Issue Area Coordinators Program

The Issue Area Coordinators Program provides our most committed students with training and practice in collective leadership.

The Haas Center’s Issue Area Coordinators build partnerships among Stanford students, faculty, and Bay Area community leaders to address challenges around Affordability, Community Organizing, Education, Environmental Sustainability, Health, and Public Interest Technology.

Talk to an Issue Area Coordinator (contact information listed below) if you are a member of an official or unofficial student group in one of the six issue areas and you want:

• to collaborate with other official or unofficial student groups,
• to collaborate with local community organizations,
• to collaborate with faculty, or
• funding for an activity or project that involves collaboration among student groups, local community organizations, and/or faculty.

Contact Kristy Lobo for more information or to recommend a student/issue area for the 2025–26 Issue Area Coordinators Program. Self-nominations are welcome.

2024–25 Coordinators

Affordability Coordinator

Gabriel Frank-McPheter is a junior majoring in Urban Studies. He grew up in Los Angeles County and experienced first-hand the impact of soaring housing costs and economic inequality on working families. Gabriel has completed Cardinal Quarters with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis and affordable housing advocacy nonprofit Silicon Valley at Home, a Law and Policy Lab on eviction courts, and two Cardinal Courses in housing policy. Last year, Gabriel worked with self-represented litigants through JusticeCorps and began his current position as Project Manager with LifeMoves’ and Stanford Housing Equity Project's Recovery Incentives Program. Gabriel is also Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Undergraduate Law Review and a member of the Stanford American Civil Liberties Union, Stanford Mock Trial, and Stanford Debate Society. 

Contact Gabriel

Community Organizing Coordinator

Joshua Alvarez is a junior from Aurora, Colorado studying Political Science and Education. As a first-generation, low-income Latino, he is passionate about community organizing and its ability to bring people together in solidarity. Joshua is a trained facilitator with the Office for Inclusion, Belonging and Intergroup Communication. He aims to continue organizing efforts throughout his life by pursuing a career in public service, focusing on state and local politics to uplift underrepresented communities and create equitable opportunities for all.

Contact Joshua

Education Coordinator

Taylor Hall is a senior from Atlanta, Georgia studying African & African American Studies and Education. Taylor is passionate about expanding access to ethnic studies curricula in secondary schools and uplifting marginalized voices and experiences in education. In her time at Stanford, she has served as a tutor-mentor through the Stanford High School Support Initiative, worked as a programming assistant for the Black Community Services Center, and founded a student organization centered on African American music and DJing. In addition to serving as a research assistant in the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Taylor is conducting independent research on student and teacher experiences in AP African American Studies.

Contact Taylor

Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

Ava Acevedo is a junior majoring in Public Policy with a focus on healthcare and environmental justice. Raised in Lodi and Stockton, California, Ava developed a deep interest in youth- and community-led organizing to improve air quality and health outcomes. Her activism began in high school with the Green Schools Campaign, and she recently interned with the California Energy Commission. At Stanford, Ava is an active member of Fossil Free Stanford, Mariachi Cardenal, Stanford in Government, and Stanford Women in Politics. She is passionate about fostering collaboration among environmentally-focused organizations on campus. Her research examines environmental and health impacts felt by undocumented residents and farmworkers, with a focus on community-driven solutions in healthcare and environmental policy.

Contact Ava

Health Coordinator

Daphne Yu is a junior studying Human Biology with a concentration in Societal Impacts on Childhood Diseases. Growing up as a daughter of immigrant parents from China, she witnessed the disparities that are pervasive throughout the healthcare system. Daphne completed a Cardinal Quarter with Ke Ola Mamo, Oahu’s Native Hawaiian Health Care System, fostering a strong network of community health workers on the island. She volunteers with Cardinal Free Clinics and is a member of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association’s Stanford chapter. 

Contact Daphne

Public Interest Technology Coordinator

Chloe Trujillo is a senior studying Computer Science with a minor in Ethics in Technology. She is actively involved in several tech-for-good organizations at Stanford. Chloe is excited to continue her IAC work from last year, which focused on expanding the Computer Science capstone program to include nonprofit organizations. She is also excited to continue connecting campus groups with community partners to address various social and environmental issues.

Contact Chloe