Throughout the spring semester, fellows will engage in a series of professional development and leadership training to prepare for careers in politics, policy, and government. Topics include salary negotiation, public speaking, networking, and resilience. Fellows will also receive one-on-one mentoring from professionals in their fields of interest.
Students will also participate in the annual 2023 UWiL Workshop in March, a weekend that brings students and public leaders together to discuss leadership and public service. UWiL will host Varshini Prakash '15, executive director and co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, as the workshop’s keynote speaker.
“The members of this year’s fellowship class will be tomorrow’s public leaders, and we’re excited to support their growth,” says Michelle Gonçalves, UWiL executive director.
Since 2015, UWiL has provided mentorship, academic training, job preparation and leadership coaching to nearly 200 students who have gone on to hold elected office, receive national scholarships, attend graduate school/law school, and work at a diverse range of nonprofit and public organizations advancing the public interest. UWiL has also provided more than $107,000 in scholarships to support students who are doing meaningful unpaid/low paid work in the public sector. The program seeks to cultivate a pipeline from public education into public service.
Learn more about UWiL and how to support the program here. Check out the 2021-2022 Annual Report here.
2023 UMass Women into Leadership Fellows
- Ramona Ansong ‘24, Legal Studies & Public Health Sciences
- Victoria Barbosa ‘25, Finance
- Aysia Burden ‘23, Political Science
- Olivia Costello ‘25, Psychology
- Lydia D'Ambrosio ‘24, Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC)
- Prisha Dayal ‘25, Political Science & Social Thought and Political Economy
- Carol DeRose ‘25, Political Science & Natural Resources Conservation
- Alejandra Dilan ‘23, Psychology
- Sophia Farinella ‘23, Political Science
- Sophie Hauck ‘25, Political Science & Journalism
- Suki Huang ‘23, Legal Studies
- Upasana Joshi ‘26, Legal Studies & Mathematics
- Iman Kagimu ‘25, Political Science
- Tasneem Kelly ‘23, Operations and Information Management & Political Science
- Olivia Martinez-Reynolds ‘24, Legal Studies
- Chloe Massabni ‘25, Political Science
- Nephtalie Philippe ‘23, Public Health Sciences
- Kiley Richard ‘23, Public Health Sciences
- Afra Rindani ‘24, Political Science
- Avigail Rosen ‘25, Political Science & Economics
- Katarina Ryan ‘24, Political Science & Legal Studies
- Ciara Smith ‘25, History
- Amelia Weber ‘25, Political Science & Economics
- Jayden Whittaker ‘23, Political Science