Fellow:Lina Lakoczky-Torres - Revision history

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 Recipient of the Menlo College Valedictorian Scholarship
-Dean's List (2019-Present)
+Dean's List (2019-2022)
 ==Social media profiles==

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 ==Bio==
-Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and now residing in Palo Alto, CA, Lina is pursuing a bachelor's in entrepreneurship and innovation at Menlo College. Lina works to raise awareness about climate change, animal cruelty, and the health benefits of a plant-based diet by founding [https://www.linkedin.com/company/veg-club The Veg Club] at Menlo College 🌱 She is also a University Innovation Fellow through Stanford's d. School, Brand Ambassador at Eclipse Foods, a vegan ice cream startup🍦, and is interning this summer as a Content Marketing Specialist at [https://helloprenup.com/ HelloPrenup] 💍
+Hey everyone, here’s a little bit about me! 💫
-She jumps at any opportunity to engage with the leaders of tomorrow which has included leading a design thinking session on the Five Lenses of Innovation for 9th-12th graders at [https://www.designtechhighschool.org/ d.tech].
+I’m passionate about community engagement and public service, so much that I earned my Master’s in Public Administration from UNLV (Go Rebels❗️). Along the way, I worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in the College of Education and had a blast connecting with fellow students as a Grad Rebel Ambassador. I'm currently working in the Community Services & Engagement department at the City of North Las Vegas, supporting vibrant events, meaningful outreach, and projects that connect our community to valuable resources! 🤝🏼
-Being both Swedish 🇸🇪 and Mexican 🇲🇽 she has learned to embraced the ambiguity of identity and explored different avenues to find where she belongs through civic engagement. With this, she applied and was accepted into the ELLA program through the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley to work on a 6-month project to empower non-profits that focus on environmental justice, as it relates to health disparities in the Bay Area latinx community.
+While working on my Business degree with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Menlo College '22, I had the chance to dive into many exciting projects, like founding The Veg Club, serving as Wellness Representative in Student Government, and being selected as a University Innovation Fellow through Stanford’s d.school - which helped me grow as a leader and creative problem-solver 💭 .
-Lina is passionate about social impact and how we can leverage these exciting new technologies with human-centered design. After graduating from Menlo College in December 2022, she hopes to pursue a JD/MBA to accelerate her impact on her peers and the world 🌎
+During this time, I interned for an exciting law/tech startup, HelloPrenup 💍, which was featured on Shark Tank! I also sharpened my advocacy skills 🗣️ through programs like Engaged Latina Leadership Activist (ELLA) and Policy, Advocacy, Leadership and Action (PALA) with the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley.
 ==Achievements==
 Selected to receive the Richard F. O'Brien Award

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 Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and now residing in Palo Alto, CA, Lina is pursuing a bachelor's in entrepreneurship and innovation at Menlo College. Lina works to raise awareness about climate change, animal cruelty, and the health benefits of a plant-based diet by founding [https://www.linkedin.com/company/veg-club The Veg Club] at Menlo College 🌱 She is also a University Innovation Fellow through Stanford's d. School, Brand Ambassador at Eclipse Foods, a vegan ice cream startup🍦, and is interning this summer as a Content Marketing Specialist at [https://helloprenup.com/ HelloPrenup] 💍
-She jumps at any opportunity to engage with the leaders of tomorrow which has included leading a design thinking session on the Five Lenses of Innovation for 9th-12th graders at [https://www.designtechhighschool.org/ d.tech], as well as serving as a uiguide for the 2022 cohort!
+She jumps at any opportunity to engage with the leaders of tomorrow which has included leading a design thinking session on the Five Lenses of Innovation for 9th-12th graders at [https://www.designtechhighschool.org/ d.tech].
 Being both Swedish 🇸🇪 and Mexican 🇲🇽 she has learned to embraced the ambiguity of identity and explored different avenues to find where she belongs through civic engagement. With this, she applied and was accepted into the ELLA program through the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley to work on a 6-month project to empower non-profits that focus on environmental justice, as it relates to health disparities in the Bay Area latinx community.

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 Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and now residing in Palo Alto, CA, Lina is pursuing a bachelor's in entrepreneurship and innovation at Menlo College. Lina works to raise awareness about climate change, animal cruelty, and the health benefits of a plant-based diet by founding [https://www.linkedin.com/company/veg-club The Veg Club] at Menlo College 🌱 She is also a University Innovation Fellow through Stanford's d. School, Brand Ambassador at Eclipse Foods, a vegan ice cream startup🍦, and is interning this summer as a Content Marketing Specialist at [https://helloprenup.com/ HelloPrenup] 💍
-She jumps at any opportunity to engage with the leaders of tomorrow which has included leading a design thinking session on the Five Lenses of Innovation for 9th-12th graders at [https://www.designtechhighschool.org/ d.tech], as well as serving as a uiguide for the 2022 cohort.
+She jumps at any opportunity to engage with the leaders of tomorrow which has included leading a design thinking session on the Five Lenses of Innovation for 9th-12th graders at [https://www.designtechhighschool.org/ d.tech], as well as serving as a uiguide for the 2022 cohort!
 Being both Swedish 🇸🇪 and Mexican 🇲🇽 she has learned to embraced the ambiguity of identity and explored different avenues to find where she belongs through civic engagement. With this, she applied and was accepted into the ELLA program through the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley to work on a 6-month project to empower non-profits that focus on environmental justice, as it relates to health disparities in the Bay Area latinx community.

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 ==Bio==
 Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, Lina is pursuing a bachelor's in entrepreneurship and innovation at Menlo College. Lina works to raise awareness about climate change, animal cruelty, and the health benefits of a plant-based diet by founding [https://www.linkedin.com/company/veg-club The Veg Club] at Menlo College. She is also a University Innovation Fellow through Stanford's d. School, Brand Ambassador at Eclipse Foods, a vegan ice cream startup, and is interning this summer as a Content Marketing Specialist at [https://helloprenup.com/ HelloPrenup].
 Lina is passionate about social impact and how we can leverage these exciting new technologies with human-centered design. After graduating from Menlo College in December 2022, she hopes to pursue a JD/MBA to accelerate her impact on her peers and the world.

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 Selected to receive the Richard F. O'Brien Award
-Founder & President of the Menlo College Veg Club
+Founder & President of The Veg Club
-Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
+Accepted into the [https://www.latinacoalition.org/ella-program ELLA] program through the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
 Recipient of the Menlo College Valedictorian Scholarship