Amanda Niza Gonzalez Mejia is originally from Caracas, Venezuela, but grew up in US in the outskirts of DC, in Arlington, Virginia.
During High School, she was the Virginia Student Action Coordinator for Amnesty International, President of the Latin American Student Association and Student Representative for the Equity Team, Co-lead her school's Generation Ratify chapter (which organized multiple county-wide protests), and was a writer/editor for an independent student run publication called The Vanguard.
Amanda is currently studying Political Economy at Duke Kunshan University but she is very interested in Behavioral Science.
She loves listening to all kinds of music, hanging out with her friends, and working out. She just started college so she is looking to become more involved in extracurricular activities.
Instagram: @amandaniiza
