We have 11 amazing UWiL cohorts! See our fellows below.
UWiL operates under the direction of a volunteer Board of Directors. Applications for Board of Director positions are accepted on a yearly basis and limited to UMass Amherst alumni. See a list of our current board members below.
UWiL fellows also receive significant guidance from mentors.
If you are interested in serving on the board or mentoring UWiL Fellows, please contact us at uwil@umass.edu
Class of 2025
| Gwen | Bankmann | '25, | Psychology |
| Lilly | Barnett | '25, | Legal Studies; Political Science |
| Dorothy | Barros | '25, | Political Science |
| Zoe | Beuzelin | '27, | Political Science, Legal Studies |
| Kylie | Cadet | '26, | Legal Studies; Political Science |
| Mayra | Dolan | '26, | History; Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies |
| Kelechi | Ezemma | '26, | Managerial Economics |
| Elise | Fornaro | '27, | Public Health Sciences; Chinese Language & Literature |
| Sarah | Gelbert | '27, | Legal Studies |
| Hannah | Gould | '25, | Plant, Soil and Insect Science, English |
| Eliza | Graham | '25, | Finance |
| Saniya | Jain | '26, | Economics |
| Fatima | Jammeh | '26, | Political Science |
| Shelagh | Liljander | '27, | Legal Studies, Economics |
| Kundayi | Mazando | '27, | Political Science; Economics |
| Kerin | McCarthy | '25, | Public Health Sciences; Public Policy |
| Maia | Mints | '26, | Psychology |
| Madeline | Murphy | '27, | Journalism; Political Science |
| Briana | Myran | '26, | Public Policy; Women, Gender and Sexuality |
| Felicity | Oliveira | '25, | Marketing |
| Esther | Onyeka | '27, | Political Science; Sociology |
| Dominique | Pierre | '28, | Political Science |
| Chiara | Ruiz | '27, | Public Policy; Psychology |
| Mitsou | Vincent | '26, | Economics; Public Policy |
| Tina | Vo | '25, | Mathematics, Anthropology |
| Isabella | White | '28, | Economics; Public Policy |
| Olivia | Wiehenstroer | '28, | Political Science |
Class of 2024
- Tarunima Agarwal '25, Public Health Sciences & Psychology
- Katherine Blasius '25, Public Policy
- Loi Bui '26, Legal Studies
- Olivia Capriotti '24, Journalism & Spanish
- Bel Corder '25, Political Science & Psychology
- Emily DeGowin '26, Political Science
- Megan Di Giovanni '24, '25MPP, Political Science
- Jacqualin Fallon '24, Legal Studies
- Angelique Ferguson '26, Legal Studies & Political Science
- Alana Jara '25, Psychology
- Kimberly Manyanga '26, Public Health Sciences & Resource Economics
- Hailey Martin '26, Legal Studies & Public Policy
- Ella Masciarelli '26, Legal Studies & Economics
- Elizabeth Pontzer '25, Psychology & Legal Studies
- Jimena Pueyo-Garcia '26, Political Science & Legal Studies
- Ava Pujado '25, Political Science
- Jadine Reis '25, Political Science
- Gianeishka Rivera '26, Chinese Language & Literature
- Chanell Rodriguez '25, Political Science
- Abigail Schilling '25, Communication
- Julia Schowalter '26, Political Science & Resource Economics
- Kaitlyn Soper '25, Political Science
- Jessica Stephen '24, Public Health Sciences
- Sadaf Tokhi '25, Journalism
- Lee Ling Unitt '2024, Legal Studies & Anthropology
- Jinjer Walters '25, Public Health Sciences
- Christine Wanjiru '25, Psychology
- Anna Zou '25, Political Science & Chinese Language & Literature
Class of 2023
- 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, 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
- Amelia Weber '25, Political Science & Economics
- Jayden Whittaker '23, Political Science
Class of 2022
- Melissa Atocha '23, Legal Studies
- Konah Brownell '23, Political Science & Journalism
- Elizabeth Carroll '23, Economics & Legal Studies
- Sabrina Chhorn '24, Legal Studies
- Alexandra Coats '24, Social Thought and Political Economy
- Yuying (Ethel) Deng '23, Sociology & Theater
- Ana Luiza Erlacher Scalzer '22, Spanish & Political Science
