Theresa do

Theresa Do is a communications associate at First Place for Youth since March 2022, with prior experience as a program coordinator at California Walks, where advocacy efforts led to $6.78 million in funding for Vision Zero safety improvements in San Jose's historically disinvested neighborhoods. Theresa has held positions as a public health intern at the American Heart Association, a lead researcher and undergraduate research assistant at UC Irvine, and an administrative assistant at Jeffrey Rome & Associates. Additionally, Theresa contributed as a District 7 youth commissioner for the City of San José and served as a student advisor for the U.S. House of Representatives, where research focused on marijuana legalization's economic impacts. Theresa holds a B.A. in Public Health Policy and Political Science from UC Irvine.