We proudly announce the 2017–18 cohort of 32 PiLA fellows, who collectively will serve with 20 PiLA partner organizations in 11 countries.
See bios and photos of all 2017–18 PiLA fellows
Name | Surname | College or University | PiLA Partner | Country |
Brian | Acosta | Swarthmore College | Worldfund | Mexico |
Marimar | Arango Gomez | University of California Berkeley | Endeavor | Chile |
Elena | Bell | Tufts University | The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA and Mexico |
Hilary | Brumberg | Wesleyan University | Osa Conservation | Costa Rica |
Ana Teresa | Colón García | Haverford College | The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA and Mexico |
Camila | de la Vega | Carleton College | Project Alianza | Nicaragua |
Ana | Dougherty | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | Global Partnerships | Nicaragua |
Roberto | Figueroa | Pitzer College | Endeavor | Chile |
Sarah | Fisher | Middlebury College | Pueblo a Pueblo | Guatemala |
Joscelyn | García | Tufts University | Building Dignity | Peru |
Nicole | Hardy | Princeton University | Dream | Dominican Republic |
Nora | Harless | New York University | UAC-Carmen Pampa | Bolivia |
Jacob | Kim | Princeton University | Global Partnerships | Nicaragua |
Sybil | Lewis | University of California Berkeley | Cojolya | Guatemala |
Kathy | Lui | George Washington University | Endeavor | Argentina |
Susana | Martínez | Ohio State University | Comunidad Connect | Nicaragua |
Abby | Melick | Princeton University | Mariposa DR Foundation | Dominican Republic |
Danielle | Mirda | Harvard University | Hospitalito Atitlán | Guatemala |
Bianca | Molina | University of Pennsylvania | Worldfund | Brazil |
Jesse | Moore | Occidental College | ADISA | Guatemala |
Joseph | Moreno | University of Washington | The Nature Conservancy | Peru |
Luisa | Nilan | Harvard University | Mariposa DR Foundation | Dominican Republic |
Yesenia | Ortiz | Harvard University | Worldfund | Mexico |
Ethel | Recinos | University of Iowa | Pueblo a Pueblo | Guatemala |
Maria | Ruiz | Washington University in St. Louis | Hospitalito Atitlán | Guatemala |
Natassja | Ruybal | Pepperdine University | Yspaniola | Dominican Republic |
Emilia | Rybak | Duke University | Endeavor | Mexico |
Anna | Sebastian | American University | Dream | Dominican Republic |
Vanessa | Smith | Princeton University | Mariposa DR Foundation | Dominican Republic |
Emma | Soglin | Macalester College | Fundación Arias | Costa Rica |
Nathalia | Trujillo | City University of New York-Hunter College | Dream | Dominican Republic |
Yihemba | Yikona | Princeton University | Starfish | Guatemala |
In addition, five members of the 2016–17 cohort will remain in the field for a second year as PiLA senior fellows:
Annie Austin (Endeavor Mexico, Mexico City)
Tiffany Brown (Yspaniola, Esperanza, Dominican Republic)
Danielle Coony (DREAM, Cabarete, Dominican Republic)
Anjelica Neslin (Fundación Abriendo Camino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Rachel Ozer-Bearson (Antigua International School, Antigua, Guatemala)