Current Bonner Community Scholars
First year Bonners earn their student employment tutoring at local public schools. Sophomore, Junior and Senior Bonners earn their work-study at various Twin Cities non-profit organizations.
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Abdi Abdulle
Ally Flores Rasgado
Chloe Jones
Christian Thewodros
Layla Al-Hallaq
Laysha Jimenez Marin
Matt Hernandez
Mirek Gabor
Andrei Sugito
Safina Gemeda
Valeria Zamora Susano
Vannysa Saechao
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Hafizah Adam
2024-25 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: Southern MN Regional Legal Services
Christian Avila
2024-25 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion
2025-26 Site Placement: Our Lady of Peace
Sihaam Barre
2024-25 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: In Black Ink
Angeline Cao
2024-25 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: United Hospital
Mai Dinh
2024-25 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
Angelina Kangail
2024-25 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: St. Paul Parks, Como
Kalina Lee
2024-25 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment
Erick Marin
2024-25 Site Placement: Four Seasons
2025-26 Site Placement: Open Cities Health Center
Guillermo Munoz-Calanche
2024-25 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: Immigration Law Center of Minnesota
Milo Rodriguez
2024-25 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: The Advocates for Human Rights
Moises Soto Puente
2024-25 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion
2025-26 Site Placement: SPNN
Ledia Zewdu
2024-25 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2025-26 Site Placement: Open Cities Health Center -
William Acosta Lora
2023-24 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2024-25 Site Placement: Portico Healthnet
2025-26 Site Placement: Portico Healthnet
Mersen Bekele
2023-24 Site Placement: Four Seasons
2024-25 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
2025-26 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
Joey Gebin
2023-24 Site Placement: Four Seasons
2024-25 Site Placement: Legal Rights Center
2025-26 Site Placement: Legal Rights Center
Mahkai Hunt
2023-24 Site Placement: Four Seasons
2024-25 Site Placement: Neighborhood Justice Center
2025-26 Site Placement: Neighborhood Justice Center
Marla Leonce
2023-24 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2024-25 Site Placement: Southern MN Regional Legal Services
2025-26 Site Placement: Southern MN Regional Legal Services
Marco Lopez
2023-24 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2024-25 Site Placement: Youth Leadership Initiative
2025-26 Site Placement: Youth Leadership Initiative
Karla Martinez
2023-24 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2024-25 Site Placement: Open Cities Health Center
2025-26 Site Placement: Open Cities Health Center
Natalie Martinez
2023-24 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2024-25 Site Placement: United Hospital
2025-26 Site Placement: United Hospital
Lesly Hernandez
2025-26 Site Placement:
Jazmin Martinez
2025-26 Site Placement: Immigration Law Center of Minnesota -
Ana Alvarez
2022-23 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2023-24 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2024-25 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2025-26 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
Yair Castillo Palacios
2024-25 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
2025-26 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
Liv Dalby
2022-23 Site Placement: Four Seasons
2023-24 Site Placement: Reading Partners
2024-25 Site Placement: Keystone Community Services
2025-26 Site Placement: Episcopal Homes
Judith Hernandez-Hernandez
2022-23 Site Placement: Four Seasons
2023-24 Site Placement: Youth Leadership Initiative
2024-25 Site Placement: Youth Leadership Initiative
2025-26 Site Placement: Youth Leadership Initiative
Shirley Jiang
2022-23 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2023-24 Site Placement: Neighborhood Development Center
2024-25 Site Placement: Neighborhood Development Center
2025-26 Site Placement: Neighborhood Development Center
Tamya McDonald
2022-23 Site Placement: Four Seasons
2023-24 Site Placement: Neighborhood House
2024-25 Site Placement: Neighborhood House
2025-26 Site Placement: Neighborhood House
Joshua Segebre
2022-23 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2023-24 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
2024-25 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
2025-26 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
Damaris Zamora-Aguilon
2022-23 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2023-24 Site Placement: Neighborhood Justice Center
2024-25 Site Placement: Neighborhood Justice Center
2025-26 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
Elizabeth Zewdu
2022-23 Site Placement: Expo Elementary
2023-24 Site Placement: Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
2024-25 Site Placement: Open Cities Health Center
2025-26 Site Placement: Open Cities Health Center -
Yuelia Chang
2021-22 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus Lower
2022-23 Site Placement: Tubman
2023-24 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
2024-25 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
Leo Corral
2021-22 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2022-23 Site Placement: Urban Roots
2023-24 Site Placement: Urban Roots
2024-25 Site Placement: Urban Roots
Mena Feleke
Bonner Plus
2023-24 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
2024-25 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
Brandy Hernandez
2021-22 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion
2022-23 Site Placement: CLUES
2023-24 Site Placement: Esperanza United-Refugio
2024-25 Site Placement: Esperanza United-Refugio
James Hernandez
