Meet the Cardinal Careers Fellows
2023-24 Fellows
Community Impact Fellows | John Gardner Public Service Fellows |
Schneider One-Year Fellows | Tom Ford Fellows in Philanthropy
Community Impact Fellowship
Fellows work for a partnering public interest organization and are matched with a mentor.

City of San José, Information Technology (San José, CA)
- Matthew Jacquez, Equity through Privacy Fellow
- Angela Zhao, Equity through Data Fellow
El Concilio of San Mateo County (North Fair Oaks, CA)
- Scarleth Contreras, Public Policy Fellow
Foundation for a College Education (East Palo Alto, CA)
- Luis Quiroga, FCE Program Fellow
Green Ivy Educational Consulting/Luminaria Learning (Los Altos, CA)
- Shelby Whinery, Curriculum Development Fellow
Mission Investors Exchange (Remote)
- Sommer Alex, Measurement & Performance Fellow
- Lizzie Avila, Knowledge & Programs Fellow
- Emily Elliott, Communications Fellow
North East Medical Services (San Francisco & San José, CA)
- Lifu Guo, Behavioral Health Linkage Fellow
Partnership for Public Service (Washington, DC)
- Daniella Caluza, Associate
Ravenswood Family Health Network (East Palo Alto, CA)
- Cleopatra Howell, Staff Development Fellow
- Carly Smith, Family Medicine Fellow
- Vy Ta, Clinical Support Fellow
- Dongming Zhang, Development Fellow
Redwood City Together & John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities (Redwood City & Stanford, CA)
- Ella Gray, Shinnyo Fellow
SIRUM (Palo Alto, CA & Atlanta, GA)
- Ella Booker, Patient Access Fellow
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.

Sean Casey ’23 (BA Economics, MS Management Science & Engineering)
Placement: White House, Executive Office of the President (Washington, D.C.)
Mentor: Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to President Biden and Implementation Coordinator of the American Rescue Plan
Ananya Karthik ’23 (Political Science and Computer Science)
Placement: NAACP-Legal Defense Fund (Washington, D.C.)
Mentor: Puneet Cheema, Manager, Justice in Public Safety Project
Briana Martin-Villa ’23 (Bioengineering)
Placement: White House, Office of Science and Technology Policy (Washington, D.C.)
Mentor: Travis Hyams, Chief of Staff & Senior Policy Advisor, Health Outcomes Division
Schneider One-Year Fellowship
Fellows work for one year in two Natural Resources Defense Council locations.

Annie Minondo ’23 (BS Human Biology, MA Sustainability)
Placement: Natural Resources Defense Council – Chicago, IL
Title: Midwest Sustainable Energy and Climate Fellow
Bella Sullivan ’23 (BS Earth Systems, MA Environmental Communication)
Placement: National Resources Defense Council – New York City, NY
Title: Eastern Sustainable 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.

Gabrielle Crooks ’23 (International Relations)
Placement: United Nations Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Mentor: Michelle Milford Morse, Vice President for Girls and Women Strategy
Gabriela Escobar ’23 (Human Biology)
Placement: San Francisco General Hospital Foundation (San Francisco, CA)
Mentor: Tiffany Liu, Associate Director of Grants and Programs
Olivia Fu ’23 (Urban Studies)
Placement: North Star Fund (New York City, NY)
Mentor: Kellie Terry, Philanthropy Program Director
For more information about post-undergraduate fellowship opportunities, please contact Ben Weissman, Program Director of Cardinal Careers at the Haas Center.