Washington Fellows

Cheyenne Laux

Class of 2020
2020 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: National Collections, Smithsonian Institution

Cheyenne Laux is a graduating senior at UC Berkeley majoring in Anthropology. As a junior, she transferred to Berkeley from Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz. Cheyenne's main interests within anthropology are archaeology and museum studies, with a focus in collections management and the stewardship aspect of museum collections. In the future, she plans to pursue a Master's in Museum Studies, and advocate the importance of public engagement with anthropology.

Devyn Lopez

Class of 2023
2022 Washington Fellowship - Spring

Devyn Lopez is a third-year student at UC Berkeley. She is pursuing a major in Social Welfare and a Spanish minor. Devyn was raised in the Bay Area most of her life and discovered how crucial it is to give back to her community when she moved to East San Jose. Devyn is committed to assisting communities of color and under-served populations through direct legal, educational, or social services aimed to help individuals build a sense of agency. She is genuinely passionate about ending gender-based violence and one of her ultimate aspirations is to advocate on behalf of survivors of...

Luis Lopez

Class of 2023
2023 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

As a first generation student, Luis majored in Political Science at the University of California Berkeley. Raised in the small City of Vista, he was exposed to the every day struggles immigrant families faces in southern California, from unfair treatment by the justice system to blocked access to basic social programs. This put him on a career path in Law and is planning to attend law school after he graduates spring 2023. Eager to involve himself in the law field, Luis...

Anna Lorenzo

Class of 2023
2022 Washington Fellowship - Fall

Bailey Maher

Class of 2019
2018 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Keith Watters and Associates Major: Public Policy I am currently a third-year majoring in Sociology, with a minor in Public Policy. I am extremely excited to announce that I have been hired as a legal intern at Keith Watters and Associates, a small law firm in Washington DC for the Spring Semester. I feel incredibly lucky to be able to attend trials and develop my legal skills. I plan on applying to law school next fall, and aspire to be an attorney working in the public interest sector, specifically with foster youth and underprivileged communities.

Lucas Maldonado

Class of 2026
2026 Washington Fellowship - Spring

Lucas Maldonado is currently in his last semester studying Political Science, with a concentration in International Relations. While he was born in San Jose, CA, he grew up in Lima, Peru. He decided to pursue higher education in California in 2022, which led him to enrolling in El Camino College, a campus that gave him the essential support needed to to start his college journey.
The experiences he had during his time in community college led him to transfer to Berkeley in the Fall of 2024, hitting the ground running by immediately joining a URAP project and an on-campus research job....

Sarah Marin

Class of 2024
2024 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Office of Senator Alex Padilla, U.S. Senate Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Motivated by a desire to educate herself to help those who do not have the resources to better themselves and their communities, Sarah has always been interested in helping marginalized areas like the her own: East Los Angeles. The severe juxtaposition between her hometown and the upbringing of a large percentage of UC Berkeley students was evidence that reforms were mandatory to compensate for the welfare of systemically...

Ali Marvin

Class of 2024
2024 Washington Fellowship - Spring
Placement: Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives Placement Location: Washington, D.C.

Ali has been a lifelong advocate of social justice. Having experienced years of childhood homelessness, she intimately grasps the influence of money on human life. By elementary school, Ali was able to recognize the evilness of capitalism and aspired to dismantle it. Now, as a young adult, she has completed her requirements for a major in Legal Studies and a minor in Race and Law,...

Heidi Mendiola

Class of 2022
2022 Washington Fellowship - Spring

Mohammad Nasrat

Class of 2026
2026 Washington Fellowship - Spring


Mohammad Mustafa Nasrat is a fourth-year student, majoring in Political Science with double minors in Public Policy and Persian Language and Culture. His regional expertise focuses on the Middle East, Central Asia, and the broader Eurasian region, with particular interest in states that emerged following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Academically, his concentration lies at the intersection of American politics, foreign policy, national security, and emerging technologies.

Prior to and during his time at UC Berkeley, Mohammad Mustafa has held various positions across...