- Meher Gandhi '23, Public Health Sciences
- Julia Ganley '22, Sociology
- Nia Hart '23, Sociology
- Niajah Hyppolite '23, Sociology
- Eve Lescovitz '24, Political Science & Spanish
- Nicole Stoddard '25, Political Science
- Anaamika Nair '23, Political Science & Afro-American Studies
- Michelle Nicholls '24, Sociology
- Elizabeth O'Donnell '24, Political Science
- Tamika Shawnell Ortiz Acosta '23, Legal Studies
- Leela Ramachandran '22, Public Health Sciences
- Clare Sheedy '23, Public Health Sciences & Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
- Ann Teng '22, Psychology & Music
- Ame Tsamaase '23, Anthropology
Class of 2021
- Filloreta Andoni '22, Political Science & Legal Studies
- Aiesha Ayub '24, Political Science & History
- Julia Carino '22, Political Science & History
- Sarah Cotton '21, Public Health Sciences & Political Science
- Alexandra Enos '22, Political Science & History
- Audrey Gabriel '23, Public Health Sciences & Pre-Medical
- Greta Garcia Jalil Melendez '23, Political Science
- Abigail Guinan '22, Biology & Natural Resources Conservation
- Claire Healy '21, Political Science
- Anvita Johri '24, Biology & French and Francophone Studies
- Rachel Khanna '22, Political Science & Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
- Olivia Lee '24, Political Science
- Lauren Leonardis '25, Political Science
- Lillian Madsen '24, Economics & Political Science
- Amelia Marceau '21, Political Science & Journalism
- Cassie McGrath '21, Journalism & Political Science
- Angèle Noël '23, Political Science
- Nicole Ojugbana '23, Economics
- Tegan Oliver '23, Public Health Sciences & Legal Studies
- Esosasere Osunde '24, Economics
- Kelly Palacios '21, Journalism & Political Science
- Lynn-Tyi'a Porter '22, Sociology
- Alliyah Sharpe '22, BDIC & Legal Studies
- Nina Thur-Ova '22, Legal Studies & Sociology
- Jacey Woods '22, BDIC & Social Thought and Political Economy
Class of 2020
- Donikah Brutus '20, English
- Molly Caroom '20, UWW
- Sally Chu '22, Public Health Sciences
- Irina Costache '22, Journalism, Political Science
- Laura Deely '22, Economics
- Denim Diaz '21, Legal Studies, Political Science
- Julia Fox '22, Environmental Science, Political Science
- Rachel Freeman '21, Communication, Political Science
- Savannah Gillis '22, Political Science, Public Health Sciences
- Soha Habib '23, Political Science
- Varshita Jakkaraju '22, Political Science
- Sophie Johnson '22, Political Science, Public Health Sciences
- Nia Johnson '21, Political Science, Spanish
- Hayden Latimer-Ireland '22, BDIC, Political Science
- Julia Limmer '22, Political Science, Sociology
- Abigail McDonough '20, Political Science
- Carla Montilla Jaimes '21, History, Political Science
- Seni Nkeng '21, Political Science
- Uju Onochie '21, Political Science
- Gulalai Shah '21, Biology
- Ilina Shah '20, Mathematics, Political Science
- Annie Tsan '23, Political Science
Class of 2019
- Victoria Abramchuk '20, Economics, Legal Studies
- Megan Alberto '21, Political Science, Portuguese
- Mabrouka Boukraa '19, History
- Edna DaCruz '19, Sociology
- Kekely Dansouh '19, Political Science
- Elizabeth Donoghue '19, Political Science, Journalism and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Victoria Duran '19, Political Science, History
- Rachel Ellis '21, Political Science
- Emily Ishak '20, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Comparative Literature
- Sifa Kasongo '19, Political Science, Journalism
- Carys Lamberg '20, Political Science, BDIC
- Reilly Lee '20, Political Science, Economics
- Alexandra McCandless '21, Political Science
- Shannon McCann '21, Political Science, Pre-Medical
- Faith McGuire '22, Psychology, Pre-Medical
- Esther Oh '19, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pre-Medical
- Rebecca Piscia '19, Public Health Sciences
- Prashasti Rayamajhi '20, Chemical Engineering
