Carla Naranjo, she/her
Class of 2025
carla.naranjo@duke.edu
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Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Carla Naranjo (she/her/ella) is a first-year MPP Student at the Duke Sanford School for Public Policy. Prior to Sanford, Carla was a community organizer and policy advocate with experience managing political campaigns related to fair housing, racial justice, and economic equity. She most recently was the Strategic Partnerships and Campaigns Coordinator for Unemployed Workers United, a national grassroots organization dedicated to empowering workers and building the largest multiracial working-class coalition in the United States.
Carla holds two Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and Justice Studies from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University, where she was a Spirit of Service Scholar, Congressman Ed Pastor Civic Leadership Medallion Awardee and Moeur Award Recipient.
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