Fall 2011 Fellows
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Brenda Boyle, Development Fellow
Brenda recently graduated from Colgate University, where she majored in international relations and psychology. While at Colgate, she was heavily involved with community service and public health initiatives. Her campus involvements, along with service trips to the Dominican Republic and a semester all over Europe, have inspired and developed Brenda’s passion to fight for causes of social justice. It is this passion that will take her to Africa with the Peace Corps in January and is what has led her to DC for the fall! A staunch feminist, Brenda is thrilled to work with She Should Run promoting gender equality in politics.
Jennine Daniels, Communications Fellow
Jennine is a recent graduate of Bennett College for Women where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree Journalism and Media Studies with a focus in Public Relations. She is currently working on her Master of Arts in Public Communications at Trinity Washington University. While a student at Bennett College, Jennine was involved in numerous projects such as the Lifestyle Empowerment Conference hosted by the Journalism and Media Department. She was also a Public Relations intern for the Washington Mystics Summer 2010; which is her favorite WNBA team.
Melen Hagos, Senior She Should Run Fellow
A newly minted graduate of James Madison University, Melen Hagos received a degree in International Affairs focusing on Africa and the Middle East with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies. As a D.C. native, Melen's interest in the political process should come as no surprise. Throughout her undergraduate career, Melen worked alongside professors and students as a research assistant. The research focused on the variation of men’s and women’s ministerial career paths as well as how the increasing role of women in politics abroad affects gender equality. Melen believes that because there is more participation of women in the political sphere abroad, we here in the United States could learn much from their methods and practices. In the future, she hopes to take the experiences she will gain from She Should Run and her undergraduate career to further not only her educational but political goals.
Kimberly Koops-Wrabek, Bertha Wurmser Herz Development Fellow
Kimberly, a recent graduate from Pacific University, hails from the Oregon coast. At a young age she became concerned with the lack of female political representation in the United States, which led her to study Politics and Government in college with her studies culminating in a senior thesis focused on gender parity policies in Latin America. Kimberly was a legislative intern in Senator Jeff Merkley’s office working on women’s reproductive healthcare policies such as the Global Gag Rule. She spent her senior year of college interning for the Oregon Planned Parenthood PAC, where she lobbied state legislators to regulate crisis pregnancy centers. She plans on attending George Mason University to get a Master’s in Public Policy next year and hopes to run for office at some point. Kimberly is excited to assist women in their quests for political office with She Should Run.
Brittany McHale, Annie Kahn Feinsod She Should Run Fellow
Brittany is a recent graduate of Providence College. Brittany received a degree in Political Science as well as a Certificate in Business Studies. During her time in Rhode Island she worked for the Office of the Public Defender, working primarily with underprivileged women and children. She hopes to attend law school in the future with a focus on Family and Women's law. Brittany is excited to work with the She Should Run campaign and help develop partnerships with states' organizations that support female candidates. She is looking forward to working with female candidates who will aid the needs of underprivileged women. Brittany is originally from Winston-Salem, NC.
Ashli Ridenour, Senior Development Fellow
Ashli is a recent graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelors in Business Administration. She graduated in 3 and a half years, studied Marketing and Women's Studies while working 30 hours a week and organizing around social justice issues. She is a 2010 Young People For Fellow, a Gold Award Girl Scout and a Choice USA, Choice Activism blogger. She worked mainly on reproductive justice issues including comprehensive sex education, sexual assault prevention and access to family planning services. She hopes to one day open a marketing firm that creates campaigns for nonprofits and candidates and cannot imagine her life outside of this movement.