- Farah Sabir '21, Political Science
- Shannon Silva '21, Biology
- Deepika Singh '19, Political Science
- Horizon Starwood '20, Anthropology
- Kristal Yee '21, Political Science, Legal Studies
- Talisha Yunen-Arias '19, Legal Studies
Class of 2018
- Nahla Ahsan '19, Political Science & Economics
- Sara Andresen '18, Political Science
- Anna-Nicole Bosco '20, Microbiology & Political Science
- Stephanie Brolin '20, Political Science
- Jeanai Celestin '18, Economics
- Michelle Chung '18, Sustainable Community Development
- Abigail DesRoches '19, Political Science
- Kelsey DeWolfe '19, Political Science & Economics
- Hannah Dudley-Youngs '19, Public Health Sciences
- Shannon Emmett '19, Political Science & History
- Sonia Guglani '19, Marketing & Economics
- Nicole Imhof '20, Finance & Sport Management
- Deepti Kamma '19, Biology & Environmental Science
- Kathleen Kilroe '19, Biology & Pre-Medical
- Brittni Larcom '20, Political Science & Psychology
- Jovanna Mason '18, Economics & Legal Studies
- Eliana Matos '19, Environmental Science
- Danyella Mulunda '21, Political Science & Legal Studies
- Ashley Olafsen '19, BDIC & Political Science
- Moksha Padmaraju '21, Political Science & Economics
- Faizia Sharif '20, Journalism & Middle Eastern Studies
- Jessica Sizer '19, Political Science
- Lily Tang '21, Political Science
- Lily Wallace '22 , BDIC & Political Science
Class of 2017
- Emilia Beuger ’18, Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC)
- Emilia Billett ’19, History and Journalism
- Madailein Blaney ’18, Political Science and Sustainable Food and Farming
- Noel Casey ’17, Political Science and Sociology
- Kylie Condosta ’19 , English and Pre-Medical
- Jetta Cook ’19, Natural Resources Conservation and Legal Studies
- Nuala Deely ’17, Legal Studies and Political Science
- Michaela Dunn ’18 , Political Science and Legal Studies
- Emma Durkee ’18, Chemical Engineering
- Nya Gavin ’17, Legal Studies and Political Science
- Rebecca Goldberg ’18, Public Health Sciences
- Rose Gottlieb ’17, Political Science and Public Health Sciences
- Jessica Holley ’19 , Nutrition and Public Health Sciences
- Olivia Izzi ’19, Legal Studies
- Olivia Jones ’18, Political Science and Journalism
- Casey Kelleher ’20, Political Science and Legal Studies
- Niamh Mulrooney ’17, Public Health Sciences
- Sarah Nordberg ’19, Political Science and Economics
- Gabriella Saloio ’18, Environmental Science
- Molly Trowbridge ’19, English and Communication
- Elizabeth Wallace ’19, Economics and Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC)
- Elisabeth Yang ’18, Public Health Sciences and Resource Economics
Class of 2016
- Zoe Calianos ’18, Management
- Stephanie Chan ’17, Political Science
- Tyler Cotta ’18, Political Science/Sociology
- Kana Ervin ’17, Political Science
- Mentewab Kebede ’16, Legal Studies/Political Science
- Catherine Kelley ’16, History
- Devon Kelley ’16, Public Health Sciences
- Shea Kelly ’17, Political Science, Spanish
- Shannon Mackey ’16, History/Legal Studies
- Delbar Mamedzade ’17, Public Health Sciences
- Estefania Marti Malvido ’16, Food Science/Economics
- Lindsey McCauley ’18, Political Science
- Melissa Myers ’18, Social Thought and Political Economy/Journalism
- Jiya Nair ’19, Political Science
- Eleora Pasternack ’18, Political Science/Middle Eastern Studies
- Kim Phan ’19, Political Science
- Samantha Sexton ’16, Linguistics and Portuguese
- Emily Stetson ’17, Political Science
- Maria Sucher ’18, Marketing/Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Selin Uzumcu ’17, Political Science/Communication
Class of 2015
- Liana Ascolese, Political Science, 2016
- Kelsey Barowich, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, 2015
- Elizabeth Berman, Political Science, 2018
- Lauren Coakley, Political Science, 2017
- Samantha Cohen, Public Health Sciences & Anthropology, 2015
