Alumni Spotlight
Glocal Service Projects
DAVID
Fellow 2016
TA 2021, 2022
In his desire to humanize the homeless in Los Angeles and help them on the path to employment, David’s project focused on
providing showers and services to those in need. While in college at Georgetown University, David focused on uplifting the voices of low-income working-class communities, interning with various labor rights organizations. Now, David works as an internal organizer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
“The Summit allowed me to get out of my comfort zone and talk to people from around the world. The amazing people became genuinely like a family.”
TOMÁS
Fellow 2015
TA 2018
Tomás launched Musically Uniting Students and Teachers (MUST) to offer free violin lessons to young people in Rio de Janeiro as an alternative to gang violence, drug activity, and crime. After a gap year traveling in Nepal and Japan, he deepened his commitment to using local solutions to solve global problems. Tomás recently graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and now works as an outreach specialist at a nonprofit behavioral health agency in California.
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“GCI gives the opportunity for us to become a force for positive change.”
PATRICIA
Fellow 2015
Patricia started the Nepali Gurkha Justice
Movement to support Gurkhas—Nepali men who
served in the British Army—and their families. She organized free English lessons, helped them
secure housing, and campaigned for funding
for additional services from her local council.
Patricia attended Cornell University where she
became passionate about the environment and is now a sustainable investment banking
associate at Crédit Agricole CIB in New York.
“One step at a time, I aim to foster a direction
of unity and well-being for our world.”
Sari designed a project to help Syrian refugee students use technology to teach themselves how to learn on their own. As a refugee himself, Sari knew the biggest challenge of refugee education is effectively and efficiently reaching
children. After graduating from Georgetown University, he continued to speak about his experience and hopes to change the way the world sees refugees. Today, he is a manager at an information services company.
“I never thought I would have the chance to attend such a Summit. GCI allows you to engage in something real and develop a real life solution to a real life problem.”
SARI
Fellow 2016
TA 2019
Growing up multi-lingual, Yumeka knew that speaking English was the key to increasing cross-cultural awareness and understanding. For her project, she worked to improve English language ability in Japanese youth through discussions and events, giving them an advantage to become part of a global society. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and is now pursuing a PhD in Mangement & Organizations at Northwestern University.
“The Summit taught me how the world we live in consists of each unique individual taking action, shaping the life of not only oneself but also others.”
YUMEKA
Fellow 2015