Every summer, ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë 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)