Yesenia Rodriguez has been a member of Youth United for Change's Leadership Committee and Research Committee for the past two years. She has been actively working for more mental health policies to be implemented in the Philadelphia School District by organizing students, giving testimony to City Council, co-authoring the National Women's Law Center's mental health report, and meeting with school district officials. She believes access to quality education is the most effective way solve most if not all of the world's problems. She plans to bring this passion to college this next school year, and has aspirations of going into diplomacy.