Meet the Cardinal Careers Fellows
2026 Cardinal Careers Fellows
Community Impact Fellowship | John Gardner Public Service Fellowship | Lorry I. Lokey Fellowship | Schneider Fellowship
Community Impact Fellowship
Fellows work for a partnering public interest organization for 12-24 months and are matched with a mentor.
ePluribus Stanford
- Lavanya Sundar, Postgraduate Fellow (2026 BA in Psychology, minors in Political Science & Modern Languages, honors in STS)
Ikaso Consulting
- Langston Buddenhagen, Analyst (2025 MA in Public Policy, BA in Urban Studies)*
- Maya Lee, Analyst (2025 BA in International Relations, minors in Data Science & Art History)*
- Vanessa Vicente, Analyst (2025 BA in Quantitative Sociology, minor in Political Science)*
Mission Investors Exchange (Remote)
- Sou Min Shin, Impact Fellow (2026 MA in Earth Systems; 2024 BA in International Relations & Science, Technology, and Society)
Partnership for Public Service (Washington, DC)
- Aubrey Merrill, Program Associate (2026 BA in Political Science)
Ravenswood Family Health Network (East Palo Alto, CA)
- Kennedy Hetts, Clinical Operations Fellow (2026 BA in Human Biology)
- Giuliana Martinez Albuja, Women's Health Fellow (2026 BA Human Biology)
- Talha Rao, Family Medicine Fellow (2026 BS in Biology; 2026 BS in Design Engineering)
- Daphne Yu, Family Medicine Fellow (2026 BS in Human Biology)
San José Clean Energy (San José, CA)
- Noelle Villanueva, Demand Flexibility & Behavioral Insights Fellow (2026 MA in Sustainability Science and Practice; 2025 BS in Science, Technology, and Society, minor in Urban Studies)
SIRUM (Palo Alto, CA)
- Maxwell Campbell, Fellow (2026 MA in Psychology, minor in CSRE)
- Ruhee Nemawarkar, Fellow (2026 BS in Biology)
- Alice Zhou, Fellow (2026 BS in Biology, minor in Anthropology)
Teach for America (Various)
- Joshua Alvarez, TFA Corps Member, Denver, CO (2026 BA in Political Science, minor in Education)
- Valeria Paez Pulido, TFA Corps Member, Miami, FL (2026 MS in Earth Systems; BS in Engineering, minor in CSRE)
*Continuing fellow from 2025-26 cohort
John Gardner Public Service Fellowship
Fellows from Stanford and UC Berkeley work in a government or nonprofit organization of their choice, matched with a mentor to guide their professional growth and development.
Ava Acevedo (2026 MA in Earth Systems – Environmental Communication; BA in Public Policy)
Interests: Environmental Justice, Racial Equity
Gabriel Frank-McPheter (2026 MA in Public Policy; BA in Urban Studies)
Interests: Housing Policy, Tenant Advocacy
Micah Tsosie (2026 MA in Earth Systems; BA in Political Science)
Interests: Environmental Policy, Tribal Affairs
Schneider Fellowship (One-Year)
Fellows work for one year in one of the four locations of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Edward Apraku (2026 PhD in Environmental Engineering)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – San Francisco, CA
Title: Climate & Clean Energy Fellow, Toxics Division
Rebecca Grekin (2026 PhD Energy Science and Engineering)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – San Francisco, CA
Title: Climate & Clean Energy Fellow, Buildings Division
Lily Joy Winder (2026 MA Earth Systems)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – New York City, NY
Title: Climate & Clean Energy Fellow, Gas & Oil Division
Lorrey I. Lokey Fellowship
Fellows work for two years at the Environmental Defense Fund.
Ponsu Muthuraman (2026 MS in Sustainable Design and Construction)
Placement: Environmental Defense Fund
Title: Clean Electricity & Markets Fellow
Supervisor: Alex DeGolia, Director of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
For more information about post-undergraduate fellowship opportunities, please contact Benjamin Weissman, Program Director of Cardinal Careers at the Haas Center for Public Service.
