Ohio

Lauren Garfield is studying Business Management and Nonprofit Administration. She is passionate about empowering students to become civically engaged because she believes we find purpose through service and that this generation has the power to make a real, positive change. After college, Lauren hopes to continue working in the nonprofit sector while pursuing opportunities for international ministry and service abroad.

Zoe Erickson is majoring in English Literature with minors in Political Science and Spanish. She attends Miami University and is passionate about civic work. Zoe is from Dayton, OH, and enjoys working out, reading, and hanging out with her friends.

Ava Lawson is a second year student at Miami University studying Biology with Pre-Medical and Pre-Neuroscience co-majors and a Japanese minor. She is a part of her college’s civic engagement program as well as an active part of her community through a service fraternity and hospital volunteering, where she has accrued over 400 hours. Civic engagement means a lot to Ava, as she who grew up with a parent in the military and has three generations living in her family home. She hopes that, in conjunction with AGF, she will be able to help spread interest and engagement in our political system throughout her community and inspire the next generation of responsible and informed voters.