Two Kappa Delta Chi Sorority Inc. Sisters Selected for Competitive Fellowship Program

Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. Est. 1987
For Immediate Release - August 25, 2009 
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Upon their arrival in Washington, DC, Veronica and Yvette were welcomed by the ever-expanding KDChi DC Graduate Chapter where they found their niche in the fast-paced, nation’s capitol. Over the summer Veronica, who was placed at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), and Yvette, who worked with the Forum for Youth Investment, established a close relationship with one another, as well as their surrounding fellows and sisters. They were also able to develop relationships with several individuals in the fields of education policy and youth advocacy. Yvette couldn’t be more thankful for the opportunity, “What an amazing experience to be in the same city where Sonia Sotomayor has just been inducted into the Supreme Court and where policy brings change.”

Teach For America (TFA) is an organization whose mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising leaders into a teaching environment for the under served communities. Beyond its already unique program, TFA created a fellowship called the Policy and Advocacy Leadership Initiative (PALI) fellowship. This fellowship is a full-time summer internship designed to give fellows meaningful experience through substantive projects at policy and advocacy organizations in Washington, DC.  TFA’s fellowship program provides corps members and alumni the opportunity to network in the fields of policy and advocacy while contributing their talents and passions to mission-critical work in a high-impact policy and advocacy organization. KDChi has two sisters chosen for this inaugural class of the newly formed, highly competitive fellowship of fourteen. “I believe this speaks to the caliber of women associated with Kappa Delta Chi, strong women committed to service,” stated Veronica Hernandez. 
 
In addition to being an active Alumna, Veronica Hernandez is KDChi’s National External Recruitment Officer and teaches 9th Grade Reading Intervention at Animo Locke 1 High School in Watts, California. Yvette Garza is KDChi’s East Texas Regional Chair Position and is a Corps Member and teaches Pre-K at KIPP Shine Prep in Houston, Texas. To learn more about the Teach for America Program visit www.teachforamerica.org.
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