Avery Bazell
School: School of Social Work
Major: Social Work; Minors: Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies and Political Science
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Civic Engagement Passion: Avery is passionate about working with marginalized communities, specifically with the LGBTQ+ community and communities of color, in reaching and maintaining health equity.
Community Partner: True T Pittsburgh
Charlie Echard
School: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Major: Political Science, Economics, & Sociology
Hometown: Scottdale, PA
Civic Engagement Passion: I’m passionate about the role of urban space and mobility in combatting racial and economic inequality.
Community Partner: Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh
Amy Filip
School: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Major: Sociology; Minors: Gender. Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, Social Work
Hometown: Medford, NJ
Civic Engagement Passion: I am passionate about engaging in trauma-informed violence prevention work.
Community Partner: Center for Victims
Kayla Henderson
School: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Major: Communication: Rhetoric & Comm/Social Work; Public and Professional Writing
Hometown: Stroudsburg, PA
Civic Engagement Passion: Educational equity
Community Partner: Consortium for Public Education
Jasmin Perrier
School: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Major: Psychology; Minors: Spanish, Social Work
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Civic Engagement Passion: I am interested in understanding and addressing the mental and behavioral health needs of marginalized communities while investigating corresponding social and educational inequities.
Community Partner: Steel Smiling
Eva Price
School: Nursing
Major: Nursing; Minor: Public Service
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Civic Engagement Passion: To assist with resource accessibility and provide care for those experiencing shelter insecurity.
Community Partner: Auberle
Tyler Viljaste
School: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Business School
Major: Politics & Philosophy, Finance
Hometown: Gibsonia, PA
Civic Engagement Passion: I am passionate about combatting discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations, and validating the humanity of all.
Community Partner: Commission on Human Relations, City of Pittsburgh
Isabel Weir
School: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Major: Math, Economics; Minors: German, Architecture
Hometown: Havertown, PA
Civic Engagement Passion: I’m passionate about every person having safe, dignified, and affordable housing.
Community Partner: ACTION Housing