- Gillian Cowen, Public Health Sciences & Political Science, 2016
- Hannah Depin, Journalism, 2018
- Ariel Dickerman, Political Science & Legal Studies, 2017
- Heather Ducharme, Legal Studies & Political Science, 2016
- Corinne Elicone, Political Science, 2017
- Marleigh Felsenstein, Journalism, 2017
- Gabrielle Fiedor, Undeclared, 2018
- Madeline Grant, English, 2015
- Kaitlin Hollinger, BDIC, 2018
- Madeleine Jackman, Social Thought and Political Economy & English, 2017
- Madeline Lenahan; Political Science & Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies; 2017
- Sandra Llewellyn, Anthropology, 2015
- Christabelle Lteif, Political Science, 2015
- Zeinab Maalow, Political Science, 2016
- Kaitlyn MacLeod, Political Science & Legal Studies, 2015
- Alicia Maziarz, Public Health Sciences & Legal Studies, 2016
- Haley Ozdarski, Political Science, 2016
- Brooke Parziale, Social Thought and Political Economy & History, 2017
- Paige Smith-Hogan; Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies & Sociology; 2017
- Georgia Westbrook, Math & History, 2018
- Greta Wilt, Legal Studies, 2017
- Chelsea Aquino ’10, Senior Government Relations Officer, Museum of Science
- Deanne Braveman '04, Senior Vice President, Mercury
- Katherine Blasius ’25, Alumna Member, public policy major
- Kristen Cavin '03, Attorney at Giffen & Kaminski, LLC
- Kelsey Cintolo '12, Vice President for Research and Policy, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership
- Lydia D'Ambrosio '24, Alumna Member, Engineering Social Justice (BDIC) major
- Karen Dalheim ’85, Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Department of Defense
- Tiana M. Davis '18, Deputy Public Health Commissioner, Springfield Department of Health and Human Services
- Angela F. F. Davis '87, Assistant Undersecretary for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Commonwealth of MA
- Carol DeRose '25, Alumna Member, double major in political science and natural resources conversation
- Liz Donoghue '19, Assistant, Investor Relations
- Heather Ducharme '16, JD Candidate, Northeastern
- Diana Fassbender ’03, Founder and Principal, Henry Street Strategies
- Angelique Ferguson ’25, double major in legal studies and political science
- Jan Feuerstadt ’96, Partner, Mercury LLC
- Heather Gasper ‘06, Executive Director for the Office of the Dean Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief Academic Officer of Wellforce Health System/Tufts Medical Center
- Sophie Hauck '25, Alumna member, political science and journalism major
- Lindsay E. Higgins '07, City Clerk, Woburn (co-chair)
- Kate Hogan '88, Speaker Pro Tempore, MA House of Representatives
- Iman Kagimu ’25 political science major
- Hind Mari, '00EdD, Director Women of Color Leadership Network
- Karen Becker Maher '05, Chief of Staff, NYC School Construction Authority
- Lindsey McCauley ’18, Secretariat Budget Director for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- Afnan Nehela '18, Communications Director, Senator Jamie Eldridge
- Ellie O'Donnell '24, Alumna member, political science and women, gender & sexuality studies major
- Monserrate “Monsi” Rodríguez Colón '95, Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
- Raija Vaisanen '02, '10MPPA, Deputy Director of Workforce Development, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
- Krizia Valentino '17, Employment Economist, MA Department of Unemployment Assistance
- Darlene Vu '14, Chief Operating Officer, Asian American Women's Political Initiative
- Francia Wisnewski '08MEd, Director of Membership, National Association for Family Childcare
Staff
- Crystal Paul, Executive Director
Emeritus Members
- Laurie Belsito ’07
- Lisa Dixon ’02
- Kate Donaghey '05
- Aimee Flynn '05
- Micaelah Morrill ’04
- Ann S. Murphy ’77
- Erika Scibelli ’06
- Kaylee Johnson '16G, '19PhD