Meet Our Fellows

CLASS OF 2022-2023

JARED MARSH

Senior Fellow

Jared has a deep love for helping communities to thrive. From engagement to policy, he works to help people advocate for the needs of their communities. As a senior fellow, Jared works with Director Michele Young to envision and implement projects that serve the public interest. Prior to joining the team, Jared worked in a number of policy, human rights, and sustainability focused roles throughout the Cincinnati and Dayton area. Jared is a native Cincinnatian representing the Westside and received his undergraduate degree in Human Rights Studies with concentrations in Sustainability and Chinese from the University of Dayton in 2020.

 

Abby Jaskoski

Senior Fellow

Abby is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and currently a first-year student at Xavier University. She is majoring in political science with a minor in criminal justice, and a member of the University Scholars honors program. Following graduation, Abby plans to attend law school to study criminal or environmental law. She is passionate about being a voice for the voiceless. Her goal is to better the earth, her community, and the lives of others through her work.

 

BEN PRETZINGER

Fellow

Ben is currently a fourth-year student at Ohio State University studying Political Science and Economics, but his roots are in Cincinnati as an alumnus of Saint Xavier High School. Ben plans to attend law school and pursue a career in public interest and policy. In the past, Ben has interned with the Cincinnati City Council along with multiple local and national campaigns. He has experience in researching and crafting budget proposals and will continue to research legislation at the state level while completing his undergraduate degree.

CLASS OF 2018-2019

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Mackenzie Kern

Senior Fellow

She is a recent graduate from Centre College with a double major in International Studies and History. She was an intern for Connie Pillich's gubernatorial campaign in 2017 and assisted with research and fundraising at the grassroots level. She also worked as an intern at the Cincinnati Museum Center on the Street Team where she focused on communicating with the public and researching while leveraging information about the target consumers. As the Legal Assistant, she coordinates the work of interns with the ongoing initiatives and creates the agenda for the team. In the future, she plans to go to law school in the field of international and public interest law with the hopes to bring justice to the lives of those without a voice.

 
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Rachel Keathley

Fellow

She is a recent University of Cincinnati graduate earning both a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In her four years there, she broke through her comfort zone by traveling to India, Costa Rica and Singapore for internships and study abroad programs. These experiences opened her eyes to the power of small-scale changes and the momentum they can create. Since those experiences she interned for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, for the Ohio Innocence Project, and for the Human Rights Quarterly at the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights. Her passion for people and justice is a driving factor in her desire to attend law school in the future, where she believes she can further her desire for social and economic equality and inclusion.

 
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Hannah Bellamah

Fellow

She is a recent graduate from Centre College with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies.  During the summer of 2017, she was a municipal law intern in the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office where she assisted prosecutors in the courtroom as well as helped to build cases in the office.  Hannah is driven by her passion for youth as she has extensive experience working with children in Cincinnati as well as abroad during an internship as an English teaching assistant in Mexico.  In the future, she hopes to continue to be involved in efforts that focus on the need for inclusivity and improved welfare for children of all ages and backgrounds.

 

Aneri patel

Fellow

She's a third year student at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Marketing with a certificate in Legal Studies. At the University of Cincinnati, she is currently the PR & Branding director of the South Asian American Student Association, the Vice President of UC Fashion Association as well as a member of professional business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi. The initiative she is most passionate about is the organization Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA), which provides representation for Asians and Pacific Islanders in all levels of government. After completing her undergraduate education, she hopes to attend Fordham University’s Fashion Law Institute and build a career in intellectual property law.

 

john baker

Fellow

He is a student at the University of Cincinnati with majors in Criminal Justice and Philosophy and a certificate in Paralegal Studies. During his time at UC he interned with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit through the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, D.C. and the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati School of Law. After he graduates from UC, he plans on taking a gap year to work as a paralegal and then plans on going to law school to study civil rights law.