Student Leadership Institute
The Student Leadership Institute (SLI) at the Campaign for College Opportunity is a transformative 5-month program dedicated to leadership development, policy advocacy, and professional growth. Running from January 2025 to May 2026, this program will connect college students across California and equip them with the skills and tools necessary to become effective advocates for higher education policy and lead initiatives that impact students’ experiences.
Participants will engage in a range of training focused on leadership development, policy advocacy, and professional networking. The program features workshops, hands-on advocacy efforts, collaboration with policy leaders, advocates, and fellow student changemakers from across the state. By the end of the program, students will have developed the confidence and capability to influence higher education policies that shape their futures. Students attending any California college or university are welcome to apply! No prior experience in advocacy or policy is required — just curiosity, commitment, and a desire to learn.
2024-2025 Cohort
Angela Roberson
University of California, Irvine
Asha Kent
University of California, San Diego
Ashley Porter
Oxnard College
Dylan Meyers
San Joaquin Delta College
Giovanna Bavaro
Palo Verde Community College
Heaven Watson
San Jose State University
Isaac Ceballos
Porterville college
Keiry Saravia
California State University, Northridge
Lorena Toledo Carranza
California State University, Northridge
Malik Bailey
University of California, Davis
Maya Murchison
University of California, Berkeley
Nora Onek
University of California, Los Angeles
Pav Grewal
Bakersfield College
Polly Thapar
University of California, Irvine
Rylee Jue
California State University, Monterey Bay
Tania Figueroa
California State University, Long Beach
Yahir Cuevas
San Joaquin Delta College
2023-2024 Cohort
Aimee Evo
Cal Poly SLO
Cristian Reyes
Cal Poly SLO
Uriah Lopez
Citrus College
Nichole Gideon
CSU Fullerton
Germy Gomez
CSU Northridge
Artemio De La Herran
CSU San Bernardino
Chiamaka Maduewesi
Diablo Valley College
Luz Toribio
Fresno State
Alexy Cordova
LA City College
Catarina Juan
LA City College
Mehtaab Bath
Las Positas College
Shann Davis Jr
MiraCosta Community College
Marisela Aidee Cuellar Robles
Rio Hondo College
Valeria Herrera Vasquez
San Jose City College
Wahhab Salemi
San Jose State University
Chloe Williams
Southwestern College
Nisa Zamora
UC Berkeley
Phoebe Truong
UC Berkeley
Michael Tejada
UC Irvine
Stephany Cartney
UC Los Angeles
Arianne Huffman
UC Merced
Karla Martinez
UC Riverside
Leticia Guzman
UC San Diego
Emmanuel Ogundipe
UC Santa Cruz
Evelyn Martinez Guerra
Amrita Gopal
West Valley College
Paulina Martinez
West Valley College
Sonya Palmer
West Valley College
2022-2023 Cohort
Arturo Quiroz Ramirez
Carlos Rodriguez
Carolina De La Herran
Christena Edman
Diego Castro
Donna Berry
Harvind Grewal
Isabel Carandang
Jahziel Alfaro
Jason Bahena
Jenn Galinato
Jennifer Xiong-Moua
Karina Solano
Lidia Valencia
Luis Garcia Chavez
Marissa Galvan
Mayra Herrera
Mazin Saeed
Nicole Garcia Delgado
Ranneme Abu-Hajar
Reyna Rodriguez
Steven Diep
Trista Zepeda
Wendy Alba
2021-2022 Cohort
Richard Blackmon
Sonia Bracamonte
Alexia Cina
Perla Cisneros
Jenniffer Corado
Carlos Jose Figueroa
Crystal Godinez
Ana Ojeda Huerta
Jonas Jawad
Jasmin Lopez
Cristal Ludena
Sarah Norberg
Maria Guadalupe Atlahua Puertos
Judith Quintana
Hazel Ramos
Diana Ledesma Razo
Matthew Rutzen
Fatima Zeferino
Keishaun Turner
2020-21 Cohort
Arturo Ambriz
Katie Chan
Gerardo Chavez
Jerusalen Davila
Elizabeth Moreno
Rodrigo Nakandakari
Susan Owens
Erick Torres
Maxine Zhao
Former Participants
Kristen Ayala
East Los Angeles College
Hector Favela-Coreas
University of California, Los Angeles
Roshelle Czar
Sacramento State University
Maya El Jawhari
University of California, Los Angeles
Kimberly Gomez
California State University, Northridge
Martin Johnson
California State University, San Bernardino
Axel Rocha
Los Angeles City College
Gilbert Vasquez
East Los Angeles College
Vincent Rasso
University of California, Riverside
Daniel Bisuano
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Crystal Hammond
Los Angeles City College
Meleny Diaz
Consumnes River College
Carmen Ramos
Consumnes River College
Annaly Medrano
Angela Toledo
Bryanna Siguenza
Christian Chacon
Errin Bass
Izeah Garcia
Lucy Hendrix
Mara Javines
Mary Rasooli
Matthew Alvarez
Melody Jimenez
Mia Kagianas
Olivia Light
Pablo Garnica
Parshan Khosravi
Saleem Moinuddin
Sonia Chavez
Tabitha Romero
Tim Sullivan
Travis Legault
Tylar Campbell
