Meet Erika Alvarez , IGNITE's 22-23 Houston Fellow
Erika Alvarez is IGNITE’s Houston Fellow. Originally from Venezuela, she moved to the U.S. in time to experience high school in the outskirts of Houston. She currently...
Meet Kayla Kearney, IGNITE's 22-23 Philadelphia Fellow
Kayla Kearney is IGNITE’S Philadelphia Fellow. She currently attends Temple University and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a certificate in...
Meet Yesenia Baldivia-Zarate, IGNITE's 22-23 Detroit Fellow
Yesenia Baldivia-Zarate is the IGNITE Detroit Fellow. She is a movement politics organizer with Michigan United and Michigan People's Campaign. Yesenia is also a DACA...
Meet Leesa Hogan, IGNITE's 22-23 Bay Area Fellow
Leesa Hogan is IGNITE’s Bay Area Fellow. She is a graduate and returned student of Merritt Community College in Oakland, CA, with two associate degrees in African...
Meet Alexandra Leal Silva, IGNITE's 22-23 Southern California Fellow
Alexandra Leal Silva is IGNITE’s Southern California Fellow. She holds a bachelor’s degree in History of Public Policy & Law from the University of California, Santa...
Meet Rahel Bachmann, IGNITE's 22-23 Silicon Valley Fellow
Rahel Bachmann is a second-year Silicon Valley Fellow. She currently attends Santa Clara University, where she is majoring in Business Management and helps to sustain...
Meet Faith Rasmussen, IGNITE's 22-23 Seattle Fellow
Faith Rasmussen is IGNITE’s Seattle Fellow. She is a Nigerian American woman who moved to Washington State in 2019 from Boise, Idaho. Faith is a rising sophomore at the...
Meet Tuulia Candido, IGNITE's 22-23 San Diego Fellow
Tuulia Candido is IGNITE's San Diego Fellow. As an intersectional feminist, Tuulia promotes diversity, equity and inclusion by placing marginalized voices on the front...
Meet Hannah Olsen, IGNITE's 22-23 Salt Lake City Fellow
Hannah Olsen is IGNITE’s Salt Lake City Fellow. Hannah is a hardworking, passionate, pre-law student at Weber State University. Hannah completed five undergraduate...
Meet Maya Nair, IGNITE's 22-23 Raleigh-Durham Fellow
Maya serves as IGNITE’s Raleigh-Durham Fellow. She is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and is double majoring in Political Science and...