Desiree Lockhart is a first-year Honors student from Maryland studying Public Policy. Growing up in an extremely diverse area with a high immigrant population led her to have a passion for foreign affairs and serve under-represented communities.

Xander is a first year student from Jacksonville, Florida majoring in Contemporary Studies and Global Studies. He became apart of WRESL because of his interest in refugees and immigration politics and hopes to better educate himself and others on this topic.

Hello! My name is Tracy Ridley, and I am a first-year student in the EURO-TAM excel program at Carolina. I am double-majoring in Contemporary European Studies and Political Science, with a minor in German. I joined WRESL my first semester at Carolina because of my deep interest in the refugee crisis in Europe and the struggles facing thousands of people across the continent. In the future, I hope to use my education, skills, and background to help those in need and make my impact on as many people as possible worldwide.

Lizzie Russler is a senior from Charleston, South Carolina studying Contemporary European Studies and Environmental Sustainability. With experience in the non-profit, private and public spheres, Lizzie is passionate about finding cross-sectoral solutions to our world’s most pressing challenges, including the climate crisis and associated migration, migrant integration, and human rights abuses.