NAVCAL Achievements

Recognizing the awards, fellowships, and honors earned by NAVCAL scholars, staff, and board members!

Asa Gourdine Awarded Frank Karel Fellowship for Public Interest Communications
Eva Smolentseva Wins Data Science Changemaker Alumni Award (2025)

Education Equity in Action: Shanti Dorado at Public Advocates

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Laura Khuu Selected for Stanford’s SERIS Program Cohort
Dr. Laleh Behbehanian wins the prestigious UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award (2023)
Nilufar Kayhani Builds Health Education Initiative
Board Member, Dr. Gonzales, wins the prestigious UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award (2022)

James Reyna: Adobe Summer Internship

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Martin Lara: Fung Fellowship Spotlight

Karen Esparanza Lopez: Assistant Program Director for Public Policy & International Affairs at UC Berkeley

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Arturo Centeno: Citi Group's Early ID Leadership Program

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Eli Martinez: Fully Funded PHD Program at NYU & NYU's Dean Doctoral Fellowship

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Yanelit Madriz Zarate: 2023 Chingona Community Scholarship

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Malia Knapps: UC Berkeley Labor Center Summer 2023 Interns

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Stephanie Rodriguez: 2022 Robert J. and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Award

Christian Dieguez: Democracy Camp 2024

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Lizzette Corrales: PHD Mechanical Engineering Program at Cornell University & Cornell Engineering Colman Fellowship

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Stanford Population Health Summer Research Program: Dani Plascencia Delgado

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Practice Pro Scholars California Law Review: Dominick Williams

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Xavier Durham: IRLE Graduate Research Award 2023-2024

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Maria Montoya: 2023 ROBERT J. AND MARY CATHERINE BIRGENEAU AWARD

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Brayan Ramos: 2023 Schaeffer Government Fellow

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Jennifer Ramirez: 2023 Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship

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Alex Ward: Speaker at the American Sociological Association

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Stephanie Rodriguez Receives Stanford VPSA Community & Belonging Award

Chloe Williams Publishes Research on AI’s Impact in Public Policy

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Board Member, Dr. Harding, Wins Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity (2024-2025)

Merliyn Navarro Sanchez: Leading with Heart & Excellence

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John Lam — Building on a Legacy of Service

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Devin Dinh: Project Destined Internship

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Anna Maria Diaz: 2023 Schaeffer Government Fellow

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Norma Garcia Galvan: 2022 Pledge LA Internship

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Brayan Ramos: FIERCE Fellowship

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Tatiana Butte: Assistant Director for Public Policy & International Affairs Program at UC Berkeley

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Ash Rosas: UC Berkeley Labor Center Summer 2023 Interns

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Rosie Echeverria: 2023 Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship

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Jasmine Sanders: IRLE Graduate Research Award 2023-2024

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Daniela Franco: Emerson Collective’s First Gen Internship

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Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of California: Irene Kou

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Nouhamin Leoulekal: Democracy Camp 2024

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IRLE Student Assistant Position: Cristopher Avila

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Daniel "Danny" Muñoz: 2023 Goldman School of Public Policy

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Karen Esparza Lopez: Public Policy & International Affairs Fellowship

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Janae Piña: Maya Archaeology Field School (Summer 2023)

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Vanessa Garcia: 2023 PPIA Humphrey's JSI Cohort

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