Emily Gardin

Raised in Waterbury, CT, Emily Gardin (she/they) attended Emory University in Atlanta, GA, earning her bachelor's degree in African American Studies with a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies in May 2021. She is a 2021-2022 Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando Fellow with UnidosUS. Emily and other fellows built out a policy brief, Supporting Mental Health for Black and Latinx K-12 Students, and presented it to members of U.S. Congress. Through this fellowship, she has cultivated skills in community advocacy, coalition building, and crafting policy memorandums seeking equitable reform.