HOPE College Leadership Program 2026 Cohort

  1. Emily Sotelo Estrada — Arizona State University — Major: Economics; Justice Studies
  2. Lindsey Cervantes-Hernandez — Arizona State University — Major: Justice Studies

  1. Abril Santos-Montepeque — CSU Northridge — Major: Business Law
  2. Alex Santiago — UC Santa Cruz — Major: Politics / Latin American Studies
  3. Alexa Gonzalez — Chabot College — Major: Mathematics
  4. Alexandra Garibay Murillo — CSU Long Beach — Major: Finance
  5. Amelia Salazar — UC Los Angeles — Major: Psychology
  6. Amy Velazquez — CSU Los Angeles — Major: Urban Learning Integrated with Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
  7. Anahi Nava Flores — UC Los Angeles — Major: Public Health
  8. Anely Cortez Lopez — UC Berkeley — Major: Legal Studies and Ethnic Studies
  9. Angela Sandoval Mejia — UC Irvine — Major: Criminology Law & Society; Psychological Sciences
  10. Angela Arredondo — CSU Northridge — Major: Political Science
  11. Angela Vazquez Martinez — San Joaquin Delta College — Major: Business Administration
  12. Angelina Ochoa — San Joaquin Delta College — Major: Nursing
  13. Ashley Vicente-Citalan — Pomona College — Major: Politics and Chicanx-Latinx Studies
  14. Brooklynn Mendoza — UC Santa Cruz — Major: Global and Community Health + Latin American Latino Studies
  15. Camila Castro — UC Berkeley — Major: Data Science with an emphasis in Social Policy and Law
  16. Carla Rangel-Aguirre — CSU Long Beach — Major: Studio Art BA
  17. Carmen Hernandez — CSU Los Angeles — Major: Business Administration with Option in Accounting
  18. Citlalli Sanchez — CSU Dominguez Hills — Major: Criminal Justice
  19. Citlaly Nunez Ramirez — UC Irvine — Major: Political Science
  20. Clarissa Lalin — Pepperdine University — Major: Nursing
  21. Clarissa Alitzel Barajas-Ramirez — CSU Sacramento — Major: Political Science
  22. Courtney Vu — CSU Los Angeles — Major: Mechanical Engineering and Physics
  23. Cris Avitia Camacho — UC Los Angeles — Major: Chicanx Studies, Labor Studies, Gender Studies
  24. Danna Sanchez — CSU Los Angeles — Major: Criminal Justice
  25. Emely Larios Miranda — UC Los Angeles — Major: B.S. Cognitive Science & Computing / B.A. Comparative Literature
  26. Emilia Magdaleno — UC Los Angeles — Major: International Development Studies
  27. Emilia Rodriguez — UC Davis — Major: International Relations, Sociology
  28. Emily Diaz — Los Angeles Valley College — Major: Business Administration
  29. Erika Ramos — UC San Diego — Major: Political Science
  30. Evelyn Cervantes-Figueroa — UC Berkeley — Major: Legal Studies
  31. Giselle Ruvalcaba — CSU Northridge — Major: Biology
  32. Guadalupe Velasco — Pomona College — Major: Politics and Gender and Women Studies
  33. Hilda Cabello-Garcia — UC Davis — Major: Political Science Public Service
  34. Huri Vazquez — CSU Los Angeles — Major: Business Administration: Option in Finance
  35. Isabella Chandroo — UC Los Angeles — Major: Psychobiology
  36. Isela Chavez — University of La Verne — Major: Legal Studies
  37. Izabella Brandon — CSU Sacramento — Major: Public Relations
  38. Jacqueline Santiago-Bautista — UC Davis — Major: Political Science
  39. Jesica Ramirez — University of Southern California — Major: Public Policy
  40. Jimena Mendez — UC Davis — Major: Political Science
  41. Juliana Hernandez — Santa Monica College — Major: Sociology
  42. Julianna Lazono — San Joaquin Delta College — Major: Communications
  43. Kaitlyn Macias — Dominican University — Major: Master of Social Work
  44. Karen Valbuena — CSU Fullerton — Major: Accounting
  45. Kateryne Narvaez — College of Alameda — Major: Political Science
  46. Keny Hernandez — CSU Long Beach — Major: Political Science
  47. Klarissa Tepezano — UC Los Angeles — Major: Psychobiology
  48. Lawrence Legaspi — UC Santa Cruz — Major: Sociology
  49. Maria Martinez — CSU Dominguez Hills — Major: Criminal Justice
  50. Maria Castaneda Flores — UC Los Angeles — Major: Public Health
  51. Mariam Ibrahim — CSU Los Angeles — Major: Liberal Studies
  52. Marilyn Leiva — Cal Poly Pomona — Major: Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies
  53. Marisa Buenrostro — UC Berkeley — Major: Sociology & Education
  54. Marleen Juarez — UC Irvine — Major: Public Health Sciences
  55. Melany Acosta-Parra — UC Los Angeles — Major: Pre-Human Biology and Society
  56. Mercedes Limon — UC San Diego — Major: Political Science with a concentration in Data Analytics, Sociology
  57. Monserrat Garcia — Southwestern College — Major: Business Administration: Management
  58. Paola Casas — UC Berkeley — Major: Anthropology and Legal Studies
  59. Rebecca Sahagun — UC San Diego — Major: Microbiology and Global Health
  60. Roxana Cruz — CSU Los Angeles — Major: Computer Science
  61. Samantha Alejandre — UC Los Angeles — Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering (Data Science and AI)
  62. Sarah Clark — Sonoma State University — Major: English
  63. Sarahi Diaz — UC Berkeley — Major: Political Science
  64. Savannah Vela — UC Davis — Major: Political Science – Public Service, Communications
  65. Valeria Valtierra — UC San Diego — Major: Business Economics
  66. Vanessa Villamil Romero — CSU Los Angeles — Major: Social Work
  67. Veronica Aguilera Carlos — UC Los Angeles — Major: Sociology and Chicano/a Studies
  68. Veronica Solano Martinez — UC San Diego — Major: Political Science
  69. Wendy Chavarria Villalobos — CSU Sacramento — Major: Public Relations
  70. Ximena Olvera Sampallo — UC Berkeley — Major: English
  71. Yahaira Guerrero — Santa Monica College — Major: Sociology
  72. Yenni Gonzalez Salinas — Occidental College — Major: History
  73. Yury Pastor — UC Los Angeles — Major: Political Science

