement on the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

6/29/23 7:38 AM by Sara Guillermo

In response to today's Supreme Court decision curtailing Affirmative Action Sara Guillermo, Chief Executive of IGNITE, America’s largest, most diverse organization devoted to young women’s political leadership, said:

“We can’t allow family wealth, legacy, and power to remain the most decisive factors in admission to some of our most elite colleges. A vast majority of Americans disagree with today’s Supreme Court Decision, which is a blow to representative democracy. It adds more barriers for people of color to get to college and shrinks the pool to build representative and diverse leadership in America. Despite the ruling, our higher education organizations must continue to deliver on their promises for more equity and access.”

About IGNITE

IGNITE is a national movement of young women who are ready and eager to become the next generation of political leaders. As a nonpartisan 501c3, IGNITE builds political ambition in high school and college-aged young women in their own communities. IGNITE provides civic education, exposure to women in political leadership, hands-on training, career opportunities, and a peer network of women who support and nurture each other’s aspirations for civic and political leadership.
Sara Guillermo
Sara Guillermo

As a founding member of the IGNITE team, Sara was instrumental in growing the organization from a small high school-based program in the California Bay Area to the largest, most diverse young women’s political leadership program in the country. Via the program model that Sara co-developed with IGNITE’s Founder, in 2020 IGNITE is on track to train upwards of 10,000 young women across 30 states to own their political power. Sara's previous leadership positions at Seeking Common Ground, Aspire Public Schools and buildOn informed her passion and expertise in community service, youth leadership development, program management and capacity building. As a breast cancer survivor, Sara is deeply committed to reforming local health care policies and systems to better meet the needs of diverse communities. She currently serves on the Concord/Pleasant Hill Healthcare Community Board where she serves as a voice to advance community healthcare priorities. Sara holds an MSW from the University of Denver and a B.A. in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz. You can reach Sara at sara@ignitenational.org.

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