Yadira Paz-Martinez is a junior studying Public Policy and Sociology with a certificate in Human Rights. She was born and raised in Sampson, NC, a rural agricultural county. Yadira is Mexican American and the proud daughter of Mexican farm-working and blue-collar immigrants. Yadira serves as Duke Student Government Vice President for Equity and Outreach and one of the Co-Presidents for Duke Define America, an organization focused on amplifying the voices of im(migrants) at Duke and Beyond. She also serves on the Theater Committee for Student Action with Farmworkers and Duke Racial Equity Advisory Council. Yadira is also a Benjamin N. Duke Scholar and Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow, where she is researching the socialization of farm workers in rural North Carolina. Through the JD and Ph.D. track, Yadira aspires to represent and echo the voices of her community members and work towards creating governmental and systematic reform for marginalized populations.