Zainab will be starting a Master’s Degree in Public Policy at UCLA in September 2017. After graduating with a degree in International Studies-Political Science from UC San Diego in 2014 she completed a public policy fellowship at the Greenlining Institute, sparking her interest in pursuing a career in policy-making. Zainab currently works for a labor union that advocates for long-term care workers in California, and is passionate about economic and racial justice. She hopes to study the impact of economic policies on communities of color, and create equitable and sustainable policies in the future.