Mitchell completed his MPP in August 2024, and spent his year at Lehigh as a Community Fellow for the City of Allentown’s Bureau of Planning & Zoning.
Community Fellows Alumni Profiles
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Mitchell Kurek ‘24G
State and Local Affairs Specialist at Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
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Marilyn Perez-Mendoza
Associate Deputy Director of Philanthropy at ACLU of Southern California
Marilyn is focused on “coalition-building and bridge-making for better communities” and has long been studying and working on the intersections of health equity and policy. While pursuing her MA in Political Science at Lehigh, she was a Community Fellow for St. Luke's University Health Network, and in that role helped shape equitable health strategies.
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Trevor Tormann
Senior Planner at the City of Allentown
Trevor completed his MPP in August 2023. While at Lehigh for his master’s, he was a Community Fellow with the City of Bethlehem’s Department of Community and Economic Development.