Meet the Cardinal Careers Fellows
2020-21 Fellows
Community Impact Fellows | John Gardner Public Service Fellows |
Schneider One-Year Fellows | Tom Ford Fellows in Philanthropy
Community Impact Fellows
Fellows work for a public interest organization in California or D.C. and are matched with a mentor.

City Innovate (San Francisco, CA)
- Susana Benavidez (City Innovation Fellow)
- Ada Zhou (City Innovation Fellow)
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation (Palo Alto, CA)
- SeiMi Chu (Program Assistant Fellow)
LifeMoves (Palo Alto, CA)
- Maya Mahony (HR and Intern Programs Fellow)
- Anima Shrestha (Data, Impact & Learning Fellow)
Partnership for Public Service (Washington, D.C.)
- Jessica Reynoso (Associate)
The Primary School (Palo Alto, CA)
- Soly Lee (Health, Education & Learning Fellow)
Ravenswood Family Health Clinic (East Palo Alto, CA)
- Amanda Han (Executive Support Fellow)
- Harika Kottakota (Family Medicine Fellow)
- Zoe Mahony (Development Fellow)
- Alexa Melgoza (Pediatrics Fellow)
- Paul Serrato (Clinical Operations Fellow)
- Emily Wilson (Staff Development Fellow)
Redwood City 2020/John Gardner Center (Redwood City, CA)
- Michael Solorio (Shinnyo Fellow)
San Jose Clean Energy (San Jose, CA)
- Naomi Gregorio (Power Resources Fellow)
SIRUM (Palo Alto, CA)
- Nina Randolph (Clinical Partnerships Fellow)
TalkingPoints (San Francisco, CA)
- Cassandra Lin (Program Special Projects Fellow)
Turnout2020 (New York City, NY)
- Jeffrey Rodriguez (Research Associate Fellow)
John Gardner Public Service Fellows
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.

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Araceli Garcia, '20 (Chicanx/Latinx Studies)
Placement: Intercultural Development Research Association (San Antonio, TX)
Mentor: Celina Moreno, President and CEO
Kimiko Hirota, '20 (Sociology, Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity)
Placement: House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship (Washington, D.C.)
Mentor: David Shahoulian, Democratic Chief Counsel
Nesrine Mbarek, '20 (History)
Placement: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington, D.C.)
Mentor: Michele Dunne, Senior Fellow and Director of Middle East Program
Schneider One-Year Fellows
Fellows work for one year in one of four Natural Resources Defense Council locations.

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Julia de Lamare, ’20 (L.L.M., Environmental Law & Policy)
Placement: National Resources Defense Council – San Francisco, CA
Title: Western Sustainable Energy and Climate Fellow
Service interests: Equitable public policy decisions; Transportation electrification; Decarbonization efforts; Energy efficiency; Clean energy grid; Sustainable development
Shelby Parks, ’20 (B.S. Chemistry, M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering – Atmosphere/Energy)
Placements: Natural Resources Defense Council – New York City
Title: Eastern Western Sustainable Energy and Climate Fellow
Service interests: Housing and transportation equity and sustainability; Renewable energy policy advocacy; Environmental justice
Christian Tae, ’19, '20 (B.S., M.S. Electrical Engineering)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – Washington, DC
Title: Federal Climate and Clean Energy Policy Analysis Fellow
Service interests: Clean energy technology/policy; Distributed solar and wind resources; Electrification of transportation sector; Equitable transition to carbon-free grid
Amulya Yerrapotu, ’20 (Economics)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – Chicago
Title: Midwestern Sustainable Energy and Climate Fellow
Service interests: Environmental justice; Transition to a clean energy economy that is inclusive of the labor movement
Tom Ford Fellowship in Philanthropy
Fellows work in a mentored position at a host foundation and learn about the role of philanthropy in society.

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Ahmi Dhuna, ’19, ’20 (B.A. Political Science, M.S. Sustainability Science and Practice)
Placement: East Bay Community Foundation (Oakland, CA)
Mentor: Sachi Yoshi, Vice President of Strategy and External Relations
Remy Gordon, ’20 (Science, Technology and Society)
Placement: The Ballmer Group (Seattle, WA)
Mentor: Terri Ludwig, President of Philanthropy
Eliza Steffen, ’20 (Political Science)
Placement: The Ford Foundation (New York City, NY)
Mentor: Sanjiv Rao, Civic Engagement and Government Director
For more information about post-undergraduate fellowship opportunities, please contact Juaquín Sims at the Haas Center.