  1. Camila Pineda — Georgia Institute of Technology — Major: Psychology

  1. Maria Alvarez — Mount Saint Mary’s University — Major: Healthcare Policy

  1. Alexandra Flores — University of Illinois Urbana Champaign — Major: Political Science & Sociology
  2. Brenda Alba — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Major: Political Science and Latina/o Studies
  3. Emily Pasillas — Northwestern University — Major: Political Science and Creative Writing
  4. Evelyn Rogel — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — Major: Political Science
  5. Giselle Coronado — University of Illinois Urbana Champaign — Major: Double Major in Political Science and Latinx Studies
  6. Marlene Medina — University of Chicago — Major: Public Policy Specialization in Education and Development

  1. Samantha Avila Gomez — University of Hawaiʻi — Major: Sociology and Human Development & Family Studies

  1. Alejandra Lopez Nestor — Mount Holyoke College — Major: Critical Race and Political Economy
  2. Gianna Escobar — Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Major: Interactive Media and Game Development
  3. Leissa Medina Barrozo — College of the Holy Cross — Major: Psychology & International Studies

  1. Ellianna Scislowicz-Torres — Rutgers University — Major: Public Administration & Political Science
  2. Keiry Solis — Ramapo College of New Jersey — Major: Law and Society
  3. Leslie Bello Rojas — Rutgers University–Newark — Major: Marketing
  4. Tania Alvarado Che — Rutgers University — Major: Public Health & Political Science

  1. Alondra Liranzo — Baruch College — Major: Political Science
  2. Andrea Rivera — SUNY Geneseo — Major: Biology
  3. Angelique Rivera — Columbia University — Major: Industrial Engineering
  4. Leinani Gutierrez — Barnard College — Major: Political Science
  5. Martina Brinkley Flores — Ithaca College — Major: Politics and Legal Studies

  1. Xitlalli Gomez — University of North Carolina Wilmington — Major: Computer Science & Public Policy

  1. Maria Gabriela Ibarra Perez — Lander University — Major: International Studies, Spanish, and Political Science

  1. Hannah Ramos — The University of Texas at Austin — Major: International Business
  2. Jazmin Hernandez — University of North Texas — Major: Psychology & Criminal Justice
  3. Mirian Roman — University of North Texas — Major: Business Computer Information Systems

  1. Ingrid Torres — George Washington University — Major: International Affairs

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