Kyla is a first-year MA in Conflict Resolution student at Georgetown University. Kyla is a proud Texan who recently graduated Magna Cum Laude from Clark Atlanta University with a BA in Political Science. She has gained experience in her field as a LatinX intern for Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial race and a Lead Policy Aide for the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. As Kyla volunteered for local campaigns, she discovered her passion for political event planning. Since then, Kyla has planned multiple events for the Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms, Congressman Hank Johnson, and the Georgia President of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) James Woodall. Chartering and presiding over the Clark Atlanta Chapter of Young Democrats as well as holding positions in several socially responsible organizations like the NAACP, the National Council for Negro Women, and the Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Kyla was known as a “Social Butterfly” on her campus. Ultimately Kyla’s goal in life is to take every experience granted to her and become ears for the unheard, eyes for the unseen, and a voice of reason for all she represents.