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 Morenike Mosuro
Field Placement: Boston Medical Center, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children (Boston, MA)
Working with a team of attorneys, Morenike is collaborating with pediatricians and community health centers to address the hunger and nutrition issues of low income families. She is assisting patient families with applications for food stamps and utility discounts and advocating for clients with government agencies. She is also researching the effectiveness of “co-location of resources” at Boston Medical Center, where a food stamp eligibility worker visits the hospital regularly to process food stamp applications on-site.
Education and Experience: Originally from Takoma Park, Maryland, Morenike graduated from Guilford College in 2007 with a degree in history and peace and conflict studies. She served in leadership positions in Student Government, Amnesty International, NAACP, and on a delegation to Israel and Palestine. As a Multicultural Leadership Scholar at Guilford, Morenike participated in anti-racist and anti-oppressive trainings, served as a Safe Zone counselor, and volunteered as a tutor and mentor for at-risk youth and homeless families.
 Nico Quintana
Field Placement: The Food Project (Boston, MA)
Nico is evaluating the impact of a pilot program that introduced food stamp machines at farmers markets in low-income Boston neighborhoods by conducting surveys and interviews and working with community members to find potential areas of improvement. Nico is also educating Boston elementary school children about healthy food choices and supporting the efforts of the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness. She is organizing a community meeting series to discuss the project findings and identifying policy priorities for the implementation phase of the project.
Education and Experience: Originally from Eugene, OR, Nico graduated from Smith College in 2006 with a degree in government and a minor in sociology. She was involved in campus organizations devoted to racial and economic justice, immigrant rights, and transgender equality. After college, Nico worked in the Office of Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and then as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Policy Fellow in the office of Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) where she helped found the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, organized a Congressional briefing series on race and poverty in the U.S., and helped publish the first anti-poverty task force report for the Progressive Caucus.
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