2021-22 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2022-23 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2023-24 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2024-25 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
Lilly Lu
2021-22 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2022-23 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2023-24 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2024-25 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
Marlen Mendieta-Camaron
2021-22 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2022-23 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion
2023-24 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion
2024-25 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion
Richard Rose
Bonner Plus
2023-24 Site Placement: Southern MN Regional Legal Services
2024-25 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
Siem Tsegay
2021-22 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
2022-23 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
2023-24 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
2024-25 Site Placement: Groveland Elementary
Gabriela Valle
2021-22 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2022-23 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2023-24 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2024-25 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans -
Francesca Bernardino
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2022-23 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2023-24 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
Bryson Berry
Bonner Plus
2023-24 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
Fanny Chen
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: The Advocates for Human Rights
2022-23 Site Placement: The Advocates for Human Rights
2023-24 Site Placement: The Advocates for Human Rights
Gabriel Gonzalez
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion School
2022-23 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion School
2023-24 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion School
Ebony Johnson
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: Tubman
2022-23 Site Placement: Tubman
2023-24 Site Placement: Tubman
Ma’Kahsa Lane
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: Planned Parenthood
2022-23 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
2023-24 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
Gabi Maldonado Lopez
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: The Advocates for Human Rights
2022-23 Site Placement: The Advocates for Human Rights
2023-24 Site Placement: Esperanza United-Refugio
Johanna Martínez
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion School
2022-23 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion School
2023-24 Site Placement: Adams Spanish Immersion School
Sophia Salinas
Bonner Plus
2023-24 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center
Chris Sanders
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: East Side Freedom Library
2022-23 Site Placement: East Side Freedom Library
2023-24 Site Placement: East Side Freedom Library
Shayla Sayphone
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
2022-23 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
2023-24 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
Aiyowie Usoh
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2021-22 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
2022-23 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
2023-24 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care -
Neshua Aguilar
2022-23 Site Placement:Community Engagement Center Organizer, College Access
CJ Denney
2019-20 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2020-21 Site Placement: Great Plains Institute
2021-22 Site Placement: Great Plains Institute
2022-23 Site Placement: Great Plains Institute
Christian Martinez-Garcia
2019-20 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2020-21 Site Placement: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)
2021-22 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
2022-23 Site Placement: Academia Cesar Chavez
Zahra Jumani
2022-23 Site Placement: Community Engagement Center Organizer, Health & Wellness
Tenzin Nyima
2019-20 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
2020-21 Site Placement: St. Paul Public Library – Rondo
2021-22 Site Placement: Learning Works
2022-23 Site Placement: St. Paul Public Library
Juan Rios De La Rosa
2019-20 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2020-21 Site Placement: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)
2021-22 Site Placement: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
2022-23 Site Placement: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
Sariya Stowers
2019-20 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2020-21 Site Placement: Center for Victims of Torture
2021-22 Site Placement: Center for Victims of Torture
2022-23 Site Placement: Center for Victims of Torture -
Abdifatah Abdi
2018-19 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2019-20 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
2020-21 Site Placement: LearningWorks
2021-22 Site Placement: LearningWorks
Paula Alihonou
2018-19 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2019-20 Site Placement: West Side Community Health Services
2020-21 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
2021-22 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
Juan Diaz
2018-19 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Lower
2019-20 Site Placement: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)
2020-21 Site Placement: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)
2021 Recipient of the Civil Discourse Award given in recognition of efforts to promote on-campus civil discourse around issues related to difference and inclusivity.
