UC Merced Lobby Corps 2020

👋🏼Meet the Publicity Director!
“Hey everyone! I’m the woman behind all the beautiful posts you’re seeing on our social media pages. I’m Isabella Milligan, she/her/hers, a current second-year Psychology student. I joined Lobby Corps primarily to help spread awareness of bills in our state system involving the mental health resources of students in California. I wanted to do something relevant to my major but also something that would benefit myself and many other students like me. When I graduate, I plan to continue on to grad school to get a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy. I hope everyone’s staying safe and taking care of themselves, especially mentally!” 💙

👋🏼Meet the Secretary!
“Hello! I’m Cassandra Espinoza-Martinez, my pronouns are she/her/hers, and I’m currently a second-year Political Science major with a History minor. I was introduced to Lobby Corps when I had the opportunity last year to attend UCSA’s annual Student Lobbying Conference, and alongside other UCM students we met with California Assembly Members and Senators to lobby for bills affecting college students regarding key issues such as tuition hikes, summer financial aid (which has since passed!), and the concerns about campus police. Since then, my passion to keep the UCs accountable for their actions has only grown, and their lack of support for especially low-income, first-generation, undocumented, and LGBTQ+ students of color always needs to be addressed. I hope to one day make my family proud of all the accomplishments I’ve done. I wish everyone the best during these times!” 💙