Tomiwa (“Tommy”) DaSilva is a dual major in public health in the Falk College and policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is interested in promoting health equity through health promotion policies and community-based practices. On campus, DaSilva has been involved in the Student Association of Public Health Education and Connect 315. In the community, he has interned with the YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County, ACR Health and the City of Syracuse Department of Neighborhood and Business Development.

Adara (“Darla”) Hobbs  is a graduate student in Pan African studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and rhetorical studies from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Hobbs has worked for more than a decade with the Syracuse City School District as a teaching assistant, art teacher and as a diversity, equity and belonging building lead. She is currently researching the historical and contemporary impacts of redlining on Syracuse’s Black and Latino communities.

Jamea Johnson is a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences. She has extensive experience in public service, entrepreneurship and community engagement. Johnson is a Congressional intern for New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, working on legislative research, policy development and constituent service. She’s also founder and chief executive officer of Black Girls Garden, an organization that teaches young Black girls and women in low-income living situations to grow their own food to combat food insecurity and poor nutrition.

Sabrina Lussier  is  a triple major in geography, citizenship and civic engagement, and environmental sustainability and policy in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She is an honors student and Maxwell Leadership Scholar. Lussier is a STOP Bias peer educator, a resident advisor for the MORE in Leadership Living Learning Community and has spent the past year working for the Syracuse Neighborhood and Business Development Office.

Shreya Potluri is an architecture major in the School of Architecture. She is interested in research pertaining to social justice, urban planning and housing. Potluri has researched student learning environments, minority students’ experiences and accessibility to community spaces and facilities in the Syracuse community, along with how architecture is connected to social justice.