Democracy Camp in DC

Lauryn Marcete Martin

Class of 2026
2025 Democracy Camp in DC

Lauryn Marcete Martin (she/they)

Nice to meet you! My name is Lauryn Marcete Martin, I grew up in Sacramento, California in a low-income household and I identify as a first-generation, African-American student. I am currently entering my third year at UC Berkeley, double-majoring in legal studies and African American studies with a minor in race and law. My interest areas include public health, policing and surveillance, criminal legal proceedings, and the intersectionality of race, gender, and law. I am particularly interested in the combination of these areas such as access to...

Shavar Martin

Class of 2025
2025 Democracy Camp in DC

Shavar Martin (he/him)

Passionate about Civil Rights and Global Equality, Shavar Martin is a fourth-year undergraduate transfer student at the University of California, Berkeley, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies, minoring in Global Poverty and Practice and Human Rights Interdisciplinary. Shavar is the first in his family to attend college. Raised in Jamaica as a child, Shavar witnessed firsthand the global dimension of inequalities. Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, with immigrant parents and being faced with...

Tamera Martin

Class of 2025
2025 Democracy Camp in DC

Tamera Martin (she/her)

Tamera Martin is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of California (UC), Berkeley studying Ancient Greek & Roman Studies, with minors in African-American Studies and French. As a young Black woman, her identity gives her so much pride and has been a catalyst for her interest in public service and social justice. She is an only child of a single mother and her experiences growing up predominantly white spaces the majority of her life allow her to appreciate the diversity and education around her....

Fiza Mehmood

Class of 2023
2023 Democracy Camp in DC

As a first-generation student, I am committed to amplifying the voices of those who are not heard. I have spent my life on labels that the government often overlooks, such as low-income or people of color. I have completed research and interned for the City of Sacramento, the Sacramento Mayor’s Office, and Sacramento’s District 3 Office. It was vital for me to have my voice heard and speak about issues the government was not interested in. During my time, I aided the Council in passing a legislative bill regarding plastic pollution. While working with City Hall, I realized how...

Danielle Mitchell

Class of 2027
2025 Democracy Camp in DC

Danielle Mitchell (she/her)

Danielle Mitchell is a second-year undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, pursuing a double major in Political Science and History with a focus on International Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy. As a distinguished recipient of the Fiat Lux Scholarship and the U.S. Army’s 4-Year National Scholarship, Ms. Mitchell exemplifies academic excellence, leadership, and dedication as she prepares for a future as an Army Officer.

Driven by a vision to bridge the fields of law, diplomacy, and international...

Ibrahim Mohyuddin

Class of 2022
2022 Democracy Camp in DC

Ibrahim Abdul-Aziz Mohyuddin is a college senior studying Legal Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He grew up in a very tight-knit immigrant Muslim community in Tennessee where he had gotten to experience first hand the ways that ethnic immigrants and Muslims were treated in a southern, conservative state post-9/11. He has seen first hand how the government can be used to target minority communities; the Tennessee State Legislature being one of the few legislative bodies in the United States to not only introduce, but also pass an “Anti-Sharia...

Anthony Mondragon

Class of 2024
2023 Democracy Camp in DC

Raised by a single mother in a household of six siblings in Southern California, Anthony is passionate about creating solutions for formerly incarcerated, system-impacted, and marginalized communities. At an early age, Anthony was abandoned by his father and was forced to live in a heavily gang-infested area which led him to be incarcerated at a young age. Through this experience, he became acutely aware of policies that affect youth at a young age due to being forced to live in low-income communities with high crime rates. At UC Berkeley, Anthony, the first in his family to...

Fatima Michell Morales

Class of 2026
2025 Democracy Camp in DC

Fatima Michell Morales (she/her)

Fatima Morales is a first generation, low income, Latina double majoring in Political Science and Economics.

When not devoted to her studies, Fatima is one of the K-12 Recruitment and Development Co-Coordinators for the Raíces Recruitment and Retention Center. She has had the opportunity to not only serve underprivileged, low-income, Latine K-12 students, but also assist in programming for current students of color at Cal. She aims to continuously promote and demystify higher education, similarly to how her...

Tristan Ismael Soto Moreno

Class of 2025
2025 Democracy Camp in DC

Tristan Ismael Soto Moreno (he/him)

Tristan Soto Moreno, a fourth-year student from Bodega, California, is a first-generation, low-income student of Mexican descent pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. With a strong commitment to social justice, K-12 education, and immigration advocacy, he aims to create positive change for marginalized communities.

Tristan participated in the first cohort of Solidarity Spring through UC Berkeley’s Labor Center, attending protests and workshops to advocate for essential...

Yessica Mox

Class of 2022
2022 Democracy Camp in DC
2021 Schaeffer Fellowship

Yessica Mox is a Political Science major from Riverside, CA. She comes from a low-income community and has lived experiences that have shaped the type of work she would like to do in the future. She hopes to work in the public service sector and would like to one day attend law school. In the past, she has interned for a local nonprofit, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant. She was part of the board of directors for Inside the Living Room, a student-led organization that helps students connect with internships at East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (EBSC). In...