
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Black/African
Hobbies and interests
Cooking
Running
Community Service And Volunteering
Reading
Academic
Adult Fiction
Humanities
I read books daily
Mikayla Tillery
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Mikayla Tillery
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Nominee3x
Finalist1x
WinnerBio
Mikayla Tillery is a senior at Stanford University completing dual degrees in Urban Studies and African and African American Studies. She hopes to pursue a career that makes material differences for those disadvantaged by housing discrimination, neighborhood segregation, and redlining. Her thesis focuses on Black American cartographies of the twentieth century. A Truman Scholar and Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow, Mikayla has served on a Stanford Board of Trustees Committee, received a number of campus awards and scholarships, and has been a leader at Stanford to increase recruitment for Black students. She has also completed multiple internships, including with the State Department, the Greenlining Institute, and the Department of Energy.
Education
Stanford University
Bachelor's degree programMajors:
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
- Law
- Urban Studies/Affairs
GPA:
4
High School
GPA:
4
Miscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
Career
Dream career field:
Legal Services
Dream career goals:
Fair Housing Attorney
Black Recruitment and Orientation Committee
Black Community Services Center2022 – 20242 yearsResident Assistant
Stanford University2022 – 20231 yearStudent Trustee
Stanford Board of Trustees2022 – 20242 yearsResearch Assistant
Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute2022 – 20231 yearPublic Affairs Intern
US Department of Energy2021 – 2021Bay Area Climate Justice Fellow
Greenlining Institute2023 – 2023Virtual Student Federal Service (Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)
US Department of State2023 – 20241 yearFounder
Students for Black Maternal Health2020 – 20211 yearFreedom Corps Organizing Fellow
Working Families Party2020 – 20211 yearPublic Policy Intern
New York State Senate2020 – 20211 year
Research
History
Mellon Foundation, Stanford University, UCLA — Primary Researcher2023 – Present
Public services
Volunteering
Planned Parenthood — Volunteer Leader2020 – PresentVolunteering
ACLU — Volunteer2020 – Present