Democracy Camp

Roxanna Jarvis

2020 Democracy Camp Berkeley Fellow
Class of 2021

Kenny Kutter

Class of 2027
2026 Democracy Camp in DC
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento

Kenny is a third year student studying Political Science, with a minor in Data Science. Kenny is interested in how data science tools can be used to explore society's most pressing problems and use this research to push for meaningful change. Previously, Kenny was a 2025 Cal-in-Sacramento fellow, where he interned in the office of Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson, who represents his hometown of Moreno Valley.

Currently, Kenny is the Policy Executive in the ASUC Office of the President, where he advises the student body president on pressing...

Leylany Lara

Class of 2028
2026 Democracy Camp in DC

Leylany Lara (She/Her)

Leylany is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley from East Los Angeles, pursuing a major in Political Economy with a minor in Public Policy. A recipient of the Fiat Lux Scholarship, she approaches her education with a deep commitment to community-driven leadership and public service. Her interests center on the role of law and public policy in shaping markets, enforcing civil rights, and advancing economic mobility.

Leylany is interested in learning how federal policymakers approach issues in...

Jessica Josette Lin Tupas

2023 Democracy Camp Berkeley Fellow
Class of 2026

Growing up moving homes often, Jessica maintained her education regardless of the distance. She saw the importance her parents’ placed on quality education, translating their practices into her own beliefs, further confirmed during her time at high school. Through high school, she opened her eyes to a multitude of the vast global issues that seem impossible to solve. The destruction of the environment and social injustice especially concerned Jessica, inspiring a drive to support social welfare and the conservation of nature. She hopes to explore how education, housing, public...

Karen Esparza Lopez

Class of 2023
2022 Democracy Camp in DC

Karen Esparza Lopez is first-generation Mexican Immigrant and former foster youth studying Political Science. During her time in foster care, she witnessed extreme injustices that many foster youth face in the child welfare system. She has seen the ways in which local and federal governments have both failed at meeting the needs of their underrepresented community members in the foster care system. She hopes to resolve these issues through a career in public service. She is most passionate about resolving issues regarding child welfare, social welfare,...

Rocio Lopez Martinez

2020 Democracy Camp Berkeley Fellow
Class of 2021

Mayra Lua Reyes

Class of 2024
2024 William K. (Sandy) Muir, Jr. Leadership Award
2024 Democracy Camp in DC

Mayra Lua Reyes (she/her)

Mayra Lua Reyes ('24) is a first-generation student earning a double major in Political Science and Legal Studies and a minor in Public Policy. She was born and raised in the Central Valley (Merced, CA) and is the daughter of Mexican immigrant parents.

Mayra’s lived experiences and the knowledge she has gained at UC Berkeley have shaped her career aspirations and her interests in public service. For Mayra, public service means creating opportunities and pathways to break generational barriers and increase access to economic mobility. This includes...

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...

Griselda Vega Martinez

2020 Democracy Camp Berkeley Fellow
Class of 2022

Marisol Medina

Class of 2025
2023 Cal-in-Sacramento
2023 Jo Freeman Women in Politics Fellow
2022 Democracy Camp in Berkeley

Marisol Medina, a child of Mexican immigrants, is a first-generation college student. She is a second-year majoring in Political Science with a minor in Public Policy. She grew up in Inglewood, California, neighboring the city of Los Angeles, which inspired her to advocate for more equitable education opportunities in low-income areas as she saw how educational disparities impacted youth in her city. Inspired to bring change to her community, she spent her high school years heavily involved in civic engagement and social justice activism as an intern for the Invest In Youth Coalition...