Mia Portillo
Political Science, George Washington University
Areas of Expertise: Research, Writing, Advocacy

Mia Portillo serves as a Communications Intern at the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute. Previously, Mia served as a youth representative for her senate district in Colorado, collaborating with other youth and performing community outreach to draft a policy proposal concerning health literacy in education. Later, Mia interned at the Office of the Attorney General of Colorado, where she worked under the Departments of Law and Community Engagement to research and provide information on resources available to the local Hispanic community. Through these experiences, she has become passionate about researching issues and sparking change throughout her community. Mia is currently a first-year student at the George Washington University, studying Political Science.
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