Advocacy Council
Developing and establishing campaigns & policies that demand changes to government systems in order to effectively ensure the justice that refugees, asylum seekers, & immigrants deserve
Est. 2021
Conducting research.
Forming policy recommendations.
Advocating to elected officials through lobbying & campaigning.
There is a nationwide divide in how we want to treat the refugee, asylum seeker, & immigrant communities in the US. REP believes that they deserve to be treated with dignity and a chance to create a new life. As young social justice advocates, it was important for REP’s founders to utilize their platform to give young people like them an opportunity to voice their opinions and impact legislative change. The council is open to people of any age.
*Note: this program is no longer running. If you would like to spearhead its relaunch, please visit the “REP With Us!” page and contact us!*
Our Original Team
Passionate high school & university students representing 23 cities enacting global change.
Akhila Mullapudi (Farmington Hills, MI)
Alexandra Friedman (Los Angeles, CA)
Andrew Green (Ladera Ranch, CA)
Anmol Singh (Chicago, IL)
Dyuti Pandya (Mumbai, India)
Ellie Butkovich (Holly, MI)
Ishaan Chamoli (Gurugram, Haryana, National Capital Region, India)
Katie Peck (Shelton, WA)
Kritika Narendran (San Jose, CA)
Leah Peer (Montreal, Canada)
Luka Howes (Columbus, OH)
Luke McDermott (Omaha, NE)
Mariasha Schtroks (New York City, NY)
Melinda Joseph (Westfield, NJ)
Natasha Matta (San Jose, CA)
Nicole Shkurovich (Los Angeles, CA)
Pranav Tandel (Mumbai, India)
Purnima Vasistha (Fort Worth, TX)
Sasha Sembur (Cary, NC)
Shubhangi Bose (Portland, Oregon)
Sophia Appel (Los Angeles, CA)
Victoriana Smith (Clemson, SC)
Imran Shaik (Karimnagar & Telangana, India)
Ammad Hasan (Euless, Texas)
Yhoalibeth Lopez (Compton, CA)
Visaal Leeman (Richmond Hill, New York)
Destiny Garcia (Los Angeles, CA)
Hana Hasanovic (Wyoming, MI)