Kevin Killer used his 2006 Young People For (YP4) fellowship to educate people on his reservation about a ballot initiative that would have banned civil unions.
Coming from an area with 70 to 80 percent unemployment, he's now a trainer with Campus Camp Wellstone and has been elected President of the YP4 Network.
Learn more about the YP4 fellowship…
Meet the 2008 Class of Fellows
YP4 is proud to introduce you to our 2008 fellowship class! After a rigorous nomination, application and selection process, 200 fellows were selected from 90 campuses in 24 states.
These innovative leaders come from community colleges, state universities, historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, liberal arts colleges and Ivy League universities. Our fellows bring a vital infusion of energy, creativity and passion to the progressive movement and are catalysts for positive change on their campuses and in their communities.
| Name | State | School |
| Shayne Henry | AR | University of Arkansas |
| Amanda Confer | AZ | Arizona State University of Tempe |
| Daniel Forrest | AZ | Arizona State University of Tempe |
| Anne Roethel | AZ | Arizona State University of Tempe |
| Desirea Lisa LaMotte | AZ | Dine College |
| Ash Arp | AZ | Northern Arizona University |
| Russell Crawford | AZ | Northern Arizona University |
| Chris Duarte | AZ | Northern Arizona University |
| Manihi Kontnik | AZ | Northern Arizona University |
| Aaron Mareno | AZ | Pima Community College |
| Jason Ernst | AZ | University of Arizona |
| Kendal Nystedt | AZ | University of Arizona |
| Seema Patel | AZ | University of Arizona |
| Rossivel Reid-Correa | AZ | University of Arizona |
| Kelly Snipes | AZ | University of Arizona |
| Sanjuana Garcia | CA | California State University, Bakersfield |
| April Joy Damian | CA | City College of San Francisco |
| Ryan Oliver Po | CA | City College of San Francisco |
| Haya Abdel-Latif | CA | College of San Mateo |
| Eddie Rashad | CA | Fresno City Community College |
| Frank Alvarez | CA | Los Angeles Trade Technical College |
| Francisco Covarrubias | CA | Pomona College |
| Jonathan Gomez | CA | Pomona College |
| Markus Kessler | CA | Pomona College |
| Britte Marsh | CA | San Francisco State University |
| PaHua Cha | CA | Stanford University |
| Nipun Kant | CA | Stanford University |
| Jessica Phillips | CA | Stanford University |
| Olanrewaju Akinsiku | CA | University of California, Berkeley |
| William Ching | CA | University of California, Berkeley |
| Carlo Delacruz | CA | University of California, Berkeley |
| Jude Paul Dizon | CA | University of California, Berkeley |
| Ryan Feinstein | CA | University of California, San Diego |
| Patrick Donahoe | CA | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Melissa Blaustein | CA | University of Southern California |
| Miguel Eduardo | CA | University of Southern California |
| Daniel Wu | CA | University of Southern California |
| William Blaustein | CO | Colorado College |
| Maya Webber | CO | Colorado College |
| Caroline Johnson | DC | American University |
| Ryan Korn | DC | American University |
| Emily Brooks | DC | George Washington University |
| Amy Dorfman | DC | George Washington University |
| Ivie Guobadia | DC | George Washington University |
| Caitlin Boland | DC | Georgetown University |
| Alexander Denny | DC | Georgetown University |
| Sebastian Johnson | DC | Georgetown University |
| Pamela Uzoamaka Nwaoko | DC | Georgetown University |
| DeMario Greene | DC | Howard University |
| Monique Liston | DC | Howard University |
| Cedric Loiseau | DC | Howard University |
| Ezigbonne Nwankwo | DC | Trinity University |
| Kodilichi Nwankwo | DC | Trinity University |
| Brigid Otieno | DC | Trinity University |
| TIffanie Cash | FL | Florida A&M University |
| Vincent Evans | FL | Florida A&M University |
| Asia McFarland | FL | Florida A&M University |
| Amanda Gonzalez | FL | Florida State University |
| Elizabeth Pagan | FL | Florida State University |
| Jessica Pinto | FL | Florida State University |
| Colette Earnest | FL | Hillsborough Community College |
| Michael Imasua | FL | Miami Dade College |
| Felipe Matos | FL | Miami Dade College |
| Samia Taoulost | FL | Miami Dade College |
| Vanessa Bernstein | FL | University of Central Florida |
| Jessica Osborn | FL | University of Central Florida |
| Theresa Crowley | FL | University of Miami |
| Alyssa Cundari | FL | University of Miami |
| Courtney George | FL | University of Miami |
| Leah Weston | FL | University of Miami |
| Ayla Green | FL | University of West Florida |
| Corina McCarthy-Fadel | GA | Oglethorpe University |
| Rachel Stapinski | IL | Columbia College |
| Miles Vance | IL | Columbia College |
| Inanna Younan | IL | DePaul University |
| Jessica Loiacono | IL | Loyola University Chicago |
| Mary Reyes | IL | Loyola University Chicago |
| Rachel Berkowitz | IL | Northwestern University |
| Sam Schiller | IL | Northwestern University |
| Stephen Adler | IL | University of Illinois – Chicago |
| Emily Finchum | IL | University of Illinois - Chicago |
| Anand Sandesara | IL | University of Illinois - Chicago |
| Amina Butt | IL | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Beverly Halloran | IL | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Rachael Levine | IL | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Megan Rim | IL | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Stephanie Tung | MA | Wellesley College |
| Kayla Potter | MI | Eastern Michigan University |
| Jasmine Stock | MI | Eastern Michigan University |
| Marlene Guerrero Chavez | MI | Kalamazoo College |
