Every summer, Â鶹ÊÓƵ students work alongside organizations and agencies addressing some of the most important challenges facing communities in Los Angeles and around the world.
2026 JSI Interns
Affordable Housing, Community Development & Environmental Justice
Faculty Mentor: Madeline Wander, Urban & Environmental Policy
Sebastian Gardea​ '27 (Politics​)​ - Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing
Aung Htet​ '28​ (DWA​)​ - Little Tokyo Service Center
Josey Long​ '28​ (Philosophy & Music​) - Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
Lex Meyer​ '28​ (CTSJ & Black Studies​) - Los Angeles Community Action Network
Willem Rojas Macy​ '27​ (UEP​) - Strategic Actions for a Just Economy
Jasmine Smith-Hughes ​'28​ (UEP​) - California Calls
Samantha Stever-Zeitlin​ '27​ (DWA & Music​) - Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance
Alberto Torres​ '27​ (Economics & Spanish Studies​) - Strategic Actions for a Just Economy
Food Studies & Urban Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Sharon Cech, Urban & Environmental Policy
Sabine Beale '28 (History) - Uncommon Good
Charlotte Harkrader '27 (UEP) - Uncommon Good
Graham Hess '27 (UEP) - Urban Homestead
Kian Lowe '28 (Politics) - Avenue 33 Farm
Catalina McFarland '28 (UEP) - Black Thumb Farm
Nataly Mesinas '28 (CTSJ & LLAS) - Black Thumb Farm
Giselle Reyes '28 (Japanese Studies) - Urban Homestead and Avenue 33 Farm
Immigrant Rights & Social Justice
Faculty Mentor: Mary Christianakis, Critical Theory & Social Justice
All interns were placed with The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
Evelin Benitez '28 (Computer Science & COGS)
Lee Chaloemtiarana '27 (CTSJ)
Isabella Dominguez '27 (CSLC)
Elise Kim '28 (CTSJ)
Ryan Leon '29 (CTSJ)
Rose Ngalamulume '28 (Black Studies & Politics)
Yanely Ortega '28 (DWA & Spanish Studies)
Oliver Prado '28 (UEP)
Ariadna Rosas Garcia '28 (DWA & Spanish Studies)
Los Angeles & the Olympics
Faculty Mentor: Martha Matsuoka, Urban & Environmental Policy
Siena Cawrse '27 (MAC) - UNITE HERE 11
Milla Clarke '27 (Politics) - City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
Jade Crichlow '27 (Economics & UEP) - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Gabriela Gomes '28 (DWA & Economics, Obama Scholar) - City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
Kate Netzer '27 (CSLC & MAC) - City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
Kaveri Sharma '27 (COGS) - City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
Aiden Thatcher '28 (UEP & Econmics, Obama Scholar) - Agency Artifact / Festival Trail
Paige Thomas '27 (CTSJ) - Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE)
Haris Yahaya '28 (UEP) - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Public Health & Street Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Jessica Dirkes, Public Health
Ava Anderson '28 (DWA) - LA County Board of Supervisors
Reagan Bean '29 (Biology) - Essential Access Health
Ixchel Hernandez '27 (UEP) - Healthcare in Action
Kiana Lovie Hung '27 (Sociology) - Healthcare in Action
Nadiya Koth '28 (Biochemistry) - Kedren Community Health Center
Riley Nelson '28 (Kinesiology - Kedren Community Health Center
Ama Owusu-Agyemang '28 (Psychology) - Saban Clinic
Bella Stillwell '28 (Psychology) - Essential Access Health
Katie Zaw '28 (Psychology) - Healthcare in Action
Global Immigrant Rights & Social Justice - Greece
Faculty Mentors: Movindri Reddy, Diplomacy & World Affairs; and Mary Christianakis, Critical Theory & Social Justice
All interns were placed with METAdrasi - Action for Migration and Development.
Evelyn Almanza '27 (Biology)
Serine Bedros '27 (CSLC)
Diego Chavez Palacios '28 (LLAS)
Alexa Latini '27 (DWA)
Athya Lodhia Paramesh '28 (CTSJ & CSLC)
Mitchell Swan '27 (DWA)
Satya Mayahuel Zamudio '27 (CTSJ & LLAS)