We are glad to introduce the 2018-19 cohort of PiLA Fellows! This diverse, dedicated, and talented group of 31 young professionals will be making significant contributions to socially responsible development work with 16 partners based throughout the Americas addressing issues such as accessibility/ inclusion, community health, conservation, education, and girls’ and women’s economic empowerment. You can see bios for the current year’s cohort here.
| Name | College or University | Country | Partner | |
| Lauri | Alvarez | American University | Guatemala | FUNDAL |
| Victoria | Anders | Pomona College | Dominican Republic | DREAM |
| Alec | Armon | University of Wisconsin | Mexico | Endeavor Mexico |
| Lizabelt | Avila | New College of Florida | USA | Nature Conservancy |
| Cailin | Campbell | University of San Francisco | Guatemala | ADISA |
| Tatiana | Dalton | Northwestern University | Guatemala | Pueblo a Pueblo |
| Amelia | De Paola | Georgetown University | Dominican Republic | Mariposa |
| Beatriz | Duran Becerra | Columbia University | Dominican Republic | Mariposa |
| Victor | Filpo | Middlebury College | Dominican Republic | Mariposa |
| Alyana | Guidotti | University of Wisconsin | Dominican Republic | Liceo Científico |
| Ana Teresa | Gutierrez Ramirez | Texas A&M University | Peru | Nature Conservancy |
| Kelly | Johnson | Ursinus College | Dominican Republic | Liceo Científico |
| Claudia | Lievano | University of Florida | USA | Nature Conservancy |
| Sophie | Litwin | University of Pennsylvania | Guatemala | Hospitalito Atitlán |
| Mia | Lopez-Zubiri | Georgetown University | Dominican Republic | Yspaniola |
| Manuel | Marichal | Princeton University | Dominican Republic | DREAM |
| Elizabeth | Marin | Dickinson College | Mexico | Worldfund |
| Johana | Mata | Wellesley College | Dominican Republic | Mariposa |
| Eamon | McGoldrick | University of Georgia | Dominican Republic | Yspaniola |
| Gina | Morales Taveras | College of the Holy Cross | Dominican Republic | DREAM |
| Alex | Northrop | Ohio State University | Guatemala | Pueblo a Pueblo |
| Vivian | Overholt | Wittenberg University | Mexico | Worldfund |
| Julia | Pretsfelder | Amherst College | Guatemala | Cojolya |
| Elizabeth | Prosser | Davidson College | Dominican Republic | Yspaniola |
| Kathleen Anna | Savage | Wesleyan University | Dominican Republic | Mariposa |
| Hana | Tomozawa | Williams College | Nicaragua | Global Partnerships |
| Elijah | Umek | Oregon State University | Guatemala | Tuik Ruch Lew |
| Jonah | Watt | Bowdoin College | Peru | Building Dignity |
| Christina | Welch | Oregon State University | Colombia | Nature Conservancy |
| Emma | Wingreen | Princeton University | Dominican Republic | Mariposa |
| Joseph | Wood | Princeton University | Guatemala | Antigua International School |
PiLA will be conducting remote and in-person recruitment visits for the upcoming application cycle beginning in September 2018. Please contact our office if you would like to arrange for a PiLA representative to chat with your students, faculty, and/ or staff about our program, or if you have any other questions. For more information meanwhile, please visit our website.