| Arianna Schindle | MI | Kalamazoo College |
| Nicole Iaquinto | MI | Michigan State University |
| Steven Ross | MI | Michigan State University |
| Nada Zohdy | MI | Michigan State University |
| Miles Baker | MI | Northern Michigan University |
| Lain McGrath | MI | Northern Michigan University |
| Betsy Ott | MI | Northern Michigan University |
| Jameelah Muhammad | MI | Oakland University |
| Michael Kimani | MI | University of Michigan |
| Phillip Park | MI | University of Michigan |
| Ashlee Stratakis | MI | University of Michigan |
| Sean Bhalla | MI | Wayne State University |
| Rasika Chepuri | MI | Wayne State University |
| Robin Morris | MI | Wayne State University |
| Tsongfw Moua | MN | Carleton College |
| David Zumba | MN | Carleton College |
| Laura Bartolomei-Hill | MN | Macalester College |
| Avery Bowron | MN | Macalester College |
| Jacob Levy-Pollans | MN | Macalester College |
| Andrew Mirzayi | MN | Macalester College |
| Jason Rodney | MN | Macalester College |
| Bradley Freihoefer | MN | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Brittney Hansen | MN | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Stacy Scofield | MN | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Kyle Jacobson | MN | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
| Shipra Roy | MN | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
| Alicia Smith | MN | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
| Ray Yazzie | MT | Blackfeet Nation Community College |
| Pedro Carreno | NC | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Glenda Smiley | NY | Barnard College |
| Chelsea Zimmerman | NY | Barnard College |
| Elizabeth Lamoste | NY | Columbia University |
| Vivian Lu | NY | Columbia University |
| Zachary Lundin | NY | Columbia University |
| Maria Arettines | NY | CUNY Hunter |
| Silvia Gonzales | NY | CUNY Hunter |
| Sonia Guinansaca | NY | CUNY Hunter |
| Jennifer Cariño | NY | New York University |
| Lilly Padia | NY | New York University |
| Caroline Ross | NY | New York University |
| Basheer Bergus | NY | SUNY Binghamton |
| Donna Kramer | NY | SUNY Binghamton |
| Zina Goodall | NY | The New School: Eugene Lang |
| Gabriela Barrios | NY | Westchester Community College |
| George Brunner | NY | Westchester Community College |
| Simone McCray | NY | Westchester Community College |
| Jacklyn Fry | OH | Cleveland State University |
| Yassira Scott | OH | Cleveland State University |
| Heidi Vielhaber | OH | Cleveland State University |
| Matt Segal | OH | Kenyon College |
| Lindsay Garces | OH | Oberlin College |
| Nicolas Sippl-Swezey | OH | Oberlin College |
| Luke Squire | OH | Oberlin College |
| Ben Bracy | OH | Ohio State University |
| Andrea Jaeger | OH | Ohio State University |
| Bethany Morrison | OH | Ohio State University |
| Sampson Wright | OH | Sinclair Community College |
| Danielle Boyle | OH | University of Cincinnati |
| Trina Robinson | OH | University of Cincinnati |
| Kenny Chavez | OH | Wilberforce University |
| Curtis Maples | OH | Wilberforce University |
| Maya Torralba | OK | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma |
| Suzanna Alter | PA | Bryn Mawr College |
| Susanna Bergin | PA | Bryn Mawr College |
| Kathy Huynh | PA | Bryn Mawr College |
| Mzimeli Morris | PA | Bryn Mawr College |
| Gabriela McCall-Delgado | PA | Juniata College |
| Jordan Drayton | PA | Lincoln University |
| Shamecca Long | PA | Lincoln University |
| John Scott | PA | Lincoln University |
| Harold Williams | PA | Lincoln University |
| Elody Gyekis | PA | Pennsylvania State University, University Park |
| Arielle Hesse | PA | Pennsylvania State University, University Park |
| Matthew Popek | PA | Pennsylvania State University, University Park |
| Xinghua Wu | PA | Swarthmore College |
| Jessica Palmer | PA | Temple University |
| Colin Kavanaugh | PA | University of Pennsylvania |
| Catherine Balsamo | PA | University of Pittsburgh |
| Amira Rahim | PA | University of Pittsburgh |
| Vijou Bryant | RI | Brown University |
| Anna Diaz | SD | Oglala Lakota College |
| Carmen Fourd | SD | Oglala Lakota College |
| Courtney Twiss | SD | Oglala Lakota College |
| William White Eyes | SD | Oglala Lakota College |
| Valerie Collins | SD | Oglala Lakota College, Cheyenne River |
| Daniel Scarver | TN | Fisk University |
| Morgan Black | TX | Baylor University |
| Samantha Frazier | TX | Baylor University |
| Jade Ortego | TX | Baylor University |
| Whitney Petty | TX | Baylor University |
| Cornelius Caldwell | TX | Brookhaven College, Dallas County Community Colleges |
| Rafael Cazares | TX | Brookhaven College, Dallas County Community Colleges |
| Matthew Morris | TX | Huston-Tillotson University |
| Megan Bell | TX | Southern Methodist University |
| Chelsia Phang | TX | Southern Methodist University |
| Jakin Vela | TX | Southern Methodist University |
| Antowan Jones | TX | St. Edward's University |
| Angela Bankhead | TX | University of Houston |
| LaShic Patterson | TX | University of Houston |
| Esmeralda Salinas | TX | University of Houston |
| Uyi Osuan | TX | University of Texas at Austin |
| Bret Rogers | TX | University of Texas at Austin |
| Viridiana Tule | TX | University of Texas at Austin |
| Julieta Cruz | TX | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Frank Rodriguez | TX | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Rebecca Soto | TX | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Quiana McKenzie | VA | Washington and Lee University |
| Joseph Thomas | VT | University of Vermont |
| Saul Newton | WI | University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point |