Amelia Rose Monsour

Amelia Monsour is a junior majoring in political science and sociology with a minor in public policy at the University of California, Berkeley. A proud graduate of Los Angeles public schools, Amelia is passionate about addressing inequities in education and supporting California’s public school system. She is also passionate about addressing economic inequality and hopes to pursue a career in public service and law to advocate for economic justice and educational equity.

Throughout her time at UC Berkeley, Amelia has continued to develop her interest in public service and advocacy. Currently, she is the Financial Aid Director of the ASUC Student Advocate’s Office at UC Berkeley, having previously worked as a Financial Aid Caseworker and Policy Coordinator. There, she advocates for financial aid policy reforms and oversees a division of 20 caseworkers supporting students with financial aid problems with the university. Her work has involved advocating for expanded University funding for student parents, connecting unenrolled students with grants to enable their return to Berkeley, overseeing the Winter Break Housing program for students unable to return home during winter break dorm closures, and more.

Previously, Amelia has served as the co-director of Cal ACLU’s Criminal Justice Reform Committee and as an Undergraduate Student Research Apprentice researching inequality in physical and mental health in the United States. Amelia also served as an Economic Empowerment Intern with the International Rescue Committee in Los Angeles, where she worked with refugees from around the world to connect them to financial resources and introduce them to the United States financial system through one-on-one financial coaching.

Amelia was a 2022 Democracy Camp in Berkeley Fellow, a 2024 Cal-in-Sacramento Fellow, and a 2024 Jo Freeman Women in Politics Fellow. Through the Schaeffer Fellowship, Amelia hopes to continue exploring public policy and advocacy for her community.