Meet the Cardinal Careers Fellows

2025-26 Cardinal Careers Fellows

Community Impact Fellowship | John Gardner Public Service Fellowship | Schneider Fellowship | Tom Ford Fellowship in Philanthropy | Lorry I. Lokey Fellowship

Pictured (left to right; top to bottom) Aleena Anand, Christina Andronescu, Chelsey Arellano, Karen Arellano, Crystal Bernardez; Langston Buddenhagen, Annabelle Davis, Enrique Flores, Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Taylor Hall; Lizbeth Hernandez, Monse Hernandez Escobar, Rose Horan, Japnoor Kaur, Anna Kiesewetter; Audrey Kim, Maya Lee, Audrey Lin, Allan Lopez, Skyley Mitchell; Kayla Myers, Juna Nagle, Erick Rocha, Jennifer Soh, Vanessa Vicente.

Community Impact Fellowship

Fellows work for a partnering public interest organization for 12-24 months and are matched with a mentor.

El Concilio of San Mateo County (North Fair Oaks, CA)

Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Programs Associate (BA in Sociology)
Lizbeth Hernandez, Programs Associate (BA in Political Science, minors in Human Rights & Art Practice)

Ikaso Consulting

Langston Buddenhagen, Analyst (MA in Public Policy, BA in Urban Studies)
Maya Lee, Analyst (BA in International Relations, minors in Data Science & Art History)
Vanessa Vicente, Analyst (BA in Quantitative Sociology, minor in Political Science)
Allan Lopez, Analyst* (BA in English)
Jennifer Soh, Analyst* (MS in Community Health and Prevention Research, BS in Bioengineering)

Mission Investors Exchange (Remote)

Skyley Mitchell, Impact Fellow (BA in International Relations)

Partnership for Public Service (Washington, DC)

Juna Nagle, Program Associate* (BA in Psychology, minor in Communications)

Ravenswood Family Health Network (East Palo Alto, CA)

Christina Andronescu, Family Medicine Fellow (MS in Community Health and Prevention Research, BS in Human Biology)
Monse Hernandez Escobar, Operations Fellow (BA in Psychology)
Anna Kiesewetter, Nursing Fellow (BS in Human Biology, minor in Creative Writing)
Audrey Kim, Clinical Operations Fellow (BS in Chemistry (Biological Chemistry Concentration), minor in Music)
Iliana Nava, Women's Health Fellow (MS in Biology; BS in Human Biology)

SIRUM (Palo Alto, CA)

Julia Gendy, Health Policy & Special Projects Fellow (BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity & Political Science)
Rose Horan, Medicine Partnerships & Special Projects Fellow (BS in Human Biology)
Japnoor Kaur, Community Partnerships & Special Projects Fellow (BS in Human Biology, minor in Education)
Audrey Lin, Digital Health Product Fellow (MS in Computer Science, BS in Biomedical Computation & BA in Music Performance)
Kayla Myers, Community Partnerships & Special Projects (BS in Human Biology)

*Continuing fellow from 2024-25 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.

Pictured (l-r): Taylor Hall, Karen Arellano-Cruz, and Aleena Anand

Aleena Anand ’25 (BA in International Relations, minor in Human Rights)
Placement: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (Washington, D.C.)
Mentors: Alice Farmer, Legal Officer & Head of Legal Team for the United States; Nicole Boehner, Assistant Protection Officer

Karen Arellano-Cruz ’25 (BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (Education Subplan))
Placement: ALAS (Ayudando Latinos A Soñar) (Half Moon Bay, CA)
Mentors: Kelly Delaney, Educational Director; Veronica Rodriguez, Director of Donor Development

Taylor Hall ’25 (BA in African and African American Studies, minor in Education)
Placement: Learn4Life (Atlanta, GA)
Mentors: Rebecca Parshall, Director of Strategy & Development; Ken Zeff, Executive Director

Schneider Fellowship (One-Year)

Fellows work for one year in one of the four locations of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Annabelle Davis ’25 (BS in Earth Systems)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – New York City, NY
Title: Climate & Clean Energy Fellow, Transportation Division

Tom Ford Fellowship in Philanthropy

Fellows work in a mentored position at a host foundation and learn about the role of philanthropy in society.

Pictured (l-r): Chelsey Arellano, Erick Rocha, and Enrique Flores

Chelsey Arellano ’25 (BA in International Relations, minor in Creative Writing (Poetry))
Placement: Ford Foundation (New York City, NY)
Mentor: Anita Khashu, Director, Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice

Enrique Flores ’24; MA ’25 (BA in Political Science, minor in Human Rights, MA Sociology)
Placement: Latino Community Foundation (San Francisco, CA)
Mentor: Julián Castro, CEO

Erick Rocha ’25 (BA in Sociology (Data Science, Markets and Management), minor in Urban Studies)
Placement: Ford Foundation (New York City, NY)
Mentor: Roy Swan, Director, Mission Investments

For more information about post-undergraduate fellowship opportunities, please contact Ben Weissman, Program Director of Cardinal Careers at the Haas Center for Public Service.