Meet the Cardinal Careers Fellows
2024-25 Fellows
Community Impact Fellowship | John Gardner Public Service Fellowship | Schneider One-Year Fellowship | Tom Ford Fellowship in Philanthropy | Lorry I. Lokey Fellowship
Community Impact Fellowship
Fellows work for a partnering public interest organization and are matched with a mentor.
City of San José, Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services (San José, CA)
- Tayonna Ewin, Business Intelligence Advisor
DonorsChoose (Remote)
- Robert Castaneros, Fellow
El Concilio of San Mateo County (North Fair Oaks, CA)
- Valeria Vega Yañez, Program Associate
Foundation for a College Education (East Palo Alto, CA)
- Luis Quiroga, FCE Program Fellow*
Ikaso Consulting
- Allan Lopez, Analyst
- Jennifer Soh, Analyst
Mission Investors Exchange (Remote)
- Sommer Alex, Measurement & Performance Fellow*
- Lizzie Avila, Knowledge & Programs Fellow*
- Emily Elliott, Communications Fellow*
Partnership for Public Service (Washington, DC)
- Juna Nagle, Program Associate
Ravenswood Family Health Network (East Palo Alto, CA)
- Lamara Allen, Women’s Health Support Fellow
- Daniel Arango Sumano, Pediatrics Support Fellow
- Temi Babalola, Development Support Fellow
- Emily Hui, Nursing Support Fellow
- Shriti Parajuli, Corporate Events Fellow
- Funmi Solano, Medical Executive Support Fellow
- Athena Xue, Family Medicine Support Fellow
Redwood City Together & John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities (Redwood City & Stanford, CA)
- Mia Bennett, Shinnyo Fellow
SIRUM (Palo Alto, CA)
- Crystal Chen, Recipient Fellow
- Caroline Clement, Recipient Fellow
- Kelly Harvell, Medicine Donor Team Fellow
*Continuing fellow from 2023-24 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.
Tanner Christensen ’24 (MA in Communication - Media Studies, BA in Psychology)
Placement: Ford Foundation, New York, NY
Nicole Domingo ’24 (BA in Sociology, Political Science)
Placement: UN Refugee Agency, Washington, D.C.
Arabella Walley ’24 (BA in International Relations, Human Rights)
Placement: Office of Asylum Seekers Operations (OASO), New York, NY
Schneider Fellowship (One-Year)
Fellows work for one year in one of the four locations of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
David Lee ’24 (BS in Environmental Systems Engineering, minor in computer science)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – Washington, DC
Title: Energy Policy Analysis Fellow
Ella Norman ’24 (BA Human Biology)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – San Francisco, CA
Title: Western Equitable Clean Energy and Climate Fellow
Tom Ford Fellowship in Philanthropy
Fellows work in a mentored position at a host foundation and learn about the role of philanthropy in society.
Estefanía Acuña Lacarieri ’23, MA ’24 (MA in Latin American Studies, BA in Political Science and Communication)
Placement: UN Foundation (Girls and Women), New York, NY
Hannah Basali ’24 (BA in Political Science, minors in History and Iberian & Latin American Studies)
Placement: Ford Foundation (Civic Engagement and Government), New York, NY
Emily Geigh Nichols ’24 (BA in African and African American Studies, minor in Theatre and Performance Studies)
Placement: T. Howard Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Lorry I. Lokey Fellowship
Fellows work for two years at the Environmental Defense Fund. Master’s students from Doerr School of Sustainability, School of Engineering, or Graduate School of Business are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
Edgar Bendezu ’24 MBA + MSc Environment & Resources (Sustainable Energy Systems)
Title: Lorry I. Lokey Fellow
Placement: Environmental Defense Fund
For more information about post-undergraduate fellowship opportunities, please contact Ben Weissman, Program Director of Cardinal Careers at the Haas Center for Public Service.
