Erica Davenport

Erica was born and raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Latin American Studies. She became fluent in Spanish by studying in school and practicing while working in restaurants since high school. While studying Portuguese and race and class in Brazil, she developed a fluency in Portuguese. After traveling and working on international issues throughout Latin America, she took an AmeriCorps position with Public Allies in Oakland, CA working at the Berkeley YMCA Teen Center. After completing the transformative program she used the education award to take a mural painting class about the school to prison pipeline. As a Global Activities Scholar studying Community Organization with Children in Families and Society, Erica looks forward to utilizing her Spanish to fight for racial justice and educational equity in Southwest Detroit and across the global community.