2009 Inaugural Fellows
Marina Chávez
University of California, Santa Barbara
Office of California State Senator Alex Padilla
“Being a CLYLP Comcast Fellow means change. It means wresting with old questions and resolving new answers.”
University of California, Santa Barbara
Office of California State Senator Alex Padilla
“Being a CLYLP Comcast Fellow means change. It means wresting with old questions and resolving new answers.”
Nelson Esparza
University of California, Riverside
Office of California Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez
“To be a CLYLP Comcast Fellow means that I have once again been empowered by CLYLP to face the world and pursue my dreams.”
University of California, Riverside
Office of California Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez
“To be a CLYLP Comcast Fellow means that I have once again been empowered by CLYLP to face the world and pursue my dreams.”
Juan Garcia
California State University, San Diego
Office of California State Assembly Member Tony Mendoza     Â
“Being a CLYLP Comcast Fellow represents responsibility, commitment, leadership, communications and gratitude. It’s means being a part of something bigger.”
California State University, San Diego
Office of California State Assembly Member Tony Mendoza     Â
“Being a CLYLP Comcast Fellow represents responsibility, commitment, leadership, communications and gratitude. It’s means being a part of something bigger.”
Alejandro Gongora
University of California, Santa Barbara
Office of California State Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
“As a CLYLP Comcast Fellow I have learned about the value of negotiating, networking, and team work play key roles in politics. My mentors in Speaker Bass’s Office work collaboratively with many statewide leaders in shaping public policy. Like my mentors, I want to be able to create positive change for people that are unemployed, living in impoverished homes or are in the Healthy Families program. I know that I want to be a leader of California and make a difference in the greater Latino community and our nation.”
University of California, Santa Barbara
Office of California State Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
“As a CLYLP Comcast Fellow I have learned about the value of negotiating, networking, and team work play key roles in politics. My mentors in Speaker Bass’s Office work collaboratively with many statewide leaders in shaping public policy. Like my mentors, I want to be able to create positive change for people that are unemployed, living in impoverished homes or are in the Healthy Families program. I know that I want to be a leader of California and make a difference in the greater Latino community and our nation.”
Lauren Greenwood
California State University, Sacramento
Office of California State Assembly Member Julia Brownley
“Through this leadership program, I have acquired leadership skills and knowledge that will help me with my main goal—to make a difference in the underrepresented and underprivileged communities. ”
California State University, Sacramento
Office of California State Assembly Member Julia Brownley
“Through this leadership program, I have acquired leadership skills and knowledge that will help me with my main goal—to make a difference in the underrepresented and underprivileged communities. ”
Estela Hernandez
Georgetown University
Office of Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes
“To be a CLYLP Comcast Fellow means to fully take advantage of every hidden lesson in every experience in order to one day return to my community and continue the cycle of knowledge and motivation.”
Georgetown University
Office of Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes
“To be a CLYLP Comcast Fellow means to fully take advantage of every hidden lesson in every experience in order to one day return to my community and continue the cycle of knowledge and motivation.”
