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 (l-r) Row 1: Aleena Anand, Christina Andronescu, Chelsey Arellano, Karen Arellano, Crystal Bernardez; Row 2: Langston Buddenhagen, Annabelle Davis, Enrique Flores, Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Taylor Hall; Row 3: Lizbeth Hernandez, Monse Hernandez Escobar, Rose Horan, Japnoor Kaur, Anna Kiesewetter; Row 4: Audrey Kim, Maya Lee, Audrey Lin, Allan Lopez, Skyley Mitchell; Row 5: 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
Lizbeth Hernandez, Programs Associate

Ikaso Consulting

Langston Buddenhagen, Analyst
Maya Lee, Analyst
Vanessa Vicente, Analyst
Allan Lopez, Analyst*
Jennifer Soh, Analyst*

Mission Investors Exchange (Remote)

Skyley Mitchell, Impact Fellow

Partnership for Public Service (Washington, DC)

Juna Nagle, Program Associate*

Ravenswood Family Health Network (East Palo Alto, CA)

Christina Andronescu, Family Medicine Fellow
Crystal Bernardez, Women's Health Fellow
Monse Hernandez Escobar, Operations Fellow
Anna Kiesewetter, Nursing Fellow
Audrey Kim, Clinical Operations Fellow

SIRUM (Palo Alto, CA)

Rose Horan, Medicine Partnerships & Special Projects Fellow
Japnoor Kaur, Community Partnerships & Special Projects Fellow
Audrey Lin, Digital Health Product Fellow
Kayla Myers, Community Partnerships & Special Projects

*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)
Issue areas: Immigrant and refugee advocacy

Karen Arellano-Cruz ’25 (BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (Education Subplan))
Issue areas: Early childhood education and advocacy

Taylor Hall ’25 (BA in African and African American Studies, minor in Education)
Issue areas: Education equity and access

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))
Issue areas: Immigrant rights, Gender-based violence

Enrique Flores ’24; MA ’25 (BA in Political Science, minor in Human Rights, MA Sociology)
Issue areas: Legal aid, immigrant rights

Erick Rocha ’25 (BA in Sociology (Data Science, Markets and Management), minor in Urban Studies)
Issue areas: Housing equity and policy, criminal justice reform

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