Sydney Smanpongse (they/them) is a Master of Public Policy student with a concentration in labor and social policy. They graduated from UC Irvine in 2020 with bachelor’s degrees in sociology and political science. They are currently conducting research on an Asian American racial justice project with the UCLA Labor Center under Director Kent Wong. Sydney’s passions are in worker rights, housing justice, and union organizing. They have also served on the UCLA Luskin Public Policy Leadershi...| UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Jack Kearns (he/him) is a Master of Public Policy student with a concentration in labor policy and social policy. He graduated from UCLA in 2020 with a bachelor’s in political science, and worked as a line cook in the Los Angeles area post-graduation. He currently works as a graduate student researcher at the UCLA Labor Center, focusing on child labor laws in the United States, and has previously researched the labor movement’s role in fighting the housing crisis, contributing to the L.A....| UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Andrew Rock is a Master of Public Policy student at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, focusing on labor and employment policy. Prior to starting the MPP program, he worked at MDRC — a social policy research organization based in New York City. He currently works at the UCLA Labor Center as a researcher. He is pursuing a career in strategic research for unions or in labor enforcement for government agencies. | UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Ana Rodriguez (she/her) is a Master of Public Policy student with a concentration in social policy. She graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor’s in political science. She currently works as a teaching assistant for the Department of Labor Studies and as an outreach fellow for a nonprofit organization, Inclusive Action for The City. Ana is an aspiring public policy analyst in social justice affairs. She aspires to achieve policy solutions through data analysis and contribute to the expa...| UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
This MPP group worked with a hospitality workers’ union to explore solutions for the housing needs of its unionized hospitality workers in Los Angeles.| UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
