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IGNITE is pleased to announce that Jaymie Bianca will be our Boston Fellow. We spoke with Jaymie to learn more about her political leadership journey and future plans. 

IGNITE is thrilled to announce that we have our first Houston Fellow, Christi Nguyen. We chatted with Christi to learn more about what she’s passionate about empowering young women. 

IGNITE is pleased to welcome our new Denver Fellow, Teresa Ornelas! We caught up with Teresa to hear more about what brought her to IGNITE. 

IGNITE is excited to share that Logan Cole will be serving as our first-ever Pittsburgh Fellow! We interviewed Logan and chatted about her journey to IGNITE. 

IGNITE is pleased to welcome Jocelyn Frias, who will be serving as our Central Valley Fellow. We spoke with Jocelyn to learn more about her journey to IGNITE. 

IGNITE is excited to introduce Kaila Pouncy as our new Birmingham Fellow. We caught up with Kaila to learn more about why she is passionate about igniting political power in young women. 

We are pleased to share that Shania Bennett will be serving as our Philadelphia Fellow! IGNITE spoke with Shania to hear more about her vision for the Fellowship and what she hopes to accomplish. 

With the announcement of Justice Stephen G. Breyer's retirement, President Biden gets the opportunity to reshape the federal judiciary as we know it. While Biden has already nominated dozens of district and appeals court judges, he has made a bold promise for the future of SCOTUS. He has committed to making history by nominating a Black woman - the first Black woman - for confirmation to the Supreme Court.

January 2022 is about the hardest January-ing January I can remember. I don't know about you. Case in point. Like many Americans, I stood in line last week for 45 minutes to get a COVID test. But it was only as I stood there, frustrated, that I realized I was waiting outside the same building where I vote.

Kaya proudly serves as the IGNITE Fellows Program Manager - East.