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Jada Yang

Class of 2028
2026 Cal-in-Sacramento

Jada Yang is a second-year undergraduate studying Public Health, Disability Studies, and Public Policy. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Jada is an avid disability rights advocate, committed to amplifying disabled voices in policymaking and government. She hopes to pursue disability policy, specifically by exploring the intersection between health equity and disability.

Jada has previous work experience as an intern with the National Advocacy Office of Breakthrough T1D, where she helped mobilize youth federal advocacy for Type 1 Diabetes research funding through planning a 3-day fly-in...

Hanyu (Megan) Yao

Class of 2024
2023 Cal-in-Sacramento
2023 Jo Freeman Women in Politics Fellow

Megan is a third-year student studying Comparative Literature, Sociology and Japanese at UC Berkeley. She is passionate about public services and advocacy work, specifically that related to education equity, education policies and gender topics in the education system. Prior to Cal-in-Sac, she interned at a variety of non-profit organizations, such as US-China Education Trust (USCET), Sanctuary for Families (SFF), Shanghai Young Bakers, etc. On Berkeley campus, Megan was a Research Assistant at the School of Social Welfare with Prof. Valerie Shapiro, on Social Emotional...

Michelle Yiu

Class of 2022
2022 Cal-in-Sacramento
2022 Diversity & Entrepreneurship Fellow
Placement: Placement Location: Sacramento, California

Michelle Yiu is a second-generation Chinese-American studying Public Health and Integrative Biology with minors in Public Policy and Asian American Studies. Instilled with values of whole-person health and preventive care by her mother, a Yijin Chinese exercise practitioner, she has wanted to work in the health care field from a young age. After being introduced to public health at UC Berkeley, her interests primarily lie in health policy, community health, health advocacy, and...

Emily Zambrano

Class of 2026
2026 Democracy Camp in DC
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento

Emily Zambrano is a proud Mexican-American and first-generation student part of UC Berkeley’s class of 2026, earning her B.A. in Political Science, with a concentration in American politics, and minoring in Public Policy. She aspires to launch a career in public service and law guided by the principles of equity, justice, accountability, and compassion. Her fellowships with the Matsui Center, grounded in community and mentorship, including the 2025 Cal-in-Sacramento program and now a part of the 2026 cohort of Democracy Camp in DC, have been instrumental in her development...

Lara Zangana

Class of 2026
2026 Schaeffer Fellowship
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2025 Diversity & Entrepreneurship Fellow
2024 Democracy Camp in Berkeley

Lara Zangana is a first-generation undergraduate at UC Berkeley, double majoring in Society and Environment and Conservation and Resource Studies. As a Climate and Youth Engagement Fellow with UC Berkeley’s Student Environmental Resource Center, Lara contributed over four hundred hours of public service focused on immigration, housing, and environmental justice. In fall 2024, she also interned at the White House within the Biden Harris Administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy.

This past summer, Lara served as an undergraduate researcher and Cal-in-Sacramento Fellow...