2021-22 Site Placement: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)
Lizbet Jacobo
2018-19 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Upper
2019-20 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2020-21 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2021-22 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
Xiongyan (Cathlyn) Liang
2018-19 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Lower
2019-20 Site Placement: JustUs Health
2020-21 Site Placement: JustUs Health
2021-22 Site Placement: Rainbow Health
Marc Mutka, Jr
2018-19 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Lower
2019-20 Site Placement: Immigration Law Center of Minnesota
2020-21 Site Placement: Immigration Law Center of Minnesota
2021-22 Site Placement: Immigration Law Center of Minnesota
Dat Nguyen
2018-19 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2019-20 Site Placement: West Side Community Health Services
2020-21 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
2021-22 Site Placement: Minnesota Community Care
Mai Moua Thao
2018-19 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Lower
2019-20 Site Placement: NAMI Minnesota
2020-21 Site Placement: NAMI Minnesota
2021-22 Site Placement: NAMI Minnesota
Sun Tun
2018-19 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2019-20 Site Placement: Breakthrough Twin Cities
2020-21 Site Placement: Breakthrough Twin Cities
2021-22 Site Placement: Breakthrough Twin Cities
Haley Vien
2018-19 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Upper
2019-20 Site Placement: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
2020-21 Site Placement: St. Paul Youth Commission
2021-22 Site Placement: Saint Paul Parks & Recreation -
Analeidi Barrera
2017-18 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2018-19 Site Placement: Casa de Esperanza
2019-20 Site Placement: Casa de Esperanza
2020-21 Site Placement: Casa de Esperanza
Briah Cooley
2017-18 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2018-19 Site Placement: Saint Paul Public Library
2019-20 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
2020-21 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
Gabi Estrada
2017-18 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2018-19 Site Placement: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
2019-20 Site Placement: RECLAIM
2020-21 Site Placement: East Side Freedom Library
Victoria-Jo Gapuz
2017-18 Site Placement: Highland Middle School
2018-19 Site Placement: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Recipient of the 2019 Civil Discourse Award, given in recognition of efforts to promote on-campus civil discourse around issues related to difference and inclusivity.
2019-20 Site Placement: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
2020-21 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
Nancy Gomez
2017-18 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2018-19 Site Placement: Jean Lyle Children’s Center
2019-20 Site Placement: CommonBond Communities – Skyline Tower
2020-21 Site Placement: CommonBond Communities – Skyline Tower
Recipient of 2021 Servant-Leader Award
Fatiya Kedir
2017-18 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2018-19 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2019-20 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
2020-21 Site Placement: James H. Binger Center for New Americans
Recipient of the 2020 Servant-Leader Award, which recognizes those whose actions are congruent with their values and inspire others to develop their own leadership potential. They listen intently, demonstrate compassion and maintain a sense of ethics and humility. Recipient of the 2021 Presidential Leadership for Outstanding Seniors. This award recognizes seniors for their scholarship and outstanding contributions to the Macalester community throughout their college careers.
Duane Nguyen
2017-18 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2018-19 Site Placement: HealthEast/St. Joseph’s Hospital
2019-20 Site Placement: St. Joseph’s Hospital
2020-21 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
Rodrigo Ortiz
2017-18 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2018-19 Site Placement: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)
2019-20 Site Placement: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)
2020-21 Site Placement: Macalester Department of Multicultural Life
Varee Saetang
2017-18 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2018-19 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary and Macalester Community Engagement Center
2019-20 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2020-21 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
Recipient of the 2021 Hamre Award, which honors students who live out the mission of the college not only by promoting one or more of Macalester’s stated values, but also by demonstrating a genuine love of the community through service to the college.
Swopnil Shrestha
2017-18 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2018-19 Site Placement: Project for Pride in Living (PPL)
Recipient of the 2019 Civil Discourse Award, given in recognition of efforts to promote on-campus civil discourse around issues related to difference and inclusivity.
2019-20 Site Placement: Project for Pride in Living (PPL)
2020-21 Site Placement: Macalester Department of Multicultural Life
Mai Xor Vang
2017-18 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2018-19 Site Placement: Youth Farm
2019-20 Site Placement: Urban Arts Academy
2020-21 Site Placement: Global Arts Plus
Vicky Vargas-Castro
2017-18 Site Placement: Highland Middle School
2018-19 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
2019-20 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
2020-21 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
Austin Ahlman from Norfolk, Nebraska
2015-16 Placement: Highland Park Middle School
2016-17 Placement: Urban Debate League
2017-18 Placement: Urban Debate League
2020-21 Placement: Macalester CEC -
Kaitlyn Campbell
2016-17 Site Placement: Highland Middle School
2017-18 Site Placement: Planned Parenthood
2018-19 Site Placement: HealthEast/St. Joseph’s Hospital
2019-20 Site Placement: HealthEast
Winnie Chen
2016-17 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary School
2017-18 Site Placement: Family Tree Clinic
2018-19 Site Placement: Family Tree Clinic
2019-20 Site Placement: Family Tree Clinic
Guy Eric Chinang
2016-17 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2017-18 Site Placement: Advocates for Human Rights
2018-19 Site Placement: Advocates for Human Rights
2019-20 Site Placement: Advocates for Human Rights
Jennifer Eng
2016-17 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2017-18 Site Placement: Twin Cities LISC
2018-19 Site Placement: Twin Cities LISC
2019-20 Site Placement: Twin Cities LISC
Jinci Lu
2016-17 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2017-18 Site Placement: Family Tree Clinic
2018-19 Site Placement: Family Tree Clinic
2019-20 Site Placement: Family tree Clinic
Recipient of the 2020 Hamre Award, which honors students who live out the mission of the college not only by promoting one or more of Macalester’s stated values, but also by demonstrating a genuine love of the community through service to the college.
Julissa Molina-Vega
2016-17 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2017-18 Site Placement: Family Tree Clinic
2018-19 Site Placement: Family Tree Clinic
2019-20 Site Placement: Family Tree Clinic
Denise Rodriguez
2016-17 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2017-18 Site Placement: YouthCARE
2018-19 Site Placement: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
2019-20 Site Placement: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Ikran Sheikh-Mursal
2016-17 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2017-18 Site Placement: Advocates for Human Rights
2018-19 Site Placement: West Side Community Health Services
2019-20 Site Placement: West Side Community Health Services
Recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Sophomore of Color Award, awarded to a sophomore student of color who not only has made a positive contribution to the Macalester college community but who also has achieved excellent academic standing.
Ikran also received the 2018 Hamre Award which honors students who live out the mission of the college not only by promoting one or more of Macalester’s stated values, but also by demonstrating a genuine love of the community through service to the college.
Recipient of the 2020 Global Citizenship Award, which is awarded every year to the graduating senior(s) who best demonstrates a commitment to the ideals and practice of high academic performance, internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement.
Hiywot Tulu
2016-17 Site Placement: Highland Middle School
2017-18 Site Placement: United Family Medicine
2018-19 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
Recipient of the 2019 Hamre Award, which honors students who live out the mission of the college not only by promoting one or more of Macalester’s stated values, but also by demonstrating a genuine love of the community through service to the college.
2019-20 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
Salamong Xiong
2016-17 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus
2017-18 Site Placement: Fred Wells Tennis and Education Center
2018-19 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
2019-20 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
Recipient of the 2020 Ann Bolger Vision Award, which recognizes those whose actions are congruent with their values and inspire others to develop their own leadership potential. They listen intently, demonstrate compassion and maintain a sense of ethics and humility. -
Jennifer Arnold from Waukegan, Illinois
2015-16 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus (Linwood)
2016-17 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
2017-18 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
Recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Sophomore of Color Award, awarded to a sophomore student of color who not only has made a positive contribution to the Macalester college community but who also has achieved excellent academic standing.
Jennifer’s research was highlighted in November 2017 Macalester Today.
2018-19 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
2019-20 Site Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center
Dureti Doto from Saint Paul, Minnesota
2015-16 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2016-17 Site Placement: Humboldt High School
2017-18 Site Placement: Humboldt High School
2018-19 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
Trinity Wenping Gao from Malden, Massachusetts
2015-16 Site Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2016-17 Site Placement: Minnesota AIDS Project
2017-18 Site Placement: Minnesota AIDS Project
2018-19 Site Placement: JustUs Health
Hassan Gilchrist from Oakland, California
2015-16 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus (Monroe), Highland Park High School
2016-17 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
2017-18 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
2018-19 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
Bianca Gonzalez from Los Angeles, California
2015-16 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus (Monroe)
2016-17 Site Placement: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
2017-18 Site Placement: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
Communications Public Relations published Bianca’s video
2018-19 Site Placement: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
Andy Han from Northbrook, Illinois
2015-16 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
Recipient of a 2016 Hamre Award
2016-17 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2017-18 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
2018-19 Site Placement: EXPO Elementary
Recipient of the 2019 Roberts Prize in MSCS
Jessica Ilc from Niles, Illinois
2015-16 Site Placement: Highland Park Middle School
2016-17 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
2017-18 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
2018-19 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
Haley Mimbs from Nesbit, Mississippi
2015-16 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus (Linwood)
2016-17 Site Placement: Jean Lyle Children’s Center
2017-18 Site Placement: Jean Lyle Children’s Center
2018-19 Site Placement: Jean Lyle Children’s Center
Channelle Ndagire from Albany, New York
2015-16 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus (Monroe), Highland Park High School
2016-17 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
2017-18 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
2018-19 Site Placement: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School
Recipient of the 2019 Servant-Leader Award
Andy Pham from Renton, Washington
2015-16 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus (Linwood)
2016-17 Site Placement: Center for Victims of Torture
2017-18 Site Placement: Center for Victims of Torture
2018-19 Site Placement: Center for Victims of Torture
Rachel Wong from Avondale Estates, Georgia
2015-16 Site Placement: Linwood Monroe Arts Plus (Linwood)
2016-17 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
2017-18 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
Read about her summer 2017 internship at HabitAware
Rachel earned a Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship from the State Department to help fund her semester at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Read her blog about her experience.>
2018-19 Site Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
Recipient of the 2018 Servant-Leader Award
Recipient of the 2019 Presidential Leadership Award for Outstanding Seniors, which recognizes seniors for their scholarship and outstanding contributions to the Macalester community throughout their college careers.
Recipient of the 2019 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Taiwan. -
Ashante Alford from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2014-2015 Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2015-2016 Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
2016-2017 Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
2017-2018 Placement: Science Museum of Minnesota
Ashante received the 2018 Frank and Mollie Prize for Civic Engagement. Read more here
Lynda Chao from Stockton, California
2014-2015 Placement: Linwood Monroe
2015-2016 Placement: Minnesota Literacy Council
2016-2017 Placement: Minnesota Literacy Council
2017-2018 Placement: Minnesota Literacy Council
Luke LeBlanc from Minneapolis, Minnesota
2014-2015 Placement: Highland Park Middle School
2015-2016 Placement: Highland Park Middle School
2016-2017 Placement: Highland Park Middle School
2017-2018 Placement: Highland Middle School
Diana Luc from Honolulu, Hawaii
2014-2015 Placement: Linwood Monroe
2015-2016 Placement: Macalester DML-ESP Mentor
2016-2017 Placement: Macalester DML – ESP Mentor
2017-2018 Placement: Macalester DML-ESP Mentor
Diana received the 2018 Presidential Leadership Award for Outstanding Seniors.
Ayaan Natala from Saint Paul, Minnesota
2014-2015 Placement: Linwood Monroe
2015-2016 Placement: Ramsey Middle School AVID Program
2016-2017 Placement: Macalester Department of Multicultural Lif
2017-2018 Placement: Macalester DML
Ayaan received a Davis Peace Project grant summer of 2018. Her project is titled, “We gonna’ be alright: Introducing Artrepreneurship to Formerly Incarcerated (Ujamaa) Men.” Read more here
Ayaan also received the 2018 Presidential Leadership Award for Outstanding Seniors.
Tracy Pham from Bloomington, Minnesota
2014-2015 Placement: Highland Park Middle School
2015-2016 Placement: Neighborhood House
2016-2017 Placement: Neighborhood House
2017-2018 Placement: Neighborhood House
Tracy received the 2018 Richard B. Dierenfield Endowed Prize for Education in the Educational Studies Department
Chesterfield Polkey from Jacksonville, Florida
2014-2015 Placement: Linwood Monroe
2015-2016 Placement: MN Children’s Museum
2016-2017 Placement: MN Children’s Museum
2017-2018 Placement: Neighborhood House
Gao Thor from Saint Paul, Minnesota
2014-2015 Placement: Linwood Monroe
2015-2016 Placement: Hmong American Partnership
Recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Sophomore of Color Award
2016-2017 Placement: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
2017-2018 Placement: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Gao was featured in a student life news article – https://www.macalester.edu/news/2018/03/day-in-the-life-of-gao/
Kevin Xiong from Minneapolis, Minnesota
2014-2015 Placement: Horace Mann Elementary
2015-2016 Placement: Hmong American Partnership
2016-2017 Placement: Macalester Community Engagement Center- College Access
2017-2018 Placement: Macalester CEC College Access
Kevin received a Live It Fund grant summer of 2017. His project aims to help first-generation college students by engaging their parents on the college admission process. Details on Entrepreneurship webpage
Kevin was also awarded a Phillips scholarship for his project summer 2017 project “College Success through the Parents of First-Generation College Students of Color.”
Kevin won the 2018 Global Citizenship Student Award (read about the award here)
Kevin also received the 2018 American Studies Award for Creativity and Social Responsibility, in addition to the 2018 Mary Whitcomb Fahlgren Endowed Prize in Educational Studies.