Washington Fellows & Alumni

Carlos Santana

Class of 2025
2024 Washington Fellowship - Fall
2024 Cal-in-Sacramento
2024 Ken Burt Fellow
Placement: White House Internship Program, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Placement Location: Washington, DC

Carlos is a first-generation Latinx student at UC Berkeley, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Chicanx Latinx Studies. Born...Read more about Carlos Santana

Yajaira Arroyo

Class of 2025
2024 Washington Fellowship - Fall
Placement: UC Federal Government Relations (Legislative Internship) Placement Location: Washington, DC

Yajaira Arroyo is a first-generation college student at UC Berkeley, pursuing a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Spanish

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Tamara Segura

Class of 2025
2024 Washington Fellowship - Fall
Placement: Pending Placement Location: Washington, DC

Growing up as an immigrant in Northern California, Tamara has firsthand experience with the profound challenges that come with lacking immigration status. These include limited job opportunities,

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Roberto Ramos

Class of 2024
2023 Washington Fellowship - Fall
Placement: TBD
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Growing up in a family restaurant, I witnessed firsthand the power of capitalism, which was often hailed as a symbol of equality. From a young age, I took on responsibilities,...Read more about Roberto Ramos

Celia Serrato

Class of 2024
2023 Washington Fellowship - Fall
Placement: TBD
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Celia is a bright light for her community and brings a refreshing voice and vision for the future. Her passion for Gender and Women's Studies as it relates to liberatory...Read more about Celia Serrato

Sarah Marin

Class of 2024
2024 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Office of Senator Alex Padilla, U.S. Senate
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Motivated by a desire to educate herself to help those who do not have the resources to better themselves and...Read more about Sarah Marin

Arianna Laolagi

Class of 2024
2024 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Office of Representative Dan Goldman, U.S. House of Representatives
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.
Arianna Valentina Laolagi, a first-generation Latine student at UC Berkeley, is a dedicated leader and change-...Read more about Arianna Laolagi

Ali Marvin

Class of 2024
2024 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Ali has been a lifelong advocate of social justice. Having experienced...Read more about Ali Marvin

Ali Marvin

Class of 2024
2024 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Ali has been a lifelong advocate of social justice. Having experienced years of...Read more about Ali Marvin

Michele Talley

Class of 2024
2024 Washington Fellowship - Fall
Placement: U.S. House Committee on Oversight & Accountability (Clerk Internship) Placement Location: Washington, DC
Raised in South Central Los Angeles, Talley is dedicated to addressing disproportionate rates of incarceration and criminalization, housing...Read more about Michele Talley

Cecilia Wolfcale

Class of 2024
2023 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Cecilia Wolfcale is a third-year student at UC Berkeley from Castro Valley, California studying legal...Read more about Cecilia Wolfcale

Jennifer Ramirez

Class of 2024
2024 Percy Undergraduate Grant
2023 Ken Burt Fellow
2023 Cal-in-Sacramento
2022 Washington Fellowship
2022 Democracy Camp in DC Student Co-Director
2022 Democracy Camp in DC
2022 Democracy Camp in Berkeley

Jennifer Ramirez is a first-generation Latina studying Economics and Public Policy at UC Berkeley from the Bay Area. Growing up in a mixed-status household, she experienced first-hand the hardships Latinx immigrant families faced, such as the struggle to...Read more about Jennifer Ramirez

Arely Valencia

Class of 2024
2023 Washington Fellowship - Fall
Placement: Office of Senator Alex Padilla, U.S. Senate
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Being raised in an immigrant household in Los Angeles, Arely witnessed her parents and community struggle to obtain basic needs,...Read more about Arely Valencia

Judy Saafein

Class of 2024
2023 Washington Fellowship - Fall
Placement: TBD
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Judy Saafein is a rising third-year political science and media studies student at UC Berkeley. As an immigrant who knew no English, Judy grew up watching how US government...Read more about Judy Saafein

Rosie Echeverria

Class of 2023
2023 Democracy Camp in Berkeley
2023 Cal-in-Sacramento
2022 Schaeffer Fellowship
2022 Washington Fellowship
Placement: Rep. Adam Schiff - Burbank District Office
Mentor: Colleen Oinuma

Rosie Echeverria was born and raised in East Hollywood, Los Angeles in a Central American immigrant household and she is a first-generation...Read more about Rosie Echeverria

Alejandro Alvarez

2023 Matsui Washington Fellow
Placement: Congresswoman Matsui's office
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Growing up in the Sacramento area, Alejandro experienced the effects of prolonged droughts and wildfires. In his neighborhood

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Luis Leon Lopez

2023 Matsui Washington Fellow
Placement:
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

As a first generation student, Luis majored in Political Science at the University of California Berkeley. Raised an in immigrant home in the small City of...Read more about Luis Leon Lopez

Nathan Jauregui

2023 Matsui Washington Fellow
Placement: American Enterprise Institute
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Nathan Jauregui has always had an interest in justice, the law, and policy, and turned those interests into passions at UC...Read more about Nathan Jauregui

Devyn Lopez

2022 Matsui Washington Fellow

Devyn Lopez is a third-year student at UC Berkeley. She is pursuing a major in Social Welfare and a Spanish minor. Devyn was raised in the Bay Area most of her life and discovered how crucial it is to give back to her community when she moved to East San Jose. Devyn is committed to...Read more about Devyn Lopez

Heidi Mendiola

2022 Matsui Washington Fellow

Maggie Tsao

2022 Matsui Washington Fellow

Daniela Rodas

2021 Matsui Washington Fellow
Placement: International Law Institute
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

As a 23-year-old UC Berkeley senior, Daniela Rodas sees herself as a person who strives to be her best in every area of life. Be it as a former student

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Naz Balkam

2021 Matsui Washington Fellow
Placement: USAID’s Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Naz Balkam is a first-generation Ethiopian-American studying Political Science at UC Berkeley. As a life-long Oakland resident and

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Lakhvir Singh

2021 Matsui Washington Fellow
Placement: Georgetown Law Criminal Justice Clinic
Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Lakhvir Singh is a student at University of California, Berkeley majoring in Political Science. I am currently in the US Army and a first-

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