Summer 2024
The Institute for Social Transformation is excited to offer an internship scholarship program called Transforming Futures. The goal of the program is to open up opportunities and remove financial barriers for first-generation, underrepresented, and low-income students at UC Santa Cruz so they can participate in career-advancing non-credit summer internships. Click here to learn more about the Transforming Futures program and read student testimonials.
Sheyna Burns
Agroecology MajorOrganization: Camp Phoenix (Oakland, CA)
Position: NextGen Innovator Intern
Victor Carmona
Legal Studies MajorOrganization: CASA of Monterey County (Salinas, CA)
Position: Administration and Communication Intern Specialist
Diana Castaneda
Sociology + Latin American and Latino Studies Double MajorOrganization: Prison Radio (San Francisco, CA)
Position: Administrative Intern
Megan Deevy
Environmental Studies MajorOrganization: Reef Renewal Curaçao (Curaçao)
Position: Coral Reef Restoration Intern
Marianas Fernandez
Sociology Major w/ GISEs and Legal StudiesOrganization: San Francisco Public Defender’s Office (San Francisco, CA)
Position: Public Defender Misdemeanor/Felony Intern
Vince Galarza
Business Management Economics MajorOrganization: Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce (Aptos, CA)
Position: Research and Advocacy Intern
Nicolas Kirkaldy
Cognitive Science MajorOrganization: Roberts Family Development Center (Sacramento, CA)
Position: Servant Leader Intern
Maria Larenas
Politics Major + Legal Studies MinorOrganization: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (Berkeley, CA)
Position: Legal Intern
Maria Lopez
Technology Information Management + Business Management Economics MajorOrganization: Los Angeles Wellness Station (Los Angeles, CA)
Position: Scholar in Residence
Harmonie Malengo
Political Science MajorOrganization: Decentered Arts (San Francisco, CA)
Position: Communications and Marketing Intern
Shyel Meisels
Politics + Business Management Economics MajorOrganization: San Francisco Public Defender’s Office (San Francisco, CA)
Position: Felony, Misdemeanor Intern/Pre-trial Release Unit Member
Maya Mendoza
Environmental Studies MajorOrganization: Barrios Unidos (Santa Cruz, CA)
Position: Event Coordinator/Grant Writer
Sahana Nayak
Psychology MajorOrganization: Eating Disorders Resource Center (Campbell, CA)
Position: Outreach and Engagement Intern
Audrey Nelson
Community Studies MajorOrganization: Palapas Ventana (B.C.S., Mexico)
Position: General Intern
Camilla Pereira
Legal Studies + Politics Double MajorOrganization: Santa Cruz County Public Defender’s Office (Santa Cruz, CA)
Position: Paralegal Intern
Teresa Sanchez de Tagle
Latin American and Latino Studies + Literature – Concentration in Creative Writing PoetryOrganization: Pat Parker Vito Russo Center Library (New York, NY)
Position: Library Assistant and Programming Intern
Alex Santiago
Politics + Latin American and Latino Studies MajorOrganization: Sukuamis (Mexico City)
Position: Summer Programming and Research Intern
Elina Singh
Economics + Mathematics MajorOrganization: Project Khel (Lucknow, India)
Position: Data Analyst Intern
Lea Toledo
Cognitive Science Major + Biology MinorOrganization: Boston Children’s Hospital – Loddenkemper Research Lab (Boston, MA)
Position: Epilepsy Research Intern
