Louisa Moquete Bautista ’24, Mathematics (PLV)
Louisa Moquete Bautista is a first-generation college student whose academic and volunteer endeavors demonstrate a profound commitment to both data science and community service. She has contributed to several pivotal projects at Pace, including Blue CoLab, a team-based research and training program in real-time water monitoring technologies and data interpretation for the development of public information and alert systems regarding water quality. Alongside five other students, they formed Right-to-Know H2O, which is based on the principle that the human right to clean water requires a corresponding human right to know if water is clean. As head of the education committee at the National Dominican Women’s Caucus, Bautista launched tech education programs aimed at empowering high school students in New York and exposing them to tech.
S. Brian Jones, MA, Assistant Dean of Diversity and Equity in the Arts and Program Director, Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media
S. Brian Jones has had a long-standing commitment and passion for community service since high school, when he served on committees and fed the unhoused every Sunday. In college, he received the Dr. Rose E. Butler Browne award for his work with the then-South Side Clubhouse. After college, he began his career in professional theater with a focus on programs which elevated disadvantaged groups and dismantled false narratives. At Pace since 2021, he has continued his commitment to service, participating in the annual LEAP ARTS NYC National Read, presenting at the CUNY School of Professional Studies Racial Justice Weekend, and serving as an adjudicator for the Connecticut Drama Association for high school students.
Mikayla Meachem ’24, Peace and Justice Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies (NYC)
Mikayla Meachem applies her commitment to human rights and sexual and reproductive justice in all walks of life, including her role at SisterLove, Inc., the oldest women-centered HIV and sexual and reproductive justice advocacy organization in Atlanta and the Southeast. With this knowledge, she has spoken on a reproductive justice panel at the university, alongside her mentors from the Peace and Justice and Women’s and Gender Studies departments, discussing Black feminist leadership, reproductive justice, and restrictive abortion bans and their impact on marginalized communities. She assisted the Center for Community Action and Research in creating an inclusive reading list and ways to support the reproductive justice movement.
Delaney Munyan ’24, Global Studies (PLV)
Delaney Munyan works as the student coordinator of the on-campus food pantry, the Pace Market, where she helps fight hunger among hundreds of Pace students, faculty, and staff. In this position, she not only ensures that the Pace community has a clean space stocked with nutritious food, but she also helps manage volunteers, gives presentations on structural injustice, and uses social media to destigmatize food pantry use. Prior to this, Munyan worked as a volunteer with Feeding Westchester in their Elmsford warehouse, and before COVID-19, she volunteered alongside her family each Thanksgiving to pack holiday meals for the unhoused and homebound. At Pace, she has worked closely with several nonprofits in Albany, including the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants and the Pride Center of the Capital Region.
Sydney Reyes ’24, Criminal Justice (PLV)
Sydney Reyes has tackled her academics and extracurricular activities with a sincere desire to improve the world. She understands that her education is a privilege and that she must give back to her community. She is committed to comprehending and resolving societal inequalities. Through her involvement in a study abroad program in Sydney, Australia, she gained a wider perspective and a deeper knowledge of global concerns and the connectivity of communities. Reyes has realized how crucial empathy and cultural understanding are to her fight for justice and equality. She has helped with initiatives such as the Salvation Army Angel Tree, White Sox Volunteer Corps, park clean-ups, and she volunteers in her hometown of Chicago.
Jasmine Cintrón Soto ’25, Peace and Justice Studies and Political Science (NYC)
During her freshman year, Jasmine Cintrón Soto was recognized as a member of the Pace Votes team through the Center for Community Action and Research. In this role, she was able to spearhead voter registration and voter education initiatives across campus through UNV 101 presentations and various on-campus events during the school year. As student project coordinator the following year, Soto helped facilitate civic engagement connections between students and more than 80 off-campus organizations across New York City, including SAGE and NY Common